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It's like marking Messi! Liverpool's Enrique hails 'amazing' Suárez
Liverpool's Jose Enrique compares Luis Suárez to Barcelona's Lionel Messi, saying the striker is impossible to defend against
José Enrique claims Luis Suárez is impossible to mark and has likened the Liverpool striker to Barcelona's Lionel Messi.
The Uruguay international is the Premier League's top goal-scorer this season, netting 21 times in 27 top-flight appearances.
Suárez has become renowned in England for his ability to produce a bit of magic when beating opposition defenders.
And Enrique says even Suárez's team-mates struggle to stop the South American in training, even though they know what the forward's next move will be.
"I tell [Luis] all the time that he always does the same thing – he tries to do nutmegs. It's always 'megs, 'megs, 'megs. And you just know that he is going to do it but you can't stop him," Enrique told Liverpool's website.
"When you know someone, you can know what they are going to do but he's still a very difficult player to train against.
"He scores so many goals in training. It's like with Messi – everyone says [Messi] is going to cut inside all the time. And you know that he is going to do this but you can't stop him from cutting inside and scoring goals. With Luis [and nutmegs] it's the same. Of course there are some differences between the two players.
"Luis is a great all-round striker but it's not just about the goals, it's about what he gives to the team – it's about his personality and his attitude.
"He's the same in training as what you see in games. He gives 100 per cent all the time. He never misses training and, touch wood, he has not been injured so far.
"Everyone wants to win – my character is that I don't like to lose at anything – but with Luis, when he loses the ball; he knows exactly how to press again.
"It's amazing, of course, how he scores goals and some of the goals he has scored have been incredible."
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Bachelor Pad Plastic Surgery: Ella Nolan Transforms!by Free Britney at . Comments
Nose job. Breast implants. Liposuction on her tummy, hips and thighs.
Ella Nolan, the all-American mom from The Bachelor and Bachelor Pad, had it all after the show concluded, and couldn't be happier with her new body.
"TV magnifies all your flaws, and seeing my profile really bothered me," Nolan tells Life & Style. Take a look at these before and after pics of Ella Nolan:
"I've always wanted my breasts done. Before I got pregnant with my son, Ethan, about 10 years ago, my boobs were fabulous," Ella laments.
"They haven't been the same since."
Personally, we're a little disappointed, given that Ella stood out on the Pad as one of the few who seemed secure with her natural appearance.
Don't get us wrong, we're still rooting for her to beat Vienna Girardi on the season finale. She just didn't need to replicate Vienna's nose job.Her plastic surgeon, Dr. Franklin Rose, who is also the dad of Ella's nut job co-star Erica Rose, tells Life & Style that everything went well.
"We removed 3 liters of fat from her hips, thighs and abdomen," Dr. Rose says, revoltingly. "That should bring her down at least four dress sizes."
"Her breasts, a small B, were enlarged to a large C-small D."
"I got everything I wanted. I feel incredible," Ella says, revealing her new body in this photo shoot. "I can't stop touching my new boobs!"
No word if Kirk DeWindt feels similarly.
What do you think? Did Ella Nolan really need plastic surgery?
Ella was and still is a beautiful woman. I can understand why she took advantage of the offer, but I sincerely hope that she leaves her lips alone. She has a beautiful face - puffy lips will detract from her natural beauty.
I'm sad she did it. Before she was REAL. Every mom goes through the same things: boobs not right, abdomen and hips bigger...and not every mom gets plastic surgery.
And now she's just another wannabe hollywood bunny. -.-
sHe looks hot!!! waY to go giRL!
Why did Ella do that to herself? As I was watching the live show last night, I thought she looked off. She did not look pretty. Now I know it is because of the surgery. Her face lost her natural character. And what is the obsession with fake boobs? I have never seen one fake pair and said wow. I hope she feels her surgery was worth it overall, because personally, I think she looks worse.
I wish people would research stuff. Erica's dad did it for her for FREE! It was advertisement for him. She didn't pay for it. Wish people would stop judging and get a grip
She is such a phony, she kept saying how she needed to win the money for her son. Maybe she should have taken the money she spent on plastic surgery and spent it on her son. We listened to her sob story every week. What a phony she is. I am glad that she lost.
I thought she was the most beautiful woman in the house before she had this done. She doesn't look natural. I am so disappointed. I wish she would have been happy with the way she looked. I thought she needed money to buy a house for her boy. Too bad someone on Bachelor Pad didn't have a contractor for a father. That would have been better for her and her son.
I think she was much prettier before. Yes, she had me about needing the money to raise her son. Going and having this done seems a bit much when she is a single mom unless the Dr. did it for free.
How can everyone be so judgemental to assume she "blew her money" on this surgery? How do you know Erica's father didn't do it for her for the publicity it would generate for his practice? I know Drs. that do that with radio personalities for laser eye surgery all the time. As for how she looks, I think Ella is a beautiful person both inside AND out...sure she enhanced her looks, which clearly made her feel better about herself. Either way, I think she's gorgeous!!!
I agree with Lanie. All she did was talk about supporting her son, and that's what she spends a fortune on? Disgusting, but I wouldn't call her a "bitch." That is terrible!

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Larger than Life: creating solo performance
Sat 29 Nov 2014, 13:00
The Centre for Solo Performance presents
Larger than Life: creating solo performance a workshop with Janice Perry
For performance artists, dancers, visual artists, philosophers, sociologists, mathematicians, poets, and others interested in creating new performance-based work.
Participants may bring in pieces that they are working on, or use this workshop to begin new work. We'll develop short performance pieces that can stand on their own, be joined together to create longer inter-related pieces, or serve as a springboard for full-length monologues, plays or other performative work.
We'll work in a collaborative atmosphere that encourages and supports risk-taking, using body, voice, text, and – if desired – traditional and/or digital media. Themes will be chosen by participants.
Perry's teaching techniques are derived from her experience as a writer and performer, and participants are strongly encouraged to evolve their own, unique writing and performance styles.
Bring cameras, laptops, ipads, ipods, cellphones, cables, card-readers, dongles, pencils, paper and/or other media that you might want to use in creating new work.
Feedback from workshop participants:
"Whatever the word for "the opposite of risk averse" is, Janice Perry is it."
