Inside Outside

Maria has worked at Alamo Toyota for over 20 years and she has been an ardent supporter of Inside Outside. She has referred her daughter Nellie, her boss Don Haynes wife Brenda and the owner of Alamo Toyota John Toomey and his wife Becky! The tribe has named her "Brook that Ripples" in honor of her spreading the word about Inside Outside.

"Finding Dr. Christian’s Inside Outside Super Slow program was an answer to my prayer.

I sit at a desk all day, everyday, and the lack of exercise took its toll on my life and my body. I developed neck, lower back problems, a meniscus tear in my left knee, foot and ankle problems, poor sleep, low energy. I was visiting the chiropractor once a week. I joined a gym, twice, at the advice of my chiropractor who told me I desperately needed to start some strength training exercises. I was caught in a vicious cycle, I needed to exercise, but I could not find the right place or the right program. I tried the gym, yoga, Pilates, water aerobics; nothing seemed to work for me. In February 2007 during a retreat, I Shared my dilemma with Jan Scott, a current Inside Outside member, whom by the way is in great shape. She shared her secret with me. I was very skeptical of the program when she mentioned weight training, (since I have never attempted to work with weights) and that it only took 20-25 minutes twice a week at first then once a week thereafter. I will be eternally grateful to Jan for sharing her secret.

The SuperSlow and the Zone Program are amazing. Dr. Christian and his staff have been extremely helpful and supportive in helping me realize that I am stronger than I think I am. Their knowledge and expertise have made all the difference in making this program work for me. The results have been amazing, I am starting to see muscles I didn’t even know I had. I can actually feel I am getting stronger every day. I feel better, I sleep better, I have more energy. Most of my days are now pain free!! I look forward to working out. The results of the Inside Outside program keep me motivated. After each session, I feel great. I intend to make the Super Slow/Zone program a permanent part of my life.”

Here are some graphs which demonstrate her remarkable progress in body composition and gaining strength!

Maria has gained about 4 lbs of muscle and lost 4 lbs of fat and her body fat% has dropped to 31%.

Maria has increased her strength considerably especially in the row machine.

Congratulations on being selected our SuperSlow® Star of the Month and earning 4 more SuperSlow® Sessions!

Back to the Basics: Vitamins Part 6 The B Vitamins, Vitamin B5 Pantothenic Acid.

We are continuing a series talking about those nutrients which are Essential to Life. A “Back to the Basics Series”. Basic questions we need to answer are: Why is this molecule or element Essential, What Purpose does it Serve, In What Form is it Best Consumed and How Much do we need.

Vitamins A vitamin is an organic molecule required by a living organism in minute amounts for proper health. An organism deprived of all sources of a particular vitamin will eventually suffer from disease symptoms specific to that vitamin.

Vitamins can be classified as either water soluble, which means they dissolve easily in water, or fat soluble, which means they are absorbed through the intestinal tract with the help of lipids.

In general, an organism must obtain vitamins or their metabolic precursors from outside the body, most often from the organism's diet. Examples of vitamins that the human body can derive from precursors include vitamin A, which can be produced from beta carotene; niacin from the amino acid tryptophan; and vitamin D through exposure of skin to ultraviolet light.

The term vitamin does not encompass other essential nutrients such as dietary minerals, essential fatty acids, or essential amino acids, nor is it used for the large number of other nutrients that merely promote health, but are not strictly essential.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Pantothenic Acid

Essential Pronunciation: ĕs`sĕn´sjal or `i-sen-chl` a :basic and fundamental a: being a substance that is required for normal functioning but cannot be synthesized by the body and therefore must be included in the diet s :absolutely required and not to be used up or sacrificed s :of the greatest importance s :absolutely necessary; vitally necessary n :anything indispensable ie don't leave home without it....More important than Gummi Bears...

B5 Pantothenic Acid

Function

Pantothenic acid, also known as vitamin B₅, is essential to all forms of life . Pantothenic acid is found throughout living cells in the form of coenzyme A (CoA), a vital coenzyme in numerous chemical reactions .

