Dear Friends, Greetings from Nutrifort!! All of you already know and understand that Nutrifort takes pride in giving you the tools and information about your health and fitness. We would like to further expand our services to you. Every month we will research the latest health news and information, and deliver them to you. We are committed to providing you the latest news and products available, and as always, outstanding personal service. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at: www.nutrifort.com or call us at 825 8560. Healthfully yours, Nicole Hankins QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Q: I eat a very healthy diet. Do I still have to exercise? A: “I’d say, unequivocally, yes. Think of working out and eating right like yin and yang. Independently they each have benefits, but when you put them together they’r powerful. For instance, I know many patients who’ve lost weight by dieting, only to quickly plateau. Once these people started using a stationary bike or taking walks, more pounds came off – and stayed off. The yin-yang concept also works when you’re talking about cholesterol. A healthy diet can significantly lower LDL, the “bad” cholesterol. However, it has little effect on raising HDL, the “good” cholesterol. Exercise is the opposite: It doesn’t do much to lower the “bad”, but it’s the key to raising the “good”. I say, bravo for eating healthy! Now find a workout you like and stick with it”. Donald Hensrud, M.D. Associate Professor of Preventive Medicine and Nutrition at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota CAÂU HOÛI VAØ TRAÛ LÔØI CAÂU HOÛI: Cheá ñoä aên cuûa toâi raát hôïp lyù vaäy toâi coù caàn phaûi taäp theâm theå duïc khoâng? TRAÛ LÔØI: Taát nhieân laø raát caàn. Taäp luyeän theå duïc vaø aên uoáng hôïp lyù luoân laø baïn ñoàng haønh vôùi nhau. Neáu taùch ra rieâng reõ, taát nhieân moãi khía caïnh ñeàu coù nhöõng lôïi ích nhaát ñònh nhöng khi ñöôïc keát hôïp laïi vôùi nhau, noù seõ phaùt huy hieäu quaû trieät ñeå vaø taïo neân moät söùc maïnh ñaëc bieät. Moät thí duï thöïc teá laø nhieàu khaùch haøng cuûa toâi ñaõ giaûm kyù raát nhieàu thoâng qua phöông phaùp aên uoáng hôïp lyù nhöng hoï cuõng sôùm gaëp phaûi traïng thaùi thaêng baèng. Nhöng moät khi hoï baét ñaàu tham gia moät chöông trình ñaïp xe ñaïp hay ñi boä, hoï laïi coù theå tieáp tuïc giaûm caân nhieàu hôn hoaëc caân naëng seõ oån ñònh hôn. Khaùi nieäm veà ngöôøi baïn ñoàng haønh cuõng raát höõu hieäu trong vaán ñeà kieåm soaùt cholesterol. Moät cheá ñoä aên hôïp lyù laø moät vieäc thieát yeáu ñeå laøm giaûm LDL, moät cholesterol “xaáu”. Tuy nhieân, noù khoâng coù coâng duïng nhieàu trong vieäc laøm taêng HDL, moät cholesterol “toát”. Taäp theå duïc thì ngöôïc laïi, khoâng coù taùc duïng nhieàu trong vieäc giaûm cholesterol “xaáu” nhöng laø moät then choát ñeå laøm taêng löôïng cholesterol “toát”. Hoan hoâ nhöõng baïn ñaõ coù cheá ñoä aên uoáng hôïp lyù, vieäc caùc baïn caàn laøm baây giôø laø tìm moät moân theå thao yeâu thích vaø taäp luyeän moät caùch thöôøng xuyeân. Donald Hensrub, M.D., Giaùo sö Y Khoa vaø dinh döôõng, hoïc vieän Mayo, Rochester, Minnesota