" …the whole experience was intense but made to feel like a safe environment, due to the strong but reassuring encouragement given by Janice throughout the process… probably the most quote-able phrase, 'Let's deal with the possibilities first and the restrictions second."
"She got us acting painlessly. I never saw our progress evolving – but suddenly everyone was so much better. Then it got REALLY fun!"
"Really great! Janice is an excellent teacher and good at giving feedback supportively. I very much appreciated her refusal to fret over potential problems and her trust in the group and the process to resolve issues in due course. Overall Janice's approach created a very safe & supportive environment in which to make work and take risks."
"My experience with you has permanently changed the way I work."
Workshop sizes are limited so early booking is recommended.
Workshop: £33. 1pm - 5pm.
Trio Petrus
Sun 30 Nov 2014, 18.30
Conway Hall Sunday Concerts present
Trio Petrus
Peter Fisher violin
Peter Adams cello
Peter Hewitt piano
Haydn Trio in C major HobXV:27
Shostakovich Trio No. 2 in E minor Op.67
Schubert Trio in B flat D898
A chamber group of immense musical stature, Trio Petrus brings together three exceptional English chamber music players. Invited to return everywhere they play, the three Peters give world-class accounts of the Titans of the piano trio repertoire.
£9 tickets. Free entry for under-25s (courtesy of the CAVATINA Ticket Scheme)
Doors open at 17.30. Start 18.30
Thinking on Sunday: Has human prosperity peaked already?
Sun 30 Nov 2014, 11:00
The Conway Hall Ethical Society
Thinking on Sunday - Has human prosperity peaked already? with Hazhir Teimourian
Will the future bring only greater poverty and more turmoil? Is it too late for us to take preventive action? Do we have any real leadership in the world, or are we merely drifting? These questions sound hyperbolic and we must hope they will prove just that. But the signs are frightening. We are not reversing climate change and the population of the world, particularly in the tropics, continues to grow rapidly. Unicef predicts that there will be over one billion under-18s in Africa alone by the middle of the century, only 36 years away. If that extra population were to achieve a decent standard of living, the consequences for the climate would be dire. The prediction is that it will not achieve even a modest standard of living, one of the results being severe migration pressures towards the industrialised world.
Hazhir Teimourian believes that the underlying main cause of the present turmoil in Arab countries is large numbers of young people unable to find worthwhile jobs. He hopes to be proved mistaken, so please come along and show him!
Hazhir Teimourian was born in the Kurdish country of western Iran in 1940 and has lived and worked in the UK as a commentator on the Middle East for decades, mainly with the BBC and The Times. He is the author of a detailed biography of Omar Khayyam, the eleventh century freethinker and poet who nearly succumbed to the lynch mob. He is writing a book with a professor of demographics at the University of Oxford to investigate these trends and has begun to consult some of the world's top thinkers and scientists to aid him.
Entry £3, £2 concs./Free to Ethical Society members
Doors 10.30. Tea, Coffee & biscuits will be available.
London Thinks - Ben Goldacre: I Think You'll Find It's a Bit More Complicated Than That!
Mon 1 Dec 2014, 19:30
Conway Hall Ethical Society presents
London Thinks - Ben Goldacre: I Think You'll Find It's a Bit More Complicated Than That!
The very best journalism from one of Britain's most admired and outspoken science writers, author of the bestselling "Bad Science" and "Bad Pharma" and his new book "I Think You'll Find It's a Bit More Complicated Than That" - which is now an Amazon No.1 Bestseller.
The event will be chaired by Prof. Trisha Greenhalgh OBE.
In 'Bad Science', Ben Goldacre hilariously exposed the tricks that quacks and journalists use to distort science. In 'Bad Pharma', he put the $600 billion global pharmaceutical industry under the microscope. Now the pick of the journalism by one of our wittiest, most indignant and most fearless commentators on the worlds of medicine and science is collected in one volume.
Dr. Ben Goldacre is a best-selling author, broadcaster, campaigner, medical doctor and academic who specialises in unpicking the misuse of science and statistics by journalists, politicians, quacks, drug companies, and more.
His first book "Bad Science" (4th Estate) has sold over 500,000 copies to date, is published in 18 countries, and reached number one in the UK non-fiction bestseller charts. Bad Pharma, is on bad behaviour in the pharmaceutical industry and medicine more broadly, and I Think You'll Find It's a Bit More Complicated Than That! is about the complex world of bad journalism: it is now a top ten UK best seller.
Ben's books will be available to buy on the night.
Prof Trish Greenhalgh is Professor of Primary Health Care and Dean for Research Impact at Barts Hospital, and an internationally recognised academic in primary health care and a non-principal general practitioner in north London. She joined Barts and the London Medical School in 2010 to set up the Healthcare Innovation and Policy Unit within the Centre for Primary Care and Public Health.
Her many awards and prizes include Order of the British Empire for Services to Medicine, National Institute for Health Research Senior Investigator Award, Royal College of General Practitioners Research Paper of the Year Award and European Health Management Association Baxter Prize for Outstanding Contribution to Research in Healthcare Management.
Complimentary wine, soft drinks and nibbles will be available on the night too.
Tickets £15/£5 concessions and Conway Hall Ethical Society Members.
London Thinks is Conway Hall Ethical Society's monthly discourse on the big issues and problems of society in our age.
A 'New Magna Carta'?
Thu 4 Dec 2014, 18:00
The National Secular Society presents
A 'New Magna Carta': time for a written constitution?
As the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta approaches, has the time come for the UK to have a written constitution? And if so, what form should it take?
These issues will be discussed at a public event at Conway Hall on 4 December, by Graham Allen MP, chair of the Parliamentary Political and Constitutional Reform Select Committee, and Bob Morris, from the UCL Constitution Unit.
The speakers will set out the pros and cons and consider the possible implications for secularism.
The Political and Constitutional Reform Select Committee has launched a major consultation into the UK's current and future democratic settlement, which could potentially lead to the constitution being codified in what is being called a 'New Magna Carta'. The committee have recommended three possible ways forward:
- Constitutional Code – a document that doesn't have legal force, but which would set out the existing principles of the constitution and the workings of government.
- Constitutional Consolidation Act – a document which would consolidate existing constitutional laws in one place.
