The Health Benefits of Montmorency Tart Cherries

As we all know, recovery is essential to sports performance, and needs just as much attention as your training. Rest days are important for a number of reasons, physiological and psychological. Physically the body needs to rest, this allows the muscles to repair and rebuild. Psychologically it is important to relax and unwind.

In relation to your training, Montmorency tart cherry extract is an ideal solution to reducing oxidative stress on your body which exercise causes. Various studies have covered their positive relationship to recovery, reducing muscle damage, inflammation and impressively, tart cherries have shown better anti-inflammatory activity than aspirin.

One of the benefits of these cherries is that they are a very potent antioxidant. They have a very high Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC) value; the ORAC scale is a method of measuring antioxidant capacities.

It is recommended to take 2g with 50ml water and to consume immediately after exercise. 30 minutes, post exercise, shows the greatest increases in cellular structure. Consuming Montmorency cherry extract can help promote muscle recovery and growth, and by combining this with a fast carb supplement could help prevent muscle damage and be an ideal recovery supplementation.

Montmorency cherry extract can be used as part of your training recovery process. Not only extremely high in antioxidants combating the oxidative stress but it has been reported to reduce delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS). Great on its own or it can be enjoyed with other products, such as Vitargo, Dextrose, Whey Protein Isolate and Creatine.

Terry Arena is a monster of a man. Some say he was born with a beard. When he's not benchpressing twice his own bodyweight, Terry can be found consuming 4 litre containers of full fat milk, mixed in with his favourite sports supplements.

Outstanding Reading Ability Award

One of our bonding moment..

Hello World, how y'all doing? My daughter was fevered last night so she did not go to school today.  Not so sure why she got sick but she had a playdate last Tuesday with her best friend.  Her friend has a lot of  pets and I know that Ms. Burrito is  allergic to  rabbits that's why we  did not bring our rabbit in this Winter.  I know that she  could not resist petting her friend's bunny so it might be it but I might be wrong.  I am still thankful that they invited her over, they live in a rich neighborhood which is the opposite of our abode so she get to experience different environment.

On the other note, I am so impressed of Mr. Burrito's progress in reading.  He doesn't enjoy reading as much as Ms. Burrito does but we read  everyday anyway because I wanted him to  be able to improve of what he have learned  already.  

I was surprised when he came home last week with a reading award during Dr. Seuss' birthday celebration.  We read three books that day and he read it with a very little help from me.  He can read pretty well now.

They will have a mass on Thursday next week and he was assigned to read two  readings.  He is excited  and anxious at the same  time but I told him that he is going to  be just fine.  My little man is not very serious compared to Ms. Burrito but I know that he is  equally smart as her.  He just wants to goof around all the time.  I hope that he would change when he grows up.  He is starting to build his self confidence  now that he can read.  

I want to thank my "Nanay" here in the neighborhood for giving me this pair of  leather gloves.  I don't have an MIL, she passed away before I got here so  having someone like  "Nanay Ruth" is pretty amazing.  My Burritos called them Lolo and Lola as they treat my kids like their own grandchildren.  

Ms. Burrito bakes stuff with her Lola most of the time especially during summer time.  They also learn different tricks from their Lolo especially outdoor stuff.  We are so blessed to have them in our lives.   I am so happy that they always want to get involve with  what we do especially kids events in school.

Anyhow, I have been encouraging my Nanay to start a blog as a hobby because she is retired already and I think that she would like having  to interact with blogpals  on her  free time.  I helped her set up a blog yesterday and I hope that it would be a start of an enjoyable  hobby for my Nanay.  If you can spare a minute or two, would you please help me welcome her in the blogland?  Here is her blog  Ruth's e-Kitchen & Beyond.  Thank you!

With Lolo Don and Lola Ruth during Mr. Burrito's Christmas Play.

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Hugging Sally

It's fun when you have a daughter like mine who love to be photographed, especially when she is not making weird or wacky  faces lol. 

These photos  were taken in one of my FIL's bedroom upstairs.  Below is a sweet shot of her hugging Sally.

I read  and copied this at my friend's Facebook wall.

Wishing you all a great weekend.

ABody Dress

Hello world, I just got done filing all the  paper documents that we have last year.  I usually file them before the  end of the year but I wasn't able to do that  till today.  I also put away our Christmas decorations the other day.  I  am glad it's all done.  Do you still  file  printed  documents?  I bet most of you just  browse your documents online.  I want  printed ones for important stuff because it is easier to get them when you need it.  Everything is labeled from A-Z, I am used to doing that from my former work as a Secretary in school  so I am kind of recreating my former job hehehe.

I received this black lace ABody dress and a Bolaro shoes from a Dear Friend of mine last Christmas.

Tonight will be our  Burritos' first piano lesson, we will be  meeting their teacher when my husband comes home.   Just posting this one real quick before I cook.  Ciao for now, gotta prepare our dinner.  Busy, busy, busy..

Support to your Wrist

In recent years pain at different Joints of the body has become a widespread ailment. It has been contributed to the increasingly sedentary lifestyle of modern times.  People are spending a lot of time with computers, mobile phones which puts direct pressure on the fingers and wrists. As result people are often ending up with tremendous wrist pain. There are few typical symptoms that indicate problem with your wrists.  For example, you can feel a tingling sensation in the fingers or wrists. Also you could experience temporary numbness in those parts of the body. Another notable symptom is when you are developing a tendency to drop things from your hands and often feeling weak in the hands.  These conditions generally appear when holding a phone or a steering wheel, or while picking up a heavy object. The pain generally spreads from the wrist up to the arm and sometimes even down to the fingers. This generally comes from repetitive use of hands.

If your condition is not treated properly on time then it can lead to muscle and nerve damage both temporary and permanent. Therefore doctors are advising the use of wrist support when necessary. We must not forget that our entire body is inter connected and if we let the problems go untreated then that pain can spread over other parts of the body. Especially if you are working with computers for long hours, it will be better to use wrist support as a preventative measures. Many people do not like using such support tools unless they are compelled to, but it will help if used beforehand.

In this age of technology, dealing with wrist pain issues has become easier than before. Wrist pain can be avoided by using proper support. Wrist injury is also common in gymnasts and other sports persons. They use different types of wrist supports to prevent or heal wrist pain.  There are many support products available with different attributes that will give the users fantastic results. You should buy one that is suitable for treating your wrist condition. If your wrists have encountered sprains or strains, then there are wrist supports- wraps for treating that. Also there are wrist braces that come with dual stabilizers. You can wear one and still enjoy full functioning of your fingers. These modern wrist braces have a contoured shape that makes the wearer comfortable.

There are many different types of wrist support available that will fulfil every possible need.   The people who are into heavy work and have to wear work gloves will have to use the smaller braces.  Light supports are made with light weight materials. For more severe cases there are supports that are made out of strong materials.  If you want to keep things simple, use classic style wrists braces that allow finger the maximum dexterity so that you can get your tasks done. What it actually does is that it restricts the flexing of the wrist. Once you have the proper tool you can easily concentrate on your normal life.

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