Archive for March, 2009

Pistachio nuts recalled: FDA’s warning came after salmonella found in Chicago
Kraft Foods among other firms to issue voluntary recall
By Mike Hughlett | Tribune reporter

The latest salmonella scare, which compelled the FDA this week to warn people away from food containing pistachios, began with the discovery of tainted California nuts in the Chicago area.

The federal Food and Drug Administration is urging consumers to avoid eating pistachio products, noting that California-based Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella Inc., the nation’s second-largest pistachio processor, was voluntarily recalling its 2008 crop. The FDA has not linked any illnesses to the positive salmonella reading.
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CLA may be a cure-all for the rodent population, but does it actually work for humans?
by Dr. Jarret Morrow

Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) refers to a mixture of isomers of linoleic acid which is found naturally in animal products of ruminant (any of the hoofed animals) sources including meat and diary products. Though CLA is a trans fat, many researchers claim that unlike other trans fatty acids, it is not actually harmful. Further, recent interest in CLA stems from several well-document properties which have been researched in rodents including: antiobesity, antiatherogenic, antidiabetic, and anticarcinogenic properties. If you’re a rodent with diabetes, clogged arteries, cancer, or obesity, then CLA supplementation seems like a pretty good idea. However, though CLA exhibits these properties in rodent models, what effect does it actually have on humans?
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Heavy Muscle Radio with Chuck Zito, Mel Chancey, Author L. Rea, and Tom Terwilliger: 3-30-09
by Dave Palumbo

HEAVY MUSCLE RADIO!

Former President of Hell’s Angels New York and TV/Movie actor Chuck Zito stops by to talk about the Angels, doing time, Hollywood, and his desire to step into the Octagon at 57 years old.

Former President of Hell’s Angels Chicago, Big Mel Chancey, calls in to tell stories about the old days in the Angels and hanging with Zito. He also talks about his latest desire to get back onstage in quest of a pro card.

ALR Industries Author L. Rea joins the fun with great stories, lots of knowledge, and some free supplements!

IFBB Pro of yesteryear Tom Terwilliger returns for Part 2 of his extremely well-received interview.

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Does Beta-alanine Improve Athletic Performance?
by Dr. Jarret Morrow

Beta-alanine is a naturally occurring amino acid that has some potential benefits to athletes as it is involved as a rate-limiting precursor of carnosine and has been accepted has an effective physiological hydrogen ion (H+) buffer. In contrast, beta-alanine is not involved as a precursor of proteins. Carnosine is often used in ‘anti-aging’ supplements.
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Do Fish Oil Supplements Contain Organic Pollutants?
by Dr. Jarret Morrow

Fish oil supplements are currently experiencing a wave of increasing popularity among consumers. Fish oil supplements contain essential polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) including both Omega 3 Fatty Acids as well as Omega 6 Fatty Acids. Omega 3 fatty acids are essential fatty acids that mammals are unable to produce while omega 6 fatty acids are found in fish as well as other sources.

Are you or a loved one currently taking a fish oil product?Do you know that some fish oil supplements may actually do more harm than good?

If you’ve answered ‘yes’ to one or both of these questions, continue reading to find out what you need to know BEFORE you start taking a fish oil supplement.
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Proteins By Design: Biochemists Create New Protein From Scratch

No doubt proteins are complex. Most are “large” and full of interdependent branches, pockets and bends in their final folded structure. This complexity frustrates biochemists and protein engineers seeking to understand protein structure and function in order to reproduce or create new uses for these natural molecules to fight diseases or for use in industry.

Using design and engineering principles learned from nature, a team of biochemists from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have built – from scratch – a completely new type of protein. This protein can transport oxygen, akin to human neuroglobin, a molecule that carries oxygen in the brain and peripheral nervous system. Some day this approach could be used to make artificial blood for use on the battle field or by emergency-care professionals.
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Muscle, Smoke and Mirrors…
by Anthony Roberts

I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not interested at all in bodybuilding, other than because of the fact that more steroids are involved in it than any other field in the world. If you’ve forgotten, I write about steroids, not bodybuilding, although the online steroid-using community is pretty much 99% bodybuilding enthusiasts (the other 1% are actually bodybuilders, i.e. they compete).

But, while I was writing my new book (which is finished, and off to the editor!), I was really forced to research the history of bodybuilding, the nutritional industry, and the magazine industry. Granted, I have first hand experience inside many companies (ALL of whom will be talked about extensively in my book), but honestly, less than a decade ago, I was still in college, and working at a gym…so I really didn’t know the “history” of all of this. Luckily, I was introduced to a man named Randy Roach, who is unquestionably bodybuilding’s premier historian.
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Utah Naturopathic Physicians Allowed to Prescribe Testosterone
by Millard Baker

The Utah Legislature has approved a bill that would allow naturopathic physicians to prescribe transdermal or buccal testosterone (but not injectable esters of testosterone). The “Hormone Restoration Amendments” (HB-108) passed the Utah Senate on March 9, 2009 and the Utah House on February 10, 2009. Placing the risks of testosterone in perspective, Rep. Paul Ray stated, “I’ve been married 17 years and too much estrogen scares me a heck of a lot more than testosterone.” Utah will become the fifth state to grant prescriptive rights for testosterone to naturopathic physicians when the bill is signed by Gov. Jon Huntsman. Utah joins Arizona, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington as the only other states where naturopathic physicians can prescribe testosterone (”Bill will allow naturopathic doctors to prescribe testosterone,” March 5, 2009).
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QVC to Pay $7.5 Million to Settle Charges that It Aired Deceptive Claims

QVC, Inc., a TV home shopping channel and one of the world’s largest multimedia retailers, has agreed to pay $7.5 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it made false and unsubstantiated claims about three types of dietary supplements in violation of an FTC order, and about an anti-cellulite skin cream in violation of the FTC Act.