- Written Constitution – a document of basic law by which the UK would be governed, setting out the relationship between the state and its citizens.
Graham Allen, the Labour MP for Nottingham North, is an honorary associate of the National Secular Society, and a high profile supporter of constitutional reform.
Bob Morris is a former Home Office career civil servant. At the UCL Constitution Unit. Bob Morris has worked on a number of ecclesiastical and royal issues, including their 2009 report on Church and State in 21st century Britain.
The event is free and open to all but attendees must either register online or reserve places by calling 020 7404 3126.
Bridge Quartet
Sun 7 Dec 2014, 18.30
Conway Hall Sunday Concerts present
Bridge Quartet
Colin Twigg violin
Catherine Schofield violin
Michael Schofield viola
Lucy Wilding cello
Haydn Quartet in D Op.76/5
Butterworth Suite
Dvorak Quartet in C Op.61
Since their formation in 1989, the Bridge String Quartet have enjoyed a reputation as ambassadors for English music with their enterprising programming supported by excellent recordings. They have travelled widely to festivals in USA, France, Spain, Italy, Croatia, Bulgaria and Kenya and have broadcast English music live on continental radio stations.
The Bridge Quartet have a diverse educational portfolio, developing varied links from Hounslow Community residency to an association with Kingston University. They are respected coaches of students and amateur chamber musicians and their recent courses in France, Holland and in this country have been very popular. Artistic collaborations include "Shared platforms" and "CamBRIDGE Connection Concerts" To support some of these projects, they gratefully acknowledge the support of the Bridge Initiative Trust "BRIDGE IT" (charity no. 1133156).
£9 tickets. Free entry for under-25s (courtesy of the CAVATINA Ticket Scheme)
Doors open at 17.30. Start 18.30
Sunday Assembly
1st & 3rd Sundays, 11:00
Sunday Assembly presents
London Assembly
Come along to sing SONGS, hear TALKS, share TEA and CAKE and enjoy COMMUNITY with 400 others.
It's for everyone who wants to LIVE BETTER, HELP OFTEN and WONDER MORE.
Entry Free/Donation.
See you soon down there.
Thinking on Sunday -Should we spend billions looking into deep space?
Sun 7 Dec 2014, 11:00
The Conway Hall Ethical Society presents
Prof. Lucio Piccirillo
I will talk about big basic science projects and the huge tax payers money required, and in particular what is involved in setting up and running a large expensive space program, where there is no very obvious return to the man-in-the-street.
This is a very real and important question for humanity. I will discuss and will present a personal view on the rationale of why we should continue to make such investments in basic research and astrophysics and the consequences of this to the general public.
Lucio Piccirillo is Professor of Radio Astronomy Technology at the University of Manchester. Before arriving in Manchester he worked in the Netherlands, France, Italy and USA. His main scientific interests are in the field of cosmology - i.e. the study of the earliest moment of the Universe. His particular specialty consists in developing new technologies to build more and more sensitive astrophysical instruments.
Doors 10.30. Entry £3, £2 concs./Free to Ethical Society members
Tea, Coffee & biscuits will be available.
Martin Rowson's "The Coalition" Talk
Fri 12 Dec 2014, 19:30
The Conway Hall Ethical Society presents
Martin Rowson's "The Coalition Talk"
"When you've got a vicious bunch of cut throats in power you need a cartoonist who is up for the evisceration. Rowson's your man." - Mark Thomas
After the historic General Election of 2010, Britain ended up with a Tory-Lib Dem coalition government. While the media has reported onits highs and lows, no one has captured the cabinet's actions better than Martin Rowson, who has been documenting his own version of events in cartoons for The Guardian, The Mirror, The Morning Star and other publications. 'The Coalition Book' collects his best, most brutally funny and visceral cartoons from the last four years.
Cameron and Clegg take centre stage as we're reminded of some of the highlights of their term in power: phone-hacking, double-dip recession, riots, endless arguments about Europe - topics that will be central to the debate in the lead up to the next general election in 2015. Rowson provides a full cast list of the principle players from the world of politics and the media, and a brief descriptive scene-setter to each cartoon. Laced with Rowson's characteristically savage satire, 'The Coalition Book' is a political pantomime with a rottweiler's bite.
One of Britain's best-loved cartoonists, Martin Rowson has contributed regularly to The Guardian, Daily Mirror, The Times, The Spectator, Time Out, The New Statesman and many other publications. He is also the author of several graphic novels including adaptations of The Wasteland, Gulliver's Travels, and Tristam Shandy (SelfMadeHero). His prose books include The Dog Allusion: Gods Pets and How to be Human, and the memoir Stuff. He lives in London.
Tickets: £5 Standard Advance, Free for Ethical Society Members. £24.99 with book pre-order (to collect on the night).
The Coalition Book will be available on the night for £20.
Pentagon String Ensemble
Sun 14 Dec 2014, 18.30
Conway Hall Sunday Concerts present
Pentagon String Ensemble
Lucy Jeal, Lucy Curnow - Violins
Martin Bloor - Viola
Pavlos Carvalho, Rachel Threlfall - Cellos
Pre-concert talk at 17.30:
Roderick Swanston. Schubert's String Quintet: Old Bottles, New Wine
Boccherini String Quintet in E Op.11/5
Beethoven Sonata in A Op.47 'Kreutzer', 1st movement (arr. for string quintet)
Schubert Quintet in C D956
Pentagon String Ensemble is a flexible string group consisting of players who have performed together for many years. Individually the members have performed as Principal players with orchestras including London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Northern Sinfonia, Halle Orchestra and Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra. As chamber musicians they have collaborated with such artists as Alfred Brendel, Thomas Zehetmair, Ruth Killius, Heinz Holliger, Christian Zacharias, the Soloists of the Philharmonia and the Soloists of the LPO.
Tonight's programme brings our season to a perfect close with Schubert's great String Quintet D956, considered by many to be his finest chamber work.
£9 tickets. Free entry for under-25s (courtesy of the CAVATINA Ticket Scheme)
Doors open at 17.00. Pre-concert talk at 17.30. Main Concert 18.30.


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After last week, I'm 8-3-1 ATS with recent NFL picks designed to have some value against the sportsbooks. The holiday weekend can always be tricky for NFL football handicappers like me.
