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REAL-News --February-2024Feb 01

February 1, 2024 By Irv Rubenstein

REAL News – February 2024

February 2024 If a Rose is a Rose, Is a Calorie a Calorie? Much has been written about the differences between certain foods and how they impact weight. Ever since the concept of “glycemic index” hit the airwaves, calculating the impact of carbs on how quickly our blood sugar levels rise, many have argued thatRead More

Filed Under: Real News Tagged With: ankle instability, body fat, calories, diabetes, glycemic index, inspiratory muscle training, mental health, ultra-processed foods

REAL-News--February-2025Feb 01

February 1, 2024 By Irv Rubenstein

REAL News – February 2025

February 2025 The Gut-Brain Axis Concept and Frailty The concept of the gut microbiome has taken the healthcare and fitness world by storm. The biome is affected by lifestyle, including medications, diseases, diet, and exercise. It is thought to effect not just the body but the brain, and cognition in the elderly. Sarcopenia – theRead More

Filed Under: Real News Tagged With: CAI, chronic ankle instability, inflammation, knee injury, microbiome, obesity, prebiotics, testosterone supplementation

REAL News - January 2024Jan 01

January 1, 2024 By Irv Rubenstein

REAL News – January 2024

January 2024 Free Weights vs Machines: Is There a Difference? Ever since Nautilus gym equipment hit the market in the 1970s, the burning question among fitness specialists and researchers was, Can you get as strong and/or as hypertrophied on machine resistance (MR) devices as you can using free weights (FW) like dumbbells and barbells? WhenRead More

Filed Under: Real News Tagged With: ACL, free weights, Joint Replacement, machine weights, prehab, rehab, resistance training

REAL-News--December-2023Dec 01

December 1, 2023 By Irv Rubenstein

REAL News – December 2023

December 2023 Collagen Supplements: Real News or Not? It is hard to discern fact from fiction these days, especially when it comes to nutritional supplements. For one thing, they are so unregulated that producers can put all kinds of substances in a pill and make many kinds of non-medical claims due to federal legislation datingRead More

Filed Under: Real News Tagged With: chronic ankle instability, collagen supplements, fall risk, hydration, kinesiotape, post-workout rehydration, power training

Part 1: GLP-1 Receptor Agonists: The New, Improved, and Not-Fully-Understood Weight Loss DrugsOct 31

October 31, 2023 By Irv Rubenstein

REAL News – November 2023

November 2023 Exercise Dermatology for Aging Skin Aerobic exercise (AE) is a proven modality for cardiovascular, metabolic, orthopedic, and psychological health. Resistance, or strength, exercise (RE) is a proven modality for improving strength, power, function, and even many of the above-mentioned systems benefited by AE. But skin? Come on now! However, one study has shownRead More

Filed Under: Real News Tagged With: ACL, dermatology, neuromuscular deficiencies, obesity, skin, sports psychology, TV watching

REAL-News--October-2023Oct 01

October 1, 2023 By Irv Rubenstein

REAL News – October 2023

October 2023 The Weakening of Menopause: Another Insult Sarcopenia is the loss of lean muscle mass (LMM) that takes place as we age even if you do muscle-building exercises. Women are more apt to suffer the long-term effects of sarcopenia after menopause: reduced metabolism, greater risk of LMM-associated disability such as bone loss, fractures, moreRead More

Filed Under: Real News Tagged With: blood pressure, menopause, musculoskeletal injury, patellofemoral pain syndrome, rehabilitation, strength training, women's health

REAL-News--December-20232Sep 01

September 1, 2023 By Irv Rubenstein

REAL News – September 2023

September 2023 Too Sweet or Not To Sweet, Part I Rarely does the same topic make one side of the STEPS REAL News newsletter, but this is too sweet a topic to be ignored. According to the June 2023 Nutrition Action newsletter, a March 2023 article in Natural Medicine reported that the artificial sweetener (AS),Read More

Filed Under: Real News Tagged With: artificial sweetener, athletes' heart, erythritol, Heart Health, low back pain, self-efficacy, weight management

REAL-News --April-20251Aug 01

August 1, 2023 By Irv Rubenstein

REAL News – August 2023

August 2023 No Fear— Aminos are Here! A significant fraction of individuals in the world of exercise partakes in essential amino acid (EAA) supplementation. These little building blocks of protein promote muscle performance, muscle recovery, and muscular gains. With this in mind, could EAA supplementation aid in recovery from a total knee replacement (TKR)? ARead More

Filed Under: Real News Tagged With: caffeine, cardiorespiratory fitness, coffee, dieting, essential amino acids, intermittent fasting, Joint Replacement, protein supplements

Fit-Happens--Spring-2025Jul 01

July 1, 2023 By Irv Rubenstein

REAL News – July 2023

July 2023 Three (More) Cheers for Resistance Training A large meta-analysis of studies on resistance training (RT) exercise in adults found 16 that met the criteria. The overall conclusion was that RT conferred a  “10–17% lower risk of all-cause mortality, cardiovascular disease (CVD), total cancer, diabetes, and lung cancer,” otherwise labeled non-communicable diseases (NCDs). ThereRead More

Filed Under: Real News Tagged With: brain health, cognitive function, Exercise, gut bacteria, microbiome, resistance training

REAL-News --May-2024Jun 05

June 5, 2023 By Irv Rubenstein

REAL News – June 2023

June 2023 How Exercise Might Delay or Prevent Cognitive Decline Raise your hand if the thought of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) scares you as much as it does me. A Journal of Physiology (Jan. 2023) article reports that short bouts of intense exercise – what is popularly known as interval training (high energy outputs followed byRead More

Filed Under: Real News Tagged With: dementia, high-fat diets, low-carb diets Alzheimer's disease, older adults, prolonged sitting, protein leverage hypothesis, resistance training, sedentariness

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