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For the arthritis, I recommend 5-loxin (vitacost). This is what we used for my dad with great results. My dad had severe arthritis in his hands with all joints severely swollen and thumbs deformed. He also had triple bypass at age 76 and reacted badly to the Lipitor that the doctors insisted...

I use honey and brown sugar. However, I limit myself to the equivalent of 1 to 3 tsp a day which keeps the fructose at 10 to 15g a day. If you haven't seen Robert Lustig youtube lecture on sugar (Sugar: the bitter truth), I highly recommend it. He explains why fructose is similar to alcohol in...

I have an advanced degree in biology and I work in medical research (unrelated to nutrition). My interest in fitness and nutrition is narrow and limited to questions and situations I (or one of my friends) encounter in daily life. I post about subjects I researched for myself which may apply...

Nathalie, You might want to reconsider the agave nectar. It is pure fructose. It is a heavy load for the liver to detoxify. A lot of it turns into low density fat in the body, the nasty kind. There is nothing healthy about it regardless of glycemic index. I think I'm going to make your...

This is rapidly becoming my favorite add on. I love the compound leg segment. I use it as a cardio core add-on to other workouts. Lately, I want to add it to every cardio workout I do. Using a light weight makes the compound leg segment a combination of upper and lower body moves...

What you are experiencing is the Thanksgiving meal sleepy effect. What happens after you work your muscles and eat a mix of carbs and protein is a differential uptake of amino acids. Your muscles will take up the branched amino acids preferentially leaving more tryptophan for the brain. Once...

These remind me a lot of Slim Series except updated with a fusion mix of pilates/barre/body weight exercises. I think of them as light muscle conditioning, not quite cardio, not quite strength. There is a lot of fluid up and down movement which feels good. They could have been a great set for...

I have the Polar RS400, an older model that allows you to track 5 zones, not just 3. This is why I bought it. If they ever discontinue it, I'll stockpile it so I have enough to last me till the end. I haven't wanted to bother with their newer models. Polar spent a lot of money on...

This is such a happy fun little workout. It was love at first step. While the steps are familiar, it felt new and fresh from start to finish. The music is great. I thought I would only use the no vocal option but found myself switching between the 2 options for no reason other than it was...

Soy is a very poor food for yeast because it is low carb. Yeast needs sugar/complex carbs. Soy is also an incomplete protein and very high in Omega6 oil (pro-inflammatory). You can add a small amount of it to increase the protein content but you don't really want to add too much. You can also...

There are many. I love DM and LIC. Whenever I have extra time, I repeat the cardio segments and go as heavy on the weights as I can properly handle. I also love Intensity. I burn 450 to 500 calories during the 30 min step segment alone. It is the highest calorie burn I ever got from any 30...

I'm not sure how you managed to get these workouts done on time given all you and your family were going through. Please know how much we appreciate all that you and your staff did to get these workouts out on time. I realized that you have been with me and so many others through all the...

I took a look at the reviews that started this thread and I couldn't stop laughing. She expects Cathe to do more reps because she did not know how to properly select the right weight for an exercise. Oh My!! I couldn't figure out if it was written by a person who doesn't understand...

tlc93, If you are worried about overtraining, get a good heart rate monitor and monitor your resting heart rate in the morning. It is the only quantitative way to actually know if you are overdoing it. I didn't go through the whole thread and I don't know if anybody mentioned it already...

I asked for the "no vocals" option a while back but I wasn't sure anybody else was interested. I couldn't be more grateful that you decided to offer the triple track. There is really no way to thank you enough but THANK YOU anyway!

Hi Nathalie, I think the expansion slot is the memory card slot. Most new ones come with the micro SD. They all say 32 GB, but mine worked fine with the 64. I think it is more the android operating system and its capability to address the memory properly. I upgraded to ice cream sandwich...

Few years back I bought a Thrive tablet from Toshiba. I love it. I wanted something heavier with full USB and HDMI ports and a full size memory card. It worked out perfectly. I have my Cathe downloads on a 64 GB memory card. I ripped some of my other workouts that don't come as downloads...

I think this series from Horizon (BBC) is excellent in illustrating using one guy (Mosley) the state of research into different exercise modalities. However, they haven't been very clear in the editing or the way the scientists talked about the results. It sounded like Mosley is a...

If you decide to try crossfit, please go very slow and use much lighter weights than you think you can handle. Let your joints and spinal cord adjust to the new workouts for at least 6 months before upping your weights. You can take classes later. A friend of mine was doing this type of...

I think your first choice of Athletic Training is a great one. Doing any 20 to 30 min of it will make a great warm up for Athletica 4. I would keep the weights slightly under what you normally use and skip the cool down. Just go straight into Athletica 4. Any premixes from Afterburn, Cardio...