Naturally occurring pantothenic acid deficiency in humans is very rare and has been observed only in cases of severe malnutrition. World War II prisoners in the Phillipines, Burma, and Japan experienced numbness and painful burning and tingling in their feet, which was relieved specifically by pantothenic acid

Food Sources

Food	Serving	Pantothenic Acid (mg)
Fish, cod (cooked)	3 ounces	0.15
Tuna (canned)	3 ounces	0.18
Chicken, cooked	3 ounces	0.98
Egg (cooked)	1 large	0.61
Milk	1 cup (8 ounces)	0.79
Yogurt	8 ounces	1.35
Broccoli (steamed)	1/2 cup (chopped)	0.40
Lentils (cooked)	1/2 cup	0.64
Split peas (cooked)	1/2 cup	0.59
Avocado, California	1 whole	1.68
Sweet potato (cooked)	1 medium (1/2 cup)	0.74
Mushrooms (raw)	1/2 cup (chopped)	0.51
Lobster (cooked)	3 ounces	0.24
Bread, whole wheat	1 slice	0.16

Supplements and Drugs

Presently there is little evidence that older adults differ in their intake or requirement for pantothenic acid. Most multivitamin/multimineral supplements provide at least 5 mg/day of pantothenic acid.

Pantothenic Acid also helps with Hydration of the skin and is found in these 2 very popular Skinceutical products.

: Effect of topically applied dexpanthenol on epidermal barrier; function and stratum corneum function.

Pantothenic Acid at the Linus Pauling Institute.

Pantothenic Acid in the Treatment of Acne Vulgaris
"A Medical Hypothesis"

by Lit-Hung Leung, M.D.

Forum Discussion of B5 for Acne Treatment

NUTRIENT DATA LABORATORY

Search the USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference

The Institute of Medicine in their Dietary Reference Intake Book and tables

Next month The Vitamin B's one by one, Vitamin B6 Pyridoxine.

Dr. Sears' New Book "The Anti-Inflammation Zone"

From Dr. Sears' Monthly Newsletter

The OmegaZone E-Magazine

"For years the medical establishment has been telling Americans that fighting heart disease means a war against cholesterol. Slowly but surely, like the powerful Wizard of Oz façade, the cholesterol story has been slowly eroding. Now the scientific data is shifting more to inflammation as the underlying cause of heart disease. Of course, this makes common sense since the number-one drug to prevent a heart attack is an aspirin. Although aspirin has no effect on cholesterol levels, it has a dramatic effect on reducing inflammation. Recent articles in the New England Journal of Medicine have again confirmed the importance of inflammation on heart disease. A crude indictor of inflammation, C-reactive protein, appears to be more powerful than bad cholesterol levels in predicting future heart attacks.
But what if there was an even more powerful predictor of inflammation that could predict heart attacks? As I describe in my newest book, “The Anti-Inflammation Zone,” such a blood marker exists. It is the ratio of arachidonic acid (AA) to eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA). This marker of inflammation precedes C-reactive protein by years. You could take drugs, such as statins, on a lifetime basis to reduce C-reactive protein. Of course, there are some side effects, such as memory loss, muscle weakness, neuropathy, and liver damage. But statins don’t reduce the AA/EPA ratio – they actually increase it. On the other hand, taking high-dose fish oil reduces the AA/EPA ratio, and the only known side-effect is to make you smarter. The amount of fish oil you need to reduce inflammation depends on how well you control insulin in your diet. The more you control insulin by following the Zone Diet, the less fish oil you need. On the other hand, the less you control insulin, the more fish oil you need. The choice is yours. Whatever approach (drugs or diet) you choose, just keep in mind that controlling inflammation is a much wiser medical approach to reducing heart attacks than controlling cholesterol."

Let us know if you want the AA/EPA test. The Cost is $300 and includes a consult with Dr. Christian to discuss the results. We also talk about the AA/EPA test in detail in our Omega Zone Seminar.

Topical use of dexpanthenol in skin disorders.

Effect of topically applied dexpanthenol on epidermal barrier

function and stratum corneum function.