It's been an up-and-down season for the Bengals, but they're back on top of the NFC North, and the sharps have made the Bengals a premium NFL pick this week against the Tampa Bay.
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Thai Massage Workshops with Ananda provide an in depth study of Thai Massage with an emphasis on hands on learning. This ensures that students who finish the Thai Massage Workshops – Basic Certification – program are able to give a wonderful, complete, whole body Thai Massage.
Basic Certification covers all of the five traditional positions used in Thai massage via three Thai massage workshops: 1. Supine & Prone, 2. Side Lying, Inverted & Seated and 3. Putting It All Together – Refinement. Students who successfully complete these three Thai massage workshops are given Basic Certification. Advanced Certification is given to those students who complete the Advanced Techniques in the Five Positions workshop.
Note: The 1st and 2nd Thai massage workshop can be take in either order. There is no prerequisite for either one.
Thai Massage Workshops – Basic Certification*
• Side Lying, Inverted & Seated – 26 NCBTMB, 26 NY State CEs (show details ↓)
• Putting it All Together – Refinement – 8 NCBTMB, 8 NY State CEs (show details ↓)
*All students who complete this program will receive 70 hours Basic Certification.
Thai Massage Workshops – Advanced Certification*
Continuing Education (CEs)
There are two kinds of CEs (continuing education hours) – NCBTMB and NY State. These CEs are needed by licensed massage therapists and Yoga Alliance registered yoga teachers in order to renew their license/registration. NY State LMTs need NY State CEs. Out of state LMTs need NCBTMB CEs. NY State LMTs need 36 CEs over a three year period for license renewal. YA registered yoga teachers need CEs to renew their registration, but they do not need an actual CE certificate as YA currently uses an honor system so you can just report on their website how many CEs you obtained from this training. (read more...)
CEs must be paid for before a workshop. In order to receive your CE certificate, students need to attend and successfully complete the entire workshop. Remake certificates cost the same as original certificates plus mailing. Also please note that CE certificates are different from the Basic and Advanced Certificates which all students receive upon successful completion of their Basic or Advanced training.
Thai Massage Training Recommendations
- Book – Thai Massage, Sacred Bodywork by Ananda Apfelbaum. Click here to order the book. The book will also be available at the workshops.
- DVD – Thai Massage, Sacred Bodywork by Ananda Apfelbaum. This DVD covers the Thai Massage sequence learned in the Foundation Workshops. Click here to order the DVD. They will also be available at the workshops.
- Private Classes – Ananda will go over your Thai Massage techniques posture by posture and give you guidance and feedback. This will ensure that you practice correctly.
- Massage Session – will help you understand Thai Massage better.
- Bodywork Experience – recommended, but not necessary.
Thai Massage Training Requirements
- Practice – minimum of three hours of documented home practice for each workshop.
- Physical Condition – you need to be able to work on your hands and knees.
- Yoga Mat -bring one or preferably two yoga mats to class for use during the workshop. The yoga mats will be used for warm ups and afterwards to put on the floor around the Thai massage mats which we will supply.
- Attendance – come to class on time and stay for the duration of the class unless an exception has been given.
Thai Massage Training Make Up Classes
It generally takes one hour of private class to cover three hours of workshop material. Missed classes must be made up before the next class. During makeup classes, only the actual Thai Massage practical material will be covered. Make up classes are $90/hour.
Our courses may appear more expensive to you than other courses, but remember, our 36 hour courses are more hours than the usual 30 hour courses. When you figure out our per hour cost at $15.40/hr, you'll find that you are getting more training for less cost. Our 36 hour course is this long to fulfill many students' requests for more Thai yoga massage training and more review time. This way, when students leave the workshop they are able to confidently give a very complete Thai Massage in supine and prone.
Further Information
For the schedule of upcoming Thai Massage Sacred Bodywork workshops, go to the Calendar. To register for a workshop, scroll down. If you have any questions regarding the information presented here, please contact Ananda at: email@example.com.
Thai Massage Sacred Bodywork Trainings, The Warshaw Studio, 115 Wooster Street #2F (between Prince and Spring Streets in Soho), New York, NY 10012. This is near the N/R Prince St. stop and the C/E Spring St. stop.
Basic Certification: Supine & Prone, NYC, Nov. 7-9 plus Nov. 21-23, 2014 (both weekends must be taken)
Fridays 2-7 pm, Saturdays and Sundays 10-6 pm. 36 NCBTMB, 36 NY State CEs
Please submit the Student Application Form along with your payment of:
- $555 Supine & Prone early registration fee (through 10/24/2014) (you save $50)
- $605 Supine & Prone late registration fee (after 10/24/2014)
- $10 Supine & Prone – 36 NCBTMB CEs
- $15 Supine & Prone – 36 NY State CEs
Basic Certification: Side Lying, Inverted & Seated, NYC, Jan 23-25 plus Feb. 6-7, 2015 (both weekends must be taken)
Fridays 6-9 pm. Please note: Students who have not taken any previous Thai Massage Sacred Bodywork training are required to participate in an orientation class Friday Jan. 23rd 4-5:30 pm. This class is not open to previous students and is included in the cost of the course. Saturdays and Sunday 10-6 pm. 26 NCBTMB, 26 NY State CEs
Please submit the Student Application Form along with your payment of:
- $425 Side Lying, Inverted & Seated early registration fee (through 12/26/2014) (you save $50)
- $465 Side Lying, Inverted & Seated late registration fee (after 12/26/2014)
- $10 Side Lying, Inverted & Seated – 26 NCBTMB CEs
- $15 Side Lying, Inverted & Seated – 26 NY State CEs
Basic Certification: Putting It All Together – Refinement*, NYC, Feb. 8, 2015, Sunday 10-7 pm.
*Please note: This class is ONLY for those who have taken the two Basic Foundation workshops. 8 NCBTMB, 8 NY State
- $125 Putting It All Together – Refinement early registration fee (through 01/11/2015) (you save $50)
- $175 Putting It All Together – Refinement late registration fee (after 01/11/2015)
- $10 Putting It All Together – Refinement – 8 NCBTMB CEs
- $15 Putting It All Together – Refinement – 8 NY State CEs
Discount Package for the Three Basic Certification Trainings, NYC, Nov. 7-9 & Nov. 21-23, 2014, Jan. 23-25 & Feb. 6-7, Feb 8, 2015. Total 70 hours.
