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  1. L

    Smelling Salts

    Who uses smelling salts? and for which lifts? I tried them the first time last week on squats, I was going to go for 4-5 reps but I got so shaky on the 3rd rep that I pitched forward a bit out of my groove and had to rack it. Is it normal to be a bit jittery after ammonia or was I just...
  2. A

    Munchie Tuesdays - Five Foods You Always Have Around

    What are the five most important foods always in your fridge/pantry? The ones you ALWAYS have to have
  3. Headley

    'Himalayan rock salt'...

    http://www.davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?t=115738 Just one of countless websites with the message that... 'found that even ordinary road salt was being sold as “Himalaya Salt” by ruthless opportunists.' Does anyone actually believe the bullshit spread by alternative health people about...
  4. A

    Salt Doesn’t Cause High Blood Pressure? Here’s What a New Study Says

    Sodium has long been labeled the blood-pressure bogeyman. But are we giving salt a fair shake? A new study published in the American Journal of Hypertension analyzed data from 8,670 French adults and found that salt consumption wasn’t associated with systolic blood pressure in either men or...
  5. Penn

    Salt

    So a couple of years ago when I had high blood pressure (140/90) the doc told me to cut salt out of my diet. His reasoning was that increased salt in the blood causes the body to compensates for the extra salt by holding onto more water increasing blood volume and thus increasing blood pressure...
  6. A

    Weet-Bix vs Vita Brits

    which do you prefer
  7. candyflip

    Your favourite HIGH Carb, Low Salt meals

    I need a few suggestions for High carbohydrate, low salt meals over the next few days (breakfast, lunch and dinner). Fairly plain pastas/rice for lunch and dinner seems obvious, but how about breakfast? Everything seems to have sodium in it - at least, anything commercial?
  8. jzpowahz

    Salt

    AWESOME article on salt here. Few choice quotes below My Take On Salt and Your Health 8-year study of a New York City hypertensive population stratified for salt intake found those on low salt diets had more than four times as many heart attacks as those on normal sodium diets—the exact...
  9. A

    2011 NABBA/WFF Australia Universe Qualifier & Salt Water Classic Sunday Oct 16th

    2011 NABBA/WFF Australia Universe Qualifier & Salt Water Classic Sunday Oct 16th Darwin
  10. Daniel.308

    Epsom Salt Baths

    Just wondering if any of you guys have epsom salt baths and how you'se feel after it and wether it helps with recovery etc? Benefits of Epsom Salts I have been reading up about it for a while now and there shows that there are many benefits, might include it in my next order of stuff... Cheers
  11. Ben

    How do you cook your steak?

    Post up any tips you've got - bastings, what to do and what not to do etc.
  12. Christian

    [Article] Super foods!

    GREEN SUPERFOODStop Greens are good, Green Superfoods are even better! Green superfoods have the highest concentrations of easily digestible nutrients, fat burning compounds, vitamins and minerals to protect and heal the body. They contain a wide array of beneficial substances including...
  13. A

    Salt

    Hey guys, i dont usualy post in here. My open topic is salt. We all know suagr is worse than fat, and we all know that there are good fats and bad fats, what many of us dont know is how much salt we are actually consuming. Our bodys daily allowance is 2-4 grams. How many of us indirectly have...
  14. pistachio

    how bad is salt for you?

    hi all, just wondering what is an acceptable level of salt to have each day? and if salt really is that bad, provided you are drinking plenty of water?
  15. C

    Salt - is it necessary?

    At the moment I have eliminated all salt from my food intake as best I can. A couple of days ago, a friend who is a boxing trainer said that you simply cannot build muscle without added salt in your food. I have never heard of this before. What do you reckon?:rolleyes: Yesterday I broke out &...
  16. kindred

    How much salt can your body handle?

    I tried a salt water flush and the water and salt was totally absorbed into my system so thats about 200% the daily recommended amount. How much salt can a normal body handle? I was thinking of trying again with maybe 4 teaspoons of salt which is about 400% the daily recommended does.
  17. H

    Healthy Eating Tips

    Reduce Fat and Cholesterol • Use skim or low-fat milk and cheese made from skim or low-fat milk • Cut back on the amount of fat you use in cooking • Use water-packed tuna instead of oil-packed • Choose lean cuts of meat • Trim visible fat from meat • Roast, bake, broil, or simmer meats and...
  18. A

    Vegetable Soup

    Vegetable Soup With Winter upon us , soups are always good . 1/2- onion (75g) 2- cloves of garlic 1- mild chilli (optional) 2- tsp vegetable stock powder 1- medium zucchini (175g) 1- medium carrot (75g,) 2- ripe tomatoes (150g, ) 1- tsp chopped fresh...
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