The agency alleged that QVC violated a 2000 FTC order barring it from making deceptive claims for dietary supplements. According to the Commission, QVC aired approximately 200 programs in which false and unsubstantiated claims were made about For Women Only weight-loss pills; Lite Bites weight-loss food bars and shakes; and Bee-Alive Royal Jelly energy supplements. In addition, the complaint charged that QVC violated Section 5 of the FTC Act by making unsubstantiated claims about Lipofactor Cellulite Target Lotion.
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Who Was Joe Gold?
by John Romano

A lot of you have been commenting on how much you enjoy the stories
from back in the old days at Venice Gold’s and World Gyms. Since this
era interests some of you I thought it would be fitting to write a
little bit about the guy who started the whole shebang in Muscle Beach
during the 70s. Many of you know the name “Gold,” as in Gold’s gym;
but do you know Joe, the man?
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The Little-Known Secrets about Bleached Flour
Dr. Mercola

Nearly everyone knows that white flour is not healthy for you, but most people don’t know that when white flour is bleached, it can actually be FAR worse for you.

It’s generally understood that refining food destroys nutrients. With the most nutritious part of the grain removed, white flour essentially becomes a form of sugar. Consider what gets lost in the refining process:

• Half of the beneficial unsaturated fatty acids
• Virtually all of the vitamin E
• Fifty percent of the calcium
• Seventy percent of the phosphorus
• Eighty percent of the iron
• Ninety eight percent of the magnesium
• Fifty to 80 percent of the B vitamins

And many more nutrients are destroyed — simply too many to list.
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The Magic of Gold’s Gym Venice!
by John Romano

Motivation is the key to bringing any of your physical aspirations to fruition because it’s consistency, above anything else, that brings on results. It’s always easy in the beginning, but after a while everyone finds the urge to get-up-and-go to the gym waning. For some it’s a passing thing – like a cold or the flu – for others, it’s their downfall; something they can’t escape. It beckons them to the couch like Mohamed to the mountain; the remote gets stuck to their hand, their muscles shrink and their bellies swell… it’s not pretty.

It’s frustrating if you get to that point, waxing poetic your past personal accolades – “I used to look like that,” “I used to go to the gym,” “I used to be a bodybuilder.” “When I was a ……… I used to lift………” even if it was only a few months ago. How could anyone let themselves go? Baring any true physical impairment, it can only be due to lack of motivation or a motivational element.
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America’s Unhealthiest Restaurants
By David Zinczenko, with Matt Goulding

Your favorite fast food restaurant is often like your favorite city: Visit some neighborhoods and you live the high life. Visit others and you’re just plain asking for trouble. And that’s where Eat This, Not That! comes in: We’ve analyzed and graded 66 different chain restaurants—fast food and sit-down—to determine which ones have healthy options, and which could turn out to be diet disasters.

What we found will surprise you. Specifically, some of the fast food joints you’ve come to think of as terrible for you actually ranked alright—McDonald’s scored a B+, for example, so the Micky D’s drive-thru just might be your fast-lane to weight loss. Something even more shocking, though: more than half of the sit-down restaurants we graded ended up with our lowest scores!

To separate the commendable from the deplorable, we calculated the total number of calories per entrée. This gave us a snapshot of how each restaurant compared in average serving size—a key indicator of unhealthy portion distortion. Then we rewarded establishments with fruit and vegetable side-dish choices, as well as offering whole-wheat bread. Finally, we penalized places for excessive amounts of trans fats and menus that tempt you with fat-laden desserts. Hey, if the neighborhood is crowded with shady characters, sooner or later, one of them will jump you.
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Missing Link Between Fructose, Insulin Resistance Found

ScienceDaily – A new study in mice sheds light on the insulin resistance that can come from diets loaded with high-fructose corn syrup, a sweetener found in most sodas and many other processed foods. The report in the March issue of Cell Metabolism also suggests a way to prevent those ill effects.

The researchers showed that mice on a high-fructose diet were protected from insulin resistance when a gene known as transcriptional coactivator PPARg coactivator-1b (PGC-1b) was “knocked down” in the animals’ liver and fat tissue. PGC-1b coactivates a number of transcription factors that control the activity of other genes, including one responsible for building fat in the liver.
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Heavy Muscle Radio with Bill Llewellyn, Tom Terwilliger, Tres Bennett, and Scott Connelly: 03-23-09
by Dave Palumbo

HEAVY MUSCLE RADIO!

ANABOLICS 2009 author Bill Llewellyn joins the Whack Pack and fills us in on what he’s been up to in Amsterdam for the last 8 weeks.

IFBB Pro of yesteryear Tom Terwilliger drops by the talk about competing in the 80′s against Lee Haney, Rich Gaspari, Lee Labrada. You won’t want to miss the story about how Chuck Zito almost killed his twin brother and him or how he smoked hash with Sonny Schmidt in Madrid, Spain.

Jr USA Promoter Tres Bennett calls in to give us a preview of the upcoming NPC Jr USA taking place on May 23 in Charleston, SC.

Dr. Scott Connelly returns and discussed the very hot topic of insulin resistance and how a high protein, moderate fat, low carb diet is exactly what the doctor ordered.

Bobby Smalls, IFBB Pro Guy Cisternino, and Kris Lecomte also join the guys in the studio!

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