Please submit the Student Application Form along with your payment of:
- $1055 Discount Package early registration fee (through 10/10/2014) (you save $50)
- $1105 Discount Package late registration fee (after 10/10/2014) (you save $50)
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Advanced Certification: Advanced Techniques in the Five Positions, NYC, June 12-14 plus June 27-28, 2015 (both weekends must be taken) Friday June 12th 2-6 pm, Saturdays and Sundays 10-6 pm except Sunday June 28th 10-2 pm. Please note: No class Friday June 26th. 27 NCBTMB, 27 NY State CEs
- $445 Advanced Techniques in the Five Positions early registration fee (through 05/15/15) (you save $50)
- $495 Advanced Techniques in the Five Positions late registration fee (after 05/15/15)
- $10 Advanced Techniques in the Five Positions – 27 NCBTMB CEs
- $15 Advanced Techniques in the Five Positions – 27 NY State CEs
Repeat Trainings
It's a great idea to repeat the training. All repeat Thai Massage Sacred Bodywork workshops are half price. You can also come for one day on a day pass.
- $275 Repeat Supine & Prone
- $215 Repeat Side Lying, Inverted & Seated
- $65 Repeat Putting It All Together
- $225 Repeat Advanced Techniques in the Five Positions
- $65 Repeat One Day Pass
Cancellation Policy
The courtesy of at least 24 hours notice to cancel or reschedule a private class is appreciated. Failure to comply will result in the full charge – no exceptions.
Refund Policy
No refund/credit will be given except for an emergency situation of ill health. If a refund is given, it will be for the balance of remaining class hours minus a $50 processing fee.


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GENEVA -- (Marketwire) -- 02/04/13 -- Swiss luxury watch brand RAYMOND WEIL today announced that, in honor of Facebook's 9th birthday, it has redirected all of its corporate website traffic to its Facebook page. Acknowledging the shift in consumer behavior and consumption of social media, the gesture intends to acknowledge the power of Facebook to connect brands and fans with their larger social "hives." RAYMOND WEIL will do this by throwing an unconventional Facebook birthday celebration to create greater awareness, connection and buzz.
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According to Alain Duchêne, Head of Digital for RAYMOND WEIL: "This campaign is meant to invite our whole community to join the conversation. RAYMOND WEIL embraced social media at an early stage because we believe in proximity and different ways to connect. It is part of who we are as one of the last truly independent family-run watch brands in Switzerland. SNS and Facebook in particular have changed the way we communicate and it makes sense for a luxury brand such as RAYMOND WEIL to dialogue in a straightforward, fun and closer manner with our consumer and followers."
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text: Lesson 2 : Role of Metabolism in Nutrition Metabolism • Metabolism – process by which living systems acquire and use free energy to carry out vital processes • Catabolism (degradation) – Nutrients and cell constituents are broken down for salvage and/or generation of energy – Exergonic oxidation • Anabolism (biosynthesis) – Endergonic synthesis of biological molecules from simpler precursors – Coupled to exergonic processes through "high-energy" compounds Role of Metabolism in Nutrition Definition: the sum of all biochemical changes that take place in a living organism. Group these reactions into two types: anabolic catabolic Reactions: require energy release energy Produce: more complex more simple compounds compounds Modus Operandi: Occurs in small steps, each of which is controlled by specific enzymes. Relationship Between Catabolic and Anabolic Pathways • Catabolic pathways – Complex metabolites are transformed into simpler products – Energy released is conserved by the synthesis of ATP or NADPH • Anabolic pathways – Complex metabolites are made from simple precursors – Energy-rich molecules are used to promote these reactions Examples of each type of metabolism: Anabolic Pathways Catabolic Pathways Protein Biosynthesis ATP Glycolysis Glycogenesis Generated TCA (Krebs cycle) FOR Gluconeogenesis Provides ß-oxidation Fatty Acid Synthesis Energy Respiratory Chain Other useful generalizations: Some of the steps in the anabolic path (going "uphill") may not be identical to the catabolic path--but some are shared. Metabolism: Who Needs It? Average American consumes ~ 1450 lbs ( 600kg) of food each year. Assuming that 98.2% of this energy is metabolizable, 1424 lbs ( 590kg) is used to supply our needs. Supplies roughly 1 x 106 kcals/ year Energy needs Measurement of Energy Intake Diet Surveys • Dietary and nutritional survey of British Adults (Gregory 1990) • Average UK dietary energy intake • Men 10.2 MJ (2400 kcal/d) • Women 7.02MJ (1650 kcal/d) How do we employ energy? • MECHANICAL- muscle contraction • ELECTRICAL- maintaining ionic gradients (e.g., Na-K ATPase; 70% of ATP used by kidney & brain used to maintain gradient) • CHEMICAL- biotransformation of molecules (e.g., synthesis degradation, metabolism) International Unit of Energy: Joule : energy used when 1 Kg is moved 1 meter by a force of 1 Newton : kJ = 103 J; MJ = 106 J : 1 kcal = 4.184 kJ : Protein: 17 kJ or 4 kcal/g CHO: 17 kJ or 4 kcal/g Fat: 37 kJ or 9 kcal/g Energy needs Measurement of Energy Intake Metabolic Energy Yields Fuel K J /g K c a l/g Fat 38 9 A lc o h o l 29 7 C a rb o h yd ra te s 1 7 4 P ro te in 16 4 Average Energy Needs: European text: 100 kJ/ day x BW in kg or 24 kcal/day x BW in kg American Biochem text: 129-184 kJ/ kg or 31-44 kcal/kg Conversion Efficiency: Food to Usable Energy 40% used to make high energy phosphate bonds 60% "lost" (?) as heat How to measure energy in food • Direct Calorimetry – Direct measurement of heat produced – Bomb calorimeter • Calculate – Calories/g: 4 (cho), 9 (fat) ,4 (prt) and 7 (alcohol) – based: lab analysis of food composition • Calorie chart or nutrient database Energy needs Measurement of Energy Intake Bomb Calorimeter • Food is ignited electrically in the presence of oxygen • Heat of