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Most of the time when we eat papaya fruit, we throw away the the little black seeds. Did you know that these little black seeds are highly beneficial and have the ability to prevent and possibly cure a plethora of ailments related to the liver, kidney, gut, and intestinal worms. This dressing acts as a digestive enzyme in the body, helps to ward off disease in the body, lubricates the joints and definitely satisfies the soul.

Muscle is the health engine of the body. It’s what drives the train along the tracks; it’s what pulls the entire line and leads the body forward. There’s no motion, no movement and no action without muscles contracting as one, and that takes energy. Muscle is all about energy. It’s also about health.

Skeletal muscle needs to serviced, looked after, nourished and rested. It cannot be neglected or it will atrophy and die.

The year is 1982 and I’m cruising through the streets of Istanbul on foot. What a place! Istanbul, once known as Constantinople, straddles Europe and Asia across the Bosphorus Strait between the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea. Its current population is 14 million (2017). A sign ahead catches my eye. It’s written in English and says, “Tourists welcome food and drink.”

Sports nutrition is an art. This relates to how you apply the science. If you’re a CSNA graduate you understand this. Remember, and please bring to mind, once you know what to do, the art has to do with the application and the actual doing of what you know to do.

Life is a Sport. I mean this not only figuratively, but also literally. It is my contention that life itself is an actual sport, a sport designed by nature and governed by the rules of physics, chemistry and biology. We are the players in the game and like any sport, there is a beginning and an end.

The benefits of controlled exercise and physical activity in all its varied forms are as infinite as the universe. There are billions of planets, stars and galaxies and quite possibly, an infinite number of universes. Known as multiverse theory, these universes comprise everything that exists: the entirety of space, time, matter, energy, and the physical laws and constants that describe them.

There is life after bread! Using lettuce instead of pita, crackers or sliced bread makes this meal lighter, more hydrating and less acidic. Full of flavor, lettuce wraps are easy to make and the sky is the limit regarding the different ingredients you can substitute.

This recipe is a great way to start your lettuce wrap journey, instead of chicken try extra lean ground beef or bison, shrimp or any white fish.

These are some of my favorite articles as they that have stood the test of time and/or possess both powerful and thought provoking insight. I recommend that you take whatever time it takes to go through them and carefully consider what the authors have to say. When it comes to your personal health, ignorance is not bliss!

ADAM:
"In your experience with working with athletes of all levels, what are 3 of the most common signs that indicate someone could be on the verge of over-reaching in their training and thus setting themselves up for injury, poor performance and/or illness?"