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Tuesday, 14 October 2014

Princess Health and Obesity ? Diabetes. Princessiccia

A new study adds to the evidence that the prevalence of type 2 diabetes is rapidly increasing in the US, and our national weight problem is largely to blame.

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) currently estimates that a jaw-dropping 33 percent of US men, and 39 percent of US women, will develop diabetes at some point in their lives (1). Roughly one out of three people in this country will develop diabetes, and those who don't manage it effectively will suffer debilitating health consequences. Has the risk of developing diabetes always been so high, and if not, why is it increasing?

In the same issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine as the low-carb vs. low-fat study, appears another study that aims to partially address this question (2).

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Monday, 13 October 2014

Princess Health and#SeanVsGill Draft Results.Princessiccia

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Less than ONE week to go until the epic #SeanVsGill showdown at the Oktoberfest 5K. If you haven't already heard of this team challenge, click HERE to learn more. Later this week we will be announcing the FULL rosters if each team.

On Monday October the 6th, both teams drafted their top 5 runners. Here is how the draft went down.

(1) Coin Toss
At 6:45pm, the coin was tossed at practice. Gill calls tails, it lands heads. Sean gets to decide if he will pick first or second. Remember, the individual to pick second also picks 3rd. Sean was also required to pick a female athlete within the first 3 picks of his draft.

(2) Draft order
After reviewing his scouting reports, Sean decides he will pick first (8:45pm)

(3) Draft
Here is a review of how the draft went as shown on our live twitter feed starting at 9:00pm.

Pick #1: Team Sean takes Brendan Hancock
Pick #2: Team Gill takes Jordan Schmidt
Pick #3: Team Gill takes Ahmed Ahmed
Pick #4: Team Sean takes Kailey Haddock
Pick #5: Team Gill takes Greg Dyce
Pick #6: Team Sean takes Chris Goldsworthy
Pick #7: Team Gill takes Dave Rutherford
Pick #8: Team Sean takes Mike Piazza
Pick #9: Team Gill takes Simon Gonsalves
Pick #10: Team Sean takes Vicky Zandbergen

Who do you think has the better team?

Stay tuned for full info on the rosters coming later this week!

Friday, 10 October 2014

Princess Health and Food Reward Friday. Princessiccia

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This week's lucky "winner"... profiteroles!!

Wednesday, 1 October 2014

Princess Health and Metabolic Effects of a Traditional Asian High-carbohydrate Diet. Princessiccia

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A recent study supports the notion that an 'ancestral diet' focused around high-starch agricultural foods can cultivate leanness and metabolic health.

John McDougall gave Christopher Gardner a hard time at the McDougall Advanced Study Weekend. Dr. Gardner conducts high-profile randomized controlled trials (RCTs) at Stanford to compare the effectiveness of a variety of diets for weight loss, cardiovascular and metabolic health. The "A to Z Study", in which Atkins, Zone, Ornish, and LEARN diets were pitted against one another for one year, is one of his best-known trials (1).

Dr. McDougall asked a simple question: why haven't these trials evaluated the diet that has sustained the large majority of the world's population for the last several thousand years? This is an agriculturalist or horticulturalist diet based around starchy foods such as grains, tubers, legumes, and plantains, and containing little fat or animal foods. Researchers have studied a number of cultures eating this way, and have usually found them to be lean, with good cardiovascular and metabolic health. Why not devote resources to studying this time-tested ancestral diet? I think it's a fair question.

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Sunday, 28 September 2014

Princess Health andRacing: Septh 27th-28th.Princessiccia

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H+P was all over the place this weekend! Here's how we did:

Congrats to Johana Kariankei on his performance at the highly competitive "Demi-marathon Oasis Rock �n� Roll de Montr�al." He ran an impressive 1:09:57 for the half, placing 4th place OA out of well over 16 000 athletes! CLICK for results.
2014 Laurier Loop

In the 10K, Dave Rutherford was at it again with a 4th place OA. He ran 39-low, and also managed to walk away with another AG win.
Nick was in next for the team, coming in 7th OA and also winning his AG.
Speedy (Paul) ran a very solid 46 minutes, placing him 2nd in his AG.
Vicki was in just after Paul, running sub-47 and winning her AG. She was also the 5th place female OA!
Will also had a solid race despite limited training in recent months!

AHS Fun Run

Aaron Mailman was in first for the team with a 7th place OA finish, and placing 1st in his category.
Bill had an awesome return to running action. He finished with a solid 23:36 and placed 8th in a very competitive AG.
Dawn also had a solid performance, coming in well under 33 minutes.
Ed had a great race, once again breaking 25 and placing 7th in his AG
Candice finished in just over 25 minutes and managed 2nd place in her AG!

High School XC

Nicole put her hockey fitness to work, and came in 24th place OA, running well under 20 minutes on a technical 4K course.

Friday, 26 September 2014

Princess Health and Help Advance Diabetes Research. Princessiccia

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A University of Virginia researcher named Hannah Menefee contacted me recently to ask for our help. She and her colleagues are conducting a study on how people with type 2 diabetes use Facebook to manage their health, and how that technology can be leveraged to support effective health communication.

If you have type 2 diabetes, and you'd like to participate in the study, please join their Diabetes Management Study Facebook group. There, you'll receive more information about the study, you'll receive a short survey, and you may be invited into one of the study phases.