combustion is measured from a rise in water temperature Bomb Calorimeter measures heat produced when food is burned Text view of bomb calorimeter Energy needs Measurement of Energy Intake Bomb Calorimeter • Heat of combustion represents the gross energy of the food • Energy lost during digestion and absorption • Affected by illness Energy needs Measurement of Energy Intake % Energy from carbohydrates, protein and fat Food T o ta l e n e rg y % E n e rg y % E n e rg y % c o n te n t o f fro m fro m E n e rg y s e rv in g (k J ) c a rb o h yd ra te p ro te in fro m fa t C h o c o la te 1195 43 6 51 Peas 230 47 35 18 C h ic k e n B re a s t 1138 0 75 24 P o ta to b o ile d 535 89 10 1 Energy Balance: Input vs Output Energy Balance • Energy In = Energy Out – Weight Maintenance • Energy In > Energy Out – Weight Gain • Energy In < Energy Out – Weight Loss Energy Balance • Sources of fuel for energy – Input from diet: carbs, fat, prot, alcohol – Stored energy: glycogen, fat, muscle • Energy outgo from: – Basal metabolism – Physical activity – "Dietary thermogenesis" Energy In • Food and Beverages – Food composition tables – Bomb Calorimetry • Complex social, environmental, physiological control Energy Out • Energy of food = Body Energy = ATP – Overall efficiency 25%, 75% released heat • Energy out: • 3 main components: – Basal Metabolic Rate – Thermic Effect Food – Physical activity BMR > Activity > Dietary Thermogenesis Energy needs Measurement of Energy Output Energy Output Energy of food ATP + Heat Loss • 50% efficiency ATP "Work "+ Heat Loss • 50% efficiency "Work " Heat Energy needs Measurement of Energy Output Energy Output Measurement Measurement of of heat energy used • Two methods • direct calorimetry • indirect calorimetry Energy needs Measurement of Energy Output direct calorimetry • Measurement of heat loss Energy needs Measurement of Energy Output Indirect calorimetry • Utilisation of oxygen • Oxygen consumption is proportional to ATP synthesis • Use oxygen consumption to determine heat production Energy needs Measurement of Energy Output Indirect calorimetry • Glucose oxidation C6H12O6 + 6O2 6H2O + 6CO 2 + 15.5 kJ/g of energy • Starch oxidation (C6H12O5)n + 6nO2 5nH2O + 6nCO 2 + 17 kJ/g of energy Energy needs Measurement of Energy Output Indirect calorimetry • Fat oxidation (e.g. glyceryl butro-oleostearate (main fat in butter) C3H5O3.C4H7O.C18H33O. C18H35O + 60O2 43CO2 + 40H2O + 39 kJ/g of energy Energy needs Measurement of Energy Output Indirect calorimetry • Respiratory quotient (RQ) • CO 2 Produced / O 2 Consumed • RQ for Carbohydrates = 1.0 C6H12O6 + 6O2 6H2O + 6CO 2 • RQ for fats = 0.71 (average) Energy needs Measurement of Energy Output Indirect calorimetry • RQ value can be used to find the amount energy produced per litre of oxygen consumed • Metabolic mix Energy needs Measurement of Energy Output Indirect calorimetry • Respiratory Gas Analysis • Respirmeters • Direct of measurement of O2 and CO2 • Heart Rate Monitoring • Heart rate calibrated against oxygen utilisation • Isotope Method • Labelled water (2H and 18O) • Difference of rates of loss of isotopes loss of CO2 What are the components of energy expenditure? 1: Basal metabolic rate Definition: Determinants: Calculation: Energy Out: Basal Metabolism • Largest daily energy output • Definition: "the sum total of minimal activity of all tissue cells of the body under steady sate conditions" • Men estimate: lbs body weight X 11 • Women estimate: lbs body weight X 10 • affected by – Muscle > Fat Male > Female – Young > Old – Temperature: body and environment Basal Metabolic Rate • BMR = number of calories would need daily simply to stay alive if were totally inactive, in bed, awake for 16 hours & slept for 8 hours • Harris-Benedict Equation: • Women: 661+(4.38 x weight in pounds)+(4.38 x height in inches)-(4.7 x age)=BMR • Men: 67+(6.24 x weight in pounds)+(12.7 x height in inches)- (6.9 x age)=BMR James & Schofield 1) Basal Metabolic Rate • 50-70% Energy Expenditure • Maintain basic metabolic processes Cells Muscles Temperature regulation Growth • Osmotic pumps • Protein synthesis • Heart • Respiratory system 10% • Digestive tract • Individual variation • Within individual variation Factors affecting BMR • 1) Body Size & Composition – Lean tissue BMR – Body weight wt lean tissue (but also fat) • 2) Age: – age Lean tissue • 3) Sex: Men lean • 4) Activity: Exercise lean tissue Factors affecting BMR • 5) Growth BMR – Children, pregnancy • 6) Fasting/starvation: BMR • 7) Fever/stress BMR • 8) Smoking/caffeine: BMR 2: Energy Expenditure Component : THERMIC EFFECT OF FOOD Definition: Determinants: Contribution to Total Energy Expenditure: 2) Energy Out: Dietary Thermogenesis • Dietary thermogenesis – Energy to digest, absorb, metabolize food – About 10% of calories eaten 2) Thermic Effect of Food • 3-6 hours following ingestion • ~10% energy intake – 2000 kcal diet = 200 kcal TEF • Affected by: – Meal size/frequency – Composition: Protein > Carbs/fat – Genetics 3: Components of Energy Expenditure Physical Activity Contribution to Total Expenditure: 4: What about accounting for changes in energy expenditure due to injury or trauma? 3) Energy Out: Physical Activity • Physical Activity affected by: – Intensity -- how vigorous – Time spent – Body weight 3) Physical Activity • Variable: 20-40% • Working muscles require energy – Heart/lung extra energy • Amt energy used depends on: – Muscle mass – Body weight – Activity nature & duration Activity Level and Metabolism • Activity can account for 20-30% of metabolism 1. Sedentary = Multiplier 1.15 x BMR 2. Light activity (Normal Every day activities) = Multiplier 1.3 x BMR 3. Moderately Active(exercise 3-4 x's week) = Multiplier 1.4 x BMR 4. Very Active (exercise more than 4 x's week) = Multiplier 1.5 x BMR 5. Extremely Active (exercise 6-7 x's week) = Multiplier 1.6 x BMR Activity Level and Metabolism • If you change Light activity (Normal Every day activities) to Moderately Active(exercise 3- 4 x's week) daily caloric burning goes up 7.7% • If you change Light activity (Normal Every day activities) to Very Active (exercise more than 4 x's week) daily caloric burning goes up 