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Dr. Jeff Hazim
Good News
Father’s Day is approaching
and it is time to speak to the
men. (Hint: this article will be
totally helpful to women as well,
but do not tell the men that!) To
all the men out there, especially
you guys who are near or over
40, the days when you felt like
an invincible warrior may seem
so long ago. But there is great
news for you! You can feel
vigorous and alive, strong and
powerful, and full of energy all
day long, just like you did in the
“glory days” of your teens and
twenties. There are some very
doable things that will help you
recapture the splendor of your
youth and help you feel that way
in your 40’s, 50’s, 60’s and
beyond!
However, if your treat your
body poorly, if you do not eat
properly, exercise, drink ample
water or get enough rest, you
are not only ruining your health
and your energy, but you are
dishonoring God by abusing
your body, the temple of the
Holy Spirit. If you overeat, are
overweight, or have “out of
range” readings on your lab tests
or stress tests, then you are
living with a “body by you” and
not a “body by God!” The Bible
says, “Do you not know that
your bodies are the temples of
the Holy Spirit, whom you have
received from God? You are not
your own; you were bought at a
price. Therefore honor God
with
your
bodies”
(1
Corinthians 6:19-20).
You are the steward of your
body; it does not belong to you.
What are you doing with it?
Would you neglect a lawn
mower or power tool borrowed
from a neighbor? Would you
leave it out to rust or fill it with
contaminated gasoline? You
know you would not. So, why
do you neglect your own body
with bad habits and laziness?
Let this article serve as a “Final
Notice of Eviction.” If you do not
take care of your body, God will
politely “evict you” much sooner
than you would like, if you catch
my drift.
Exercise
It turns out that there is a
simple (yet profound) way to
turn back the clock on your
rapidly deteriorating health and
fitness level. There’s also a way
to turn on your anti-aging
hormones. You can do all this at
the same time that you lose fat,
gain muscle, get f lexible and
become heart healthy in 15-30
minutes per day, 3-5 days per
week. And it can be done
anywhere with little or no gym
equipment.
Interval training
The secret to the entire
program is a concept not new in
the fitness world, but is in recent
years receiving much greater
attention. The idea of High-
Intensity Interval Training
(HIIT) is finally taking its
rightful place as the preferred
method of exercise. It is called
HIIT when done using “cardio-
like”
exercises.
Metabolic
Resistance Training (MRT)
happens when using some form
of resistance, like weight-lifting
or calisthenics. Both operate
under
the
well-researched
premise that short bursts of
intense exercise (10-30 seconds)
followed by 30-90 seconds rest
are far more beneficial than
traditional forms of exercise. It
is more effective at burning
calories, losing fat and getting in
good functional condition than
hours of sustained cardio
exercises or weightlifting. Plus,
you will save so much time in
the gym, and your risk of
injuries and recovery time are
significantly less.
Hormone balance
Human Growth Hormone
(HGH) is the hormone of youth.
In synthetic form, this is one of
the “cheater drugs” that many
athletes use to enhance their
performance. It is injected to
boost HGH levels significantly
above
what
is
produced
endogenously (naturally made
in the body). However, the body
will also significantly increase
HGH naturally following HIIT.
This type of training also makes
the body more sensitive to
insulin so you are less likely to
suffer with insulin resistance.
This is a pre-diabetic state in
which your body secretes
normal levels of insulin but the
insulin does not transport sugar
the way it should. For men,
HIIT has also proven to raise
testosterone levels, a wonderful
benefit for any older male! But
the news gets even better if you
employ a simple dietary concept
along with your training.
Intermittent fasting
When HIIT is combined
with intermittent fasting, all of
the above effects are further
heightened. Intermittent fasting
is a short fast characterized by
HEALTHY LIVING
Good News - Broward Edition
8 June 2013
Your Body Does Not Belong to You
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