Hey guys. Playing sports is very taxing on your body and it’s important that you always stay hydrated. This includes drinking fluids before, during and after athletic events. What we have for you today is an awesome postgame recovery drink. The main ingredients include coconut water, goji concentrated juice & aloe vera.

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This edition of Nutritional News comes to you from on the road. As many of you know I am playing minor league baseball and we are not able to spend a whole lot of time at home due to our busy game schedule. This leads us to being resourceful and creative while taking long bus rides and staying in hotel rooms all over the country. This quick and nutritious meal is great for all ages and will come in handy when you are in a pinch. If anyone has any questions regarding JuicePlus+ checkout my website www.teamzingerjuiceplus.com. Have a great day and thanks for breathing.

Today it is my pleasure to share with you one of my favorite fueling options Chocolate Almond Milk. This simple and tasty treat can be used in many ways such as preworkout, postworkout, in cereal, or for cooking. For this recipe you will need a blender, nut milk bag, sea salt, water, raw almonds, and JuicePlus+ Complete. The JuicePlus+ Complete formula used a versatile formula composed of raw fruits, veg, and sea veg. The benefits of fruits and veg in our diets is well known and publicized. However most do not get the daily requirement from diet alone. This is why I recommend JuicePlus+ to my friends, family, and teammates. JuicePlus+ should be looked at as a bridge to gap what we should eat and what we actually due eat and not a substitute for actual fruit and veg. If anyone has any questions regarding JuicePlus+ checkout my website www.teamzingerjuiceplus.com. Have a great day and thanks for breathing.

Hello guys. This week’s video is a one week challenge to consume 1 pound of greens per day. The video also shares a recipe idea to help you do so. This is so you do not have to chew the full pound everyday as this would take a while. For more variety in the recipe you can switch up the greens or the fruit. The recipe includes a couple of other products. The first is super food maca which is also an adaptogen. The next is JuicePlus+ Garden Blend which contains the phytonutrients and antioxidants from carrot, parsley, beet, kale, broccoli, cabbage, spinach, tomato, oat bran, rice bran, and garlic.

We look at food as fuel and we eat to fuel up rather than fill up. You can have the best coaching, the most talent, but without the right fuel you will never reach your full potential. I hope you guys enjoy the smoothie recipe and that it helps you maximize your potential.

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Having coached youth sports for over eight years, I am sometimes amazed by the diets I see in today’s young athletes. One time, I had two medicated ADD players come late to practice. When I asked them why they were late, they said their mom took them to Dairy Queen for ice cream so they would have extra energy for us that night. Needless to say, they did not have their best night of practice. Nor did the coaches trying to keep them focused!

A soda before a game is too often seen at the ball field my kids play at. Would Billy be as patient and good with the kids if we sugared them up prior to sending them to his camps or lessons?? I just read a story stating that sugar is more addictive than cocaine! You hear stories of the highly successful pro athletes being on strict diets to enhance their ability to compete. This thought process should translate to our kids in the efforts in the classroom and on the playing field.

What should the young athlete eat before a game?

Before a game, your digestive processes may be slowed down by your keyed-up emotional state. To allow for this condition, you should eat an easily digestible meal one to three hours before the contest. Avoid foods that contain substantial amounts of fats or oils. Fats are more slowly digested than other nutrients. Trying to participate with a high-fat meal still in your stomach is a losing proposition. Meals high in starches (potatoes) are better because they are digested more rapidly than fats or oils.

Some athletes like poached eggs, toast, and juice as a light pre-game meal. Some prefer breakfast cereal with low-fat milk, toast with just a little jelly, and juice. All-day events such as track meets or baseball, basketball and soccer tournaments present special problems. Consuming several high-starch mini-meals or snacks, accompanied by ample fluids, is a winning strategy for these situations.
VIP – Avoid sugary foods such as candy or honey before a contest. Sweets can cause rapid swings in blood-sugar levels and result in low blood sugar and less energy.

Protein
Protein is an essential part of the young athlete’s diet, and the role of protein for youth includes building, maintaining, and repairing muscle and other body tissues. It should be noted that an adequate protein intake with inadequate caloric intake prohibits protein balance, even when the recommended daily allowance for protein is consumed. Therefore, it is critical that young athletes consume enough calories to maintain body weight.

The ADA has set the following recommendations for protein intake for young athletes:
• Athletes who have just begun a training program require 1 to 1.5 grams per kilogram per day of protein.
• Athletes participating in endurance sports require 1.2 to 1.4 grams per kilogram per day of protein.
• Athletes who restrict calories must be certain to consume adequate protein for muscle building and repair. A minimum of 1.4 grams per kilogram per day is recommended.
• Vegetarian and vegan athletes should be counseled to ensure that adequate intake of protein is consumed from plant sources.

Some nutrition numbers to crunch:

Parents, help your children succeed in school and sports, monitor their diet!

John has over 20 years of experience in the Health Foods industry, and is the current owner of two health food stores: Vitamin House in Sun City and Vitamin House West in Sun City West. He has coached youth baseball for 10 years and his son Shane, a Little League All-Star is a current student of Cactus Athletic Camps.