23% • If you change Light activity (Normal Every day activities) to Extremely Active (exercise 6- 7 x's week) daily caloric burning goes up 38.5% Full thickness Burns trauma sepsis GI Cardiac Renal Cancer Injury, Trauma, Surgery Neurohormonal Activation of the Stress Response Glucocorticoid & Catecholamine Activation, Hi Glucagon:Insulin Ratio, Growth Hormone Release Tachycardia, Tachypnea, Hyperglycemia, Mobilization of Body Fat, Massive Catabolism of Skeletal Muscle In Critical Illness, Timing of Assessment is Extremely Important! Why????? Metabolism in critical injuries goes through at least three distinct phases: Ebb (1st 24 hrs post-injury) Flow (Days 2-5) Anabolic (7-10 days) Immediate Needs to Sustain Life: • Restore blood flow; • Maintain oxygen transport; • Prevent/treat infections. If malnourished, introduce nourishment cautiously, if not-- Refeeding syndrome: malabsorption, cardiac insufficiency, respiratory distress, CHF, etc. Maintaining Body Composition: Fuel Utilization in Maintenance and Injury Average Adult Composition % (w/w) Water 55 Protein 19 Adipose Tissue 19 CHO <1 Inorganic matter 7 Recommended Fuel Sources (% of kcal) Source % of kcals DRVs Atwater* Fat 30 33 Protein 10 15 CHO 60 52 *W.O. Atwater (1894), USDA Scientist credited with deriving physiologic energy values of pro, CHO, fat. PROGRESS!!! Fuel Sources During Exercise Normal ADL LIGHT MODERATE HEAVY Energy Requirements • Difficult to estimate • Direct measurement – Research • Estimates from averages – Based on age/sex – Assume light/moderate activity – Estimate TEF Energy • We Need Energy for 3 Reasons: – 1) Basal metabolism – 2) Physical activity – 3) Dietary thermogenesis • How many calories do you need? – Simple calculation 1) Basal Metabolism • Definition: Energy required to maintain normal body functions while at rest • To estimate the calories you need for basal metabolism – For men: Multiply body weight (lbs) by 11 – For women: Multiply body weight (lbs) by 10 2) Energy for Physical Activity ACTIVITY LEVEL PERCENTAGE OF BASAL METABOLISM CALORIES Inactive: sitting most of the day; <2 hours moving about slowly or 30% standing Moderate: sitting most of the day; walking or standing 2-4 50% hours, no strenuous activity Active: physically active for >4 hours a day; little sitting or 75% standing; some strenuous activity 3) Dietary Thermogenesis • Definition: the energy expended during digestion of food • It accounts for approximately 10% of the body's total energy need (basal needs and energy needs) Doing the Calculation • Jane weighs 140 and is moderately active student (she goes to classes and goes to the gym 1hr/day) • Basal needs: 140 * 10 = 1400 • Physical activity needs: 1400 * .50= 700 • So far she needs 2100 calories, but wait, she has to digest! • 2100 * .10 = 210 calories • Now, we add it up for her: 1400 + 700 + 210= 2310 calories • How many calories do you need??? Energy Balance • Balanced energy intake: not losing or gaining weight • Negative energy balance (weight loss): energy intake < energy expended • Positive energy balance (weight gain): energy intake > energy expended Hunger vs. Appetite • Hunger: physical need for energy, accompanied with unpleasant symptoms such as weakness, stomach pains, irritability • Appetite: desire to eat is driven by mental stimuli Obesity • How do we define obesity? –By culture –By science Is Obesity an Epidemic? • Prevalence in US: 33% of adults and 25% of children are obese (But according to whom????) • Risks associated with obesity: diabetes, hypertension, stroke, heart disease, elevated total cholesterol, low HDL-cholesterol, certain types of cancer, gallbladder disease What Causes Obesity • 3 major factors contribute to the development of obesity – 1) Genetic background • Heredity may account for approx. 25-40% of obesity but this is very poorly understood • Effects on metabolism (rare); traits that predispose (common) – 2) Dietary intake – 3) Physical activity Measuring Body Fatness • Weight-for-Height tables: – Dietary Guidelines for Americans – Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (allows for increased weight with age) – Limitations: not based on percentage body fat • Body Mass Index (BMI)- widely used – Calculated by dividing body weight (in kg) by height (in meters) squared • 19-25 is considered acceptable • overweight is btw. 25-30 • > 30 obesity Some Methods for Assessing Body Fat: • Scale weighing doesn't distinguish between lean body mass and body fat – Skinfold thickness measurements – Bioelectrical impedance – Underwater weighing – Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) – CAT scans – Ultrasound – Total body electrical conductivity – Magnetic resonance spectroscopy We Do Need Body Fat • For survival we need: – 3-5% for men – 10-12% for women • Low body fat associated with – Delayed physical maturation during adolescence – Infertility – Accelerated bone loss – Symptoms of starvation Role of Body Fat: – Makes hormones – Component of every type of body cell – Cushions internal organs – This fat is not available for energy Location of Body Fat is Important to Health • Central obesity is associated with more health risks than lower obesity • Assessing Body Fat Distribution: – Waist to hip ratio • More than .80 in women and .95 in men indicate central body fat distribution – Waist circumference • Over 40" (102 cm) in men (increased risk for health problems) • Over 35" (88 cm) in women Realities of Obesity • Myth: any individual can get to any body weight if they diet and exercise enough • People do come in different shapes and sizes and people should come in different shapes and sizes • From a health perspective, the goal of obesity prevention and treatment should be for people to eat a health promoting diet, get regular exercise, and pay attention to hunger and satiety cues – What are the barriers with this goal????? Body Composition Body Weight • Fat Mass + Fat Free Mass • FFM: muscle, lean tissue, bone, water • Diseases associated with: – Excessive fat mass – Depleted fat mass – Depleted FFM Body Weight • Body weight = Fat + FFM – Not % fat % FFM Healthy Body Weight • Weight associated lowest mortality • Techniques