https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/257

Sep 25, 2013 Podcast: bitter melon extract for fat loss, natural solutions for bloodshot eyes, home remedies for Shingles, can you exercise hard if you're pregnant, and how to run a 15K.

Have a podcast question for Ben? Click the tab on the right, use the Contact button on the app, call 1-877-209-9439, Skype “pacificfit” or use the “Ask Ben” form... but be prepared to wait - we prioritize audio questions over text questions.

 ----------------------------------------------------- News Flashes: 

You can get these News Flashes hot off the presses if you follow Ben on Twitter.com/BenGreenfield, Facebook.com/BGFitness and Google+.
Here's one of the best articles I've read recently on 10 amazing & useful facts about your brain.
The myth of 1 gram per pound of protein intake for weight lifters and bodybuilders.
Want a better workout? Exercise in the evening.

 ----------------------------------------------------- Special Announcements: 

October 4, 6:30pm Pacific: "Get Your Ideal Winter Physique" is next Inner Circle webinar. Get in for 10 bucks a month here.

October 8-16: Ben and Brock will be in Kona. Click here to help donate to the cause! F

ebruary 6 to March 6, 2014: Want to get into the Perfect Health Diet retreat in Austin, Texas? Click here for all details. Ben Greenfield will be presenting at the Feb 6-Mar 6 retreat.

If you're looking for a topic we covered in the past - we have released the Ben Greenfield Fitness Top Hits, Vol. 1 on iTunes.

And of course, this week's top iTunes review - gets some BG Fitness swag straight from Ben - leave your review for a chance to win some!



 ----------------------------------------------------- Listener Q&A: 

As compiled, edited and sometimes read by Brock, the Ben Greenfield Fitness Podcast "sidekick".

For those of you who asked about what blood tests to ask your doctor for, here is the DirectLabslink that I mention. Bitter Melon Extract for fat loss 

Suzanne says @ 00:19:31 She has been using Bitter Melon extract and Garcinia Cambogia for weight loss. Is one better than the other? Can she take them together? Should she? ~ In my response, I mention MPX100 Bitter Melon Extract and Garcinia with 50% HCA. Natural solutions for bloodshot eyes 

Deanna says @ 00:25:44 Wondering what she can do about the blood shot-ness in the whites of her eyes. She wants the whites to be white again! She's in her mid-30s, she runs about 6 miles a day, she eats healthy and gets plenty of sleep. Could it be something lacking in her diet? ~ In my reply, I recommend this presentation on eye health from the Ancestral Health Symposium. Home remedies for Shingles 

Sam says @ 00:32:57 His sister just found out that she has the shingles virus. What might be good solutions or home remedies to treat shingles? ~ In my response, I mention this Tai Chi DVD and proteolytic enzymes from Recoverease. Can you exercise hard if you're pregnant? 

Vashti says @ 00:40:23 She is a fitness trainer... who is pregnant (bit of a surprise to her). She is 42 but fit and strong. Is there anything she should adjust? Any adaptions physically and nutritionally that she should make due to her age? ~ In my reply, I mention this controversial article on a Crossfit pregnant mom. I recommend these 14 core exercises for pregnancy. I also recommend this podcast on pregnancy with Cassandra Forsythe, the

