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Too much gym can reduce women's fertility

Spending too much time in the gym can reduce a woman's chances of having children, a study shows.

Researchers found that 'superwoman work-outs' made fertility problems three times more likely.

While experts agree that a certain amount of physical exercise has obvious health benefits, it is believed that too much saps the body of the energy it needs for a successful pregnancy.
The findings were made by Norwegian University of Science and Technology after a study of 3,000 women.

Although it is known that some elite female athletes have problems starting a family, other women who push themselves to the limit also appear to be affected.

In a survey, the women were questioned about the frequency, duration and intensity of their fitness regimes between 1984 and 1986.

In a follow-up ten years later, they were asked about their pregnancies.
Sigridur Lara Gudmundsdottir, who led the study, said: 'Among all these women, we found two groups who experienced an increased risk of infertility.
There were those who trained almost every day, and there were those who trained until they were completely exhausted.'

Those who did both had the highest risk of infertility.
Even after taking other factors such as age, weight, marital status and smoking into account, figures showed those who trained the hardest were three times more likely to have fertility problems than those who exercised moderately.

Younger women appeared to be more vulnerable to the risk. Among the under-30s who exercised the most, a quarter were unable to conceive during their first year of trying, compared to the national average of roughly seven per cent.

However, the negative effects of a punishing routine did not appear to be permanent.
'The vast majority of women in the study had children in the end,' Gudmundsdottir said.
'And those who trained the hardest in the middle of the 1980s were actually among those who had the most children in the 1990s,' she added.

It was not known whether this was because the women had simply changed their activity levels or because their hormone profile improved with time.

There was no evidence of impaired fertility through moderate amounts of exercise.Gudmundsdottir advised that women who want babies should still maintain their fitness - but 'ease off a bit' and avoid extremes.

'We believe it is likely that physical activity at a very high or very low level has a negative effect on fertility, while moderate activity is beneficial,' she said.

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Heart Disease can be cured !

(Fact Nugget 1: What you may not know: At least 14% of olive oil is saturated fat -- every bit as aggressive in promoting heart disease as the saturated fat in roast beef. A diet that includes oils -- including monounsaturated oils from olive oil and canola oil -- may slow the progression of heart disease, but it will not stop or reverse the disease. )

Study: A researcher at University of Maryland School of Medicine fed a 900-calorie fast-food breakfast containing 50 grams of fat (mostly from sausages and hash browns) to a group of students and then measured their endothelial function. For six hours, the students had severely compromised endothelial function and decreased nitric oxide production. Another group of students ate a 900-calorie, no-fat breakfast -- and had no significant change in endothelial function.
If a single meal can do that kind of damage, imagine the damage done by three fatty meals a day, seven days a week, 52 weeks a year.

SAY NO TO THEM !
You can prevent, stop or reverse heart disease with a plant-based diet. Here’s what you can’t eat -- and what you can...
What you cannot eat...

• No meat, poultry, fish or eggs. You will get plenty of protein from plant-based sources.


• No dairy products. That means no butter, cheese, cream, ice cream, yogurt or milk -- even skim milk, which, though lower in fat, still contains animal protein.


• No oil of any kind -- not a drop. That includes all oils, even virgin olive oil and canola.


• no nuts or avocados. If you are eating a plant-based diet to prevent heart disease, you can have moderate amounts of nuts and avocados as long as your total cholesterol remains below 150 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL).


• Do not eat refined grains, which have been stripped of much of their fiber and nutrients. Avoid white rice and "enriched" flour products, which are found in many pastas, breads, bagels and baked goods.


• If you have heart disease and want to stop or reverse it, you should not eat these foods.

SAY YES TO THEM !

• All vegetables.


• Legumes -- beans, peas, lentils.


• Whole grains and products that are made from them, such as bread and pasta -- as long as they do not contain added fats.


• Fruits -- but heart patients should limit consumption to three pieces a day and avoid drinking pure fruit juices. Too much fruit rapidly raises blood sugar, triggering a surge of insulin from the pancreas -- which stimulates the liver to manufacture more cholesterol.
  
  
• Certain beverages, including water, seltzer water, oat milk, hazelnut milk, almond milk, no-fat soy milk, coffee and tea. Alcohol is fine in moderation (no more than two servings a day for men and one for women).

SUPPLEMENTS
For maximum health, take five supplements daily...
Multivitamin/mineral supplement.
Vitamin B-12 -- 1,000 micrograms (mcg).
Calcium -- 1,000 milligrams (mg) (1,200 mg if you’re over 60).
Vitamin D-3 -- l,000 international units (IU).
Flaxseed meal (ground flaxseed) -- one tablespoon for the omega-3 fatty acids it provides. Sprinkle it on cereal.

A groundbreaking program based on a landmark studyCaldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., MDThe Cleveland Clinic

(Fact Nugget 2: Research shows that people who maintain a so-called "low-fat" diet of 29% of calories from fat have the same rate of heart attacks and strokes as people who don’t.)

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