Herbal Health Care

Archive for August, 2009

Proper nutrition is absolutely essential to anyone looking to see serious gains from their strength training routine.  We all want to see the best results from the hard hours put into the gym, but these results will only be optimized if you are on a proper diet.  This will vary with each person, but here are some general guidelines for just about anyone to follow.

As long as you are eating enough protein, the amount of carbohydrates and fat you should eat is completely dependent on your personal goals.  If you are looking to gain size, definitely increase the calorie intake which will require more consumption of protein, carbohydrates, and fat.  If you are looking to cut or maintain bodyweight, play around with the amount of calories you take in to see what works best.  Try to avoid cutting calories from protein, however, as this may lead to loss of muscle.

This means anything high in saturated or trans fat as well as anything high in processed sugar.  Most people have a pretty good understanding of what these treats are, and we all know that they are not too beneficial to our health.  Making a serious effort to limit the consumption of these types of food may deliver pretty impressive results on its own.

Lower Back pain and stiffness after sitting or bending or going from sitting to standing especially along the lower spine and across the waistline- Common causes: Hip flexor (muscles in the front of the hips) tightness, spasm or strain, especially in the Psoas muscle which attaches to all levels of the Lumbar Spine (lower back), including the intervertebral discs, and runs forward and down along the front portion of the pelvis to attach at the upper groin area.  Also involved is the Iliacus muscle which attaches at the pelvis and runs forward and down along the front portion of the pelvis to attach next to the Psoas muscle at the upper groin area.

Pain in Lower Back while you sit- Common cause: spasm of the lower back paraspinal muscles (the small stabilizing muscles along our spine). Pain radiating down the outside or back of your leg when you stand- Common causes: Piriformis muscle (a deep muscle located underneath the Gluteals) tightness and or spasm as well as Gluteal tightness, strain and overuse. You might ask your providers to get custom trading pins and promote their services.