<a href="https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/257" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/257</a> Sep 25, 2013 Podcast: bitter melon extract for fat loss, natural solutions for bloodshot eyes, home remedies for Shingles, can you exercise hard if you're pregnant, and how to run a 15K. Have a podcast question for Ben? Click the tab on the right, use the Contact button on the app, call 1-877-209-9439, Skype “pacificfit” or use the “<a href="#askben">Ask Ben</a>” form... but be prepared to wait - we prioritize audio questions over text questions. ----------------------------------------------------- News Flashes: You can get these News Flashes hot off the presses if you follow Ben on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/bengreenfield" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter.com/BenGreenfield</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BGFitness">Facebook.com/BGFitness</a> and <a title="Ben Greenfield Google +" href="https://plus.google.com/113751941621587370585/posts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Google+</a>. <ul> <li>Here's one of the best articles I've read recently on <a href="http://blog.bufferapp.com/10-surprising-facts-about-how-our-brain-works" target="_blank" rel="noopener">10 amazing & useful facts about your brain.</a></li> <li><a href="http://mennohenselmans.com/the-myth-of-1glb-optimal-protein-intake-for-bodybuilders/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The myth of 1 gram per pound of protein intake for weight lifters and bodybuilders.</a></li> <li>Want a better workout? <a href="http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/abs/10.1139/apnm-2013-0140#.UjzOc2Rgbue" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Exercise in the evening.</a></li> </ul> ----------------------------------------------------- Special Announcements: October 4, 6:30pm Pacific: "Get Your Ideal Winter Physique" is next Inner Circle webinar. <a href="http://www.bengreenfieldfitness.com/innercircle" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Get in for 10 bucks a month here.</a> October 8-16: Ben and Brock will be in Kona. <a href="http://www.bengreenfieldfitness.com/support-the-podcast/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Click here to help donate to the cause!</a> F ebruary 6 to March 6, 2014: Want to get into the Perfect Health Diet retreat in Austin, Texas? <a href="http://perfecthealthdiet.com/2013/06/perfect-health-retreat-at-albert-oaks-austin/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Click here for all details.</a> Ben Greenfield will be presenting at the Feb 6-Mar 6 retreat. If you're looking for a topic we covered in the past - we have released the <a title="Ben Greenfield Top Hits Album" href="http://goo.gl/M4z6z" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ben Greenfield Fitness Top Hits, Vol. 1</a> on iTunes. And of course, this week's top iTunes review - gets some BG Fitness swag straight from Ben - <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ben-greenfield-fitness-fitness/id283908977?mt=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">leave your review for a chance to win some</a>!   ----------------------------------------------------- Listener Q&A: As compiled, edited and sometimes read by <a title="Brock Skywalker Armstrong" href="http://www.frozenpuck.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Brock</a>, the Ben Greenfield Fitness Podcast "sidekick". For those of you who asked about what blood tests to ask your doctor for, here is the <a href="http://goo.gl/JJoOT" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DirectLabs</a>link that I mention. Bitter Melon Extract for fat loss Suzanne says @ 00:19:31 She has been using Bitter Melon extract and Garcinia Cambogia for weight loss. Is one better than the other? Can she take them together? Should she? ~ In my response, I mention <a href="http://pacificfit.net/items/mpx100-fat-burner/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MPX100 Bitter Melon Extract</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&field-keywords=Garcina%20Cambogia%2050%25%20hca&linkCode=ur2&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3AGarcina%20Cambogia%2050%25%20hca&tag=bengree-20&url=search-alias%3Daps" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Garcinia with 50% HCA.</a> Natural solutions for bloodshot eyes Deanna says @ 00:25:44 Wondering what she can do about the blood shot-ness in the whites of her eyes. She wants the whites to be white again! She's in her mid-30s, she runs about 6 miles a day, she eats healthy and gets plenty of sleep. Could it be something lacking in her diet? ~ In my reply, I recommend this <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/ancestralhealth/shilpi-mehta" target="_blank" rel="noopener">presentation on eye health from the Ancestral Health Symposium.</a> Home remedies for Shingles Sam says @ 00:32:57 His sister just found out that she has the shingles virus. What might be good solutions or home remedies to treat shingles? ~ In my response, I mention this <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001JXPBRE/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001JXPBRE&linkCode=as2&tag=bengree-20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tai Chi DVD</a> and <a href="http://pacificfit.net/items/recoverease/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">proteolytic enzymes from Recoverease</a>. Can you exercise hard if you're pregnant? Vashti says @ 00:40:23 She is a fitness trainer... who is pregnant (bit of a surprise to her). She is 42 but fit and strong. Is there anything she should adjust? Any adaptions physically and nutritionally that she should make due to her age? ~ In my reply, I mention this <a href="http://hollywoodlife.com/2013/09/23/crossfit-mom-lifting-weights-pregnant-fitness/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">controversial article on a Crossfit pregnant mom.</a> I recommend these <a href="http://www.bengreenfieldfitness.com/2012/02/ab-exercises-for-pregancy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">14 core exercises for pregnancy</a>. I also recommend this <a href="http://www.bengreenfieldfitness.com/2011/04/episode-141-what-is-a-good-pregnancy-exercise-routine/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">podcast on pregnancy with Cassandra Forsythe</a>, the

Free fitness, nutrition, biohacking, fat loss, anti-aging and cutting-edge health advice from BenGreenfieldLife.com! Tune in to the latest research, interviews with exercise, diet and medical professionals, and an entertaining mash-up of ancestral wisdom and modern science, along with Q&A's and mind-body-spirit optimizing content from America's top personal trainer.

Boundless Life

Sep 25, 2013 Podcast: bitter melon extract for fat loss, natural solutions for bloodshot eyes, home remedies for Shingles, can you exercise hard if you're pregnant, and how to run a 15K. Have a podcast question for Ben? Click the tab on the right, use...

Advertisement