The Unsavory Truth of the McRib

• Sneaky “tricks of the trade” employed by the meat industry include “pink slime” made of otherwise unusable scraps, meat glue, and reconstituted meat—all of which fool you into thinking you’re buying something of higher quality than you are

• McDonald’s seasonally-available McRib sandwich contains more than 70 ingredients, including a chemical used in gym shoes and other items requiring a rubbery substance. And the pork is actually a restructured meat product made from the less expensive innards and scraps from the pig

• Russia has recently banned U.S. meat supplies after discovering it contains ractopamine—a beta agonist drug that increases protein synthesis, thereby making the animal more muscular. This reduces the fat content of the meat. Ractopamine is known to affect the human cardiovascular system, may cause food poisoning, and is thought to be responsible for hyperactivity, muscle breakdown, and increased death and disability in livestock

• As much as 20 percent of ractopamine remains in the meat you buy from the supermarket. Despite potential health risks, the drug is used in 45 percent of U.S. pigs, 30 percent of ration-fed cattle, and an unknown percentage of turkeys

For more information:  The Unsavory Truth of the McRib and Other Fake Foods, and Why Russia Banned US-Raised Meat

Do You Suffer From Headaches?

If you are having headaches all of the time, it’s probably from drinking diet drinks. The artificial ingredients in them are extremely dangerous and terrible for your body. If you are having extremely bad headaches that hit every few months it’s most likely from birth control pills. Loading your body up with synthetic hormones is a horrible idea and and can even lead to cancer later on.  If you are suffering from either type of headache, stop using those products and your headaches will be gone in no time.

What most people don’t realize is that headaches aren’t the problem, headaches are merely a symptom that something is wrong. It’s your body telling you there is a problem. That’s why when people just take another pill to help with their headaches, they aren’t curing what caused it, they are merely masking the symptom. It would be like if your oil was low in your car and instead of fixing the problem, you just turn off the low oil light.

Henry Cavill Man of Steel Workout 3: Arms & Shoulders

If you have not read the first two parts of this workout, you may do so here:
Henry Cavill Man of Steel Workout: Chest & Back
Henry Cavill Man of Steel Workout 2: Legs & Abs

Superset 1:  Bicep Curls/Tricep Extension
Superset 2:  Bent Over Delt Raise/Shoulder Shrugs
Superset 3:  Hammer Curls/Triceps Kickback
Superset 4:  Concentration Curls/Laying Triceps Press (One Arm)
Superset 5:  Reverse Curls/Triceps Pushdown
Superset 6:  Shoulder Press/Lateral Raise

Extreme Endurance Cardio Does More Harm than Good

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• Extreme endurance cardio, such as marathon running, actually damages your heart, and can negate the health benefits you’d otherwise reap from a regular fitness program. Research has shown that once you reach 40-50 minutes of vigorous exercise per day, the benefits from your efforts plateau, and further efforts do not convey further improvements in life expectancy.

• Extended extreme cardio sets in motion inflammatory mechanisms that damage your heart. So while your heart is indeed designed to work very hard, and will be strengthened from doing so, it’s only designed to do so intermittently, and for short periods—not for an hour or more at a time.

• Veteran endurance athletes have a five-fold increased risk of atrial fibrillation, a dangerous irregular heart rhythm. Worse yet, some endurance athletes also present ventricular tachycardia, which can lead to ventricular fibrillation—a leading cause of sudden cardiac death.

• To optimize the health benefits from running, you’ll want to run 5-20 miles per week—the ideal amount being 10-15 miles per week. Once you reach 25 miles or more per week, the benefits actually disappear. Running too fast (faster than 8 miles per hour) or more than five times per week also negates the health benefits of running.

• The best survival rates among runners are in those who run at a slow to average pace for a total of 1 to 2.5 hours per week, divided between two to three runs per week.

For more information, check out: Extreme Endurance Cardio May Do More Harm than Good