It’s Fall! School is back in session, the weather is Arizona beautiful, and our kids are playing sports again-baseball, softball, football, soccer and more. Unfortunately, the inevitable happens, and some of our kids will be injured. On the plus side, most injuries are relatively minor, and kids tend to heal a lot faster than us adults.

Many of us don’t realize that lack of adequate treatment or under-treatment of injuries in children can eventually lead to osteoarthritis and chronic pain as adults, which will plague them for the rest of their life. Unfortunately, most of us tend to ignore or underestimate the seriousness of pain in children.

What are the most common causes of pain in children? Certainly, trauma is at the top of the list. Chief among those are muscle strains and sprains, tendonitis (inflammation of a tendon), bursitis (inflammation of a bursa) and neck and back pain. Close behind are bruises, scrapes and cuts.

How should we treat these conditions? Since we have now proven that ALL PAIN IS DUE TO INFLAMMATION, it should not be surprising that the first line of treatment is the use of anti-inflammatory medications, such as acetaminophen (Tylenol), ibuprofen (Motrin) or naproxen (Alleve). Although the reasons for using these are sound, the problem is that all of these medications, as well as any similar medications, have severe, and potentially fatal, side effects. Acetaminophen is the most common cause of liver failure in children and adolescents. Ibuprofen and naproxen are both notorious for causing gastrointestinal bleeding and ulcers, as well as kidney and liver damage.

Why would we want to subject our kids to those kind of risks when a better, safer solution to the problem is available? Dr. Harris’ Original ETAforce Capsules is a natural anti-inflammatory product that has been clinically proven to be more powerful in relieving swelling due to inflammation than acetaminophen, aspirin, ibuprofen or naproxen. ETAForce Pain Relief Capsules consist of an inflammation-fighting herbal blend and ETArol, a concentrated extract of New Zealand Green Lipped Mussels, clinically proven to have powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Furthermore, there are no side effects reported after more than six years of use in over 100,000 people. Dr. Harris’ Original ETAforce Gel gives immediate relief of pain with rapid, complete and deep penetration of pain-relieving ingredients. This incredible combination is the only pain relieving system that reduces inflammation (and pain) from the inside-out and the outside-in. ETAforce-Effective and Safe!

Dr Harris is a graduate of Ohio State University Medical School in 1963, and established the Southwest Pain Control Program at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital in 1971, and has maintained a practice devoted primarily to the non-surgical treatment of all conditions of pain.

You can find Dr Harris products, which are safe for children over 6 years old to take, at finer health food stores, including Vitamin House and Vitamin House West (623 933-2212).

John has over 20 years of experience in the Health Foods industry, and is the current owner of two health food stores: Vitamin House in Sun City and Vitamin House West in Sun City West. He has coached youth baseball for 10 years and his son Shane, a Little League All-Star is a current student of Cactus Athletic Camps.

We have made it through the hot summer months here in Arizona, but even as the weather cools, the importance of hydration and proper supplementation is still very important to everyone, especially kids playing sports. Key minerals are lost during exercise, and the mineral content in our food has been depleted thus making supplementation essential in the prevention of dehydration.

We all probably can guess what the sever signs of dehydration are:

• Rapid and weak pulse

• Cold hands and feet

• Breathing is rapid

• Lips might be blue

• Person may be lethargic, confused or apathetic

. Some signs of mid to moderate dehydration are:

• Thirsty

• Dry Lips and mouth

• Tenting of the skin (loss of elasticity of the skin)

But in sports, even mild and moderate situations of dehydration can affect ones performance Understanding that 70% of our muscles and 75% of our brains are made up of water, it is not surprising that as minerals and water become depleted, muscles ache and cramp, fatigue and thinking can be affected. This can decrease their performance and endurance, thus dulling there performance edge. Consider that an imbalance of one mineral leads to a domino affect on the entire mineral balance. Thus replacing their minerals and trace minerals becomes key in preventing dehydration.

My choice, and what I supplement my kids with, is Concentrated Trace Mineral Drops from Trace Mineral Research. This concentrated solution is derived from the Great Salt Lake in Utah, and has the natural occurring balance of minerals and trace minerals (with 99% of the sodium removed). I add this to watered down Gatorade (50/50 or 60/40), thus enhancing the mineral content, and adding some carbohydrates while they are hydrating. Always assure your kids bring too much (rather than not enough) water or sports drinks to practice or games. I have had kids come to July practices at 5:30 in the afternoon with only 20 oz of water for a two hour practice??

You can find the above product at finer health food stores in your area. If you have problems finding this, you can call our stores, and we can ship this product to you. You can reach our Vitamin House in Sun City location at (623) 933-2212.

Practical Tips to Avoid Dehydration:

• Drink plenty of water ~ kids typically do not drink enough water ~ at least 32 to 40 oz of water a day, more on days they play or practice.

• Assure you replenish fluids in smaller amounts more frequently during practice or games

• Limit or avoid caffeinated beverages – caffeine increases dehydration

• Avoid carbonated beverages that can bloat and give a sense of fullness, limiting fluid intake (sodas are BAD – carbonated and contain caffeine!)

John has over 20 years of experience in the Health Foods industry, and is the current owner of two health food stores: Vitamin House in Sun City and Vitamin House West in Sun City West. He has coached youth baseball for 10 years and his son Shane, a Little League All-Star is a current student of Cactus Athletic Camps.