Is too much protein a bad thing?
i have been recently eating a protein bar everyday. and my friend who runs on the XC team with me (who is the #1 boy on the team, i am the #1 girl) is drinking a special protein drink. my coach recommend me drink a protein drink, but eating a protein bar and drinking a protein drink a day a little too much protein for a girl, well let alone anyone? or should i just stick to the drink, except after a race, where i would eat both to replenish my mussels. but i am an avid runner, and more muscular than most girls. what do you think? my parents are not athletes at all, and have no clue, and i don't want to go to my coach, knowing she will tell me the wrong thing. she has been known to do so. thanks!
If cancer needs carbs (glucose) to grow, why don't doctors change people’s diets when the cancer is first diagnosed?
Cancer cells consume glucose (the end metabolic product of carbohydrates) much more rapidly than do normal cells (which is why they light up on PET scans). One of the body's responses to cancer is to lose one's appetite. Is this a defense mechanism against the cancer - or just a merciful way to die (starving to death is a much more pleasant way to die than having to endure pain and almost every other unpleasant symptom that humans can have - which cancer may cause)?Anyway, in the competition for nutritional resources, the cancer wins - while the rest of one's cells starve, the cancer thrives.Temporal wasting (the sunken-in temples) results from rapid weight loss. The muscles are cannibalized to make glucose for the tumor - the temples are a reliable place to look to assess weight loss.So, contrary to what would seem to be a logical way to limit the growth of cancer, trying to limit carbs mainly starves the rest of the body, but not the cancer.If you are interested in “No Nonsense” answers to serious medical questions, please follow me. (>200 answers on cancer, medicine and human behavior.)
My fasting blood sugar level is 236. How much danger am I in?
You are a diabetic. Go see your endocrinologist who can put you on blood pressure meds to protect your kidneys, and if needed medicine for your diabetes and eyes. The doctor will also tell you about life changes you need to make if you want to live long enough to be an old person.
HOW CAN I GAIN MUSCLE QUICK! (Skinny Girl Problems)?
When I was a baby I used to be very chubby, honestly every baby should be chubby. But as I grew up I lost that, who doesnt, but I have no muscle at all and im scared of what can happend, being bony is not fun, you get hurt easily, your pushed around, cant fight, you get cold easily, you get ill easily and im sick of it! My friends AND family make fun of me and im tired of it. Im not asking to be fat or thick, i just want to the best someone my body type is,I just want muscle, I want to learn how to slow down my metabolism. Ive heard that protein shakes are a good source, red meat ,nuts whatever! I just need fast results and PLEASE DO NOT GIVE ME THAT "OH DONT WORRY YOULL GET MUSCLE SOON " "DONT CARE ABOUT WHAT OTHERS SAY" sorry but I dont want those kind of answers I want real quick answers! I do eat and no im not anorexic I just have problems gaining muscle and it just makes LIFE HARDER when people make fun of me and push me around! NEED FAST ANSWERS, NEED TO GAIN WEIGHT ATLEAST IN TWO OR ONE MONTH, I WANT EXAMPLES OF DIETS I CAN TAKE, AND EXERCISES TO BE THE HEALTHIEST I CAN BE BECAUSE I KNOW RIGHT NOW IM NOT THAT AND I DONT PLAN ON STAYING THIS WAY I JUST WANT MUSCLE I WANT TO STAY KIND OF THIN BUT I STILL WANT SOME MUSCLE! Sick of all the bull!