for Assessing body weight – Life Insurance Tables – Relative weight – Body Mass Index • Life Insurance Tables – Rarely used research/clinical practice • Relative weight – Actual weight/desirable weight – 110-120%: overweight – 120-130% obese • Disadvantages relative weight – Desirable difficult to define – Not sex specific – Not adjusted for age Body Mass Index (BMI) Weight (kg) Weight (lb) BMI = Height (m2) Height (in2) X 705 Classification BMI (kg/m2) Risk co-morbidity Normal values 18.524.9 Average Overweight 25 Pre-obesity 2529.9 Increased Obesity class I 30.034.9 Moderate Obesity class II 35.039.9 High Obesity class III 40.0 Very High World Health Organization, 1998 Limitations of BMI Both men have a BMI of 31 Find % body fat by: Underwater Weighing Skinfold • Measures subcutaneous fat • Accuracy depends on caliper skill Other High Tech Methods • Bioelectrical Impedance BMI • Magnetic Resonance Imaging MRI • "Bod-Pod" measures air displacement Bioelectrical Impedance • Estimation of body composition • Most used in clinical practice • Based on electrical conduction through organism • At higher frequencies (eg 50 kHz) resistance of cell membranes reduced so that current penetrates both extra- and intracellular fluids • Bio impedance is a reliable prediction of the body"s main conduction material : water • 73.2% FFM consists of water and total FM + FFM = total body weight • Electrodes placed on dominant side of body; legs apart and not in contact • More accurate in obese women than DEXA Fat intake but Overweight Total calories Physical activity 1 lb (0.4kg) body fat =~ 3500 kcal Energy Balance • Positive - Gain 1 lb - eat 3,500 kcal more than need • Negative -Lose 1 lb - eat 3,500 kcal less than need • If energy bal = - 500 kcal / day 3500/500 = 7 days to lose 1 lb • Best to combine with physical activity, e.g., mile walk = - 100 kcal What happens in weight loss? • Water • Fat • Muscle mass • May Bone density • Gradual weight loss minimizes loss of muscle & bone • Drastic methods: fasting, surgery, liposuction • Other methods: diets, pills Body fat location is important • Apple = Abdomen • Pear = Hips & thighs • Apple -> risk of heart disease • waist/hip ratio: >0.8 F, > 0.95 M indicates apple shape Assessing obesity: bmi, waist circumference and disease risk Disease Risk Relative to Normal Weight and Waist Circumference Men <102 cm Men >102 cm Category BMI Women <88 cm Women >88 cm Underweight <18.5 — — Normal* 18.5-24.9 — — Overweight 25.0-29.9 Increased High Obesity 30.0-34.9 High Very high 35.0-39.9 Very high Very high Extreme obesity >40 Extremely high Extremely high *An increased waist circumference can denote increased disease risk even in persons of normal weight. Adapted from Clinical guidelines. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Web site. Available at: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/nhlbi/cardio/obes/prof/guidelns/ob_gdlns.htm. Accessed July 31, 1998. • Correlates with body fat content • European Origin – Asian: healthy weight <23.5 – Polynesian: healthy weight 18.5-26 – Elderly: healthy weight up to 27 – Requires further research • Not suitable for athletes Body Fat Distribution • disease risk/mortality with excessive body fat • "Healthy" % body fat – 12-20% Men 20-30% Women • Fat distribution associated disease risk – Abdominal fat risk – Lower body fat: no increase risk • Central Obesity: Abdominal fat – prevalence Men, postmenopausal women • Measures of Central Adiposity • 1) Waist Circumference – > 88 cm women, 102cm men • 2) Waist:Hip Ratio – >0.8 women, 0.95 men • 3) Fat fold measures – Training required Obesity • Prevalence increasing • Serious health concern • body weight 10% significant health risk • Prevalence obesity increases – Age – Lower socio-economic status – Women (USA) • 0.5kg fat stores ~ 4500 kcals • Recommended weight loss: 0.5kg/wk max – Not greater than 1kg/wk • intake by ± 600 kcals • Slow reduction: decreased loss lean tissue • Rapid loss: Large loss fluids • Long term: 75% fat loss, 25% lean loss Weight Control • Case Study Underweight • <5% US population • Causes: – Hunger, illness, appetite, psychological traits, hereditary… • If malnourished weight gain nec – 1lb/month – 750-800kCals – Establish new eating habits Weight Gain Strategies • Energy dense foods – Whole milk not skim • Regular meals • Large portions • Extra snacks • High energy beverages • Exercise: add lean muscle Anorexia Nervosa: definition • Starvation intentional • Fear of fatness • Significant weight loss • altered body image • Bizarre food behavior • Amenorrhea, delayed menses Diagnosis • Refusal maintain body weight • Intense fear weight gain/fatness • Undue influence body weight/shape self esteem • Amenorrhea or delayed menses – 3 consecutive periods • 2 types • Restricting type – No regular binge eating/purging • Binge eating/purging – Regular binge eating/purging Demographics • Inc dramatically • 2-5% adolescent & young women • 5% mortality rate • Upper SES • Family history • Stress/perfectionist Physical consequences • PEM: similar to Marasmus – LBM BMR • Decreased growth • Irregular heart beat, blood pressure • Electrolyte imbalance • brain tissue, impaired immune system, anemia, digestive functioning • Development body hair Treatment • Multidisciplinary approach – Involve family • Restore nutritional status – Add 200kcal/week – Supplements initially • Psychological treatment – Reward eating not weight • Exercise education Bulimia Nervosa: diagnosis • Recurrent episodes binge eating – Large amount food short time – Sense of lack control • Inappropriate compensation • 2/week for 3 months • Self esteem unduly influenced body shape Demographics • More prevalent AN • More common in men than AN • Single white female – Well educated – Close to ideal body weight • Family history – Obesity, depression, abuse, conflicts, high expectations. Physical consequences • immune system • Fluid & mineral imbalance • Abnormal heart rhythms, kidney damage • UTI • Damage pharynx, esophagus, salivary glands, teeth • Calloused hands Treatment • Avoid finger foods • Prolong eating time, add bulk • Satisfy hunger • Plan meals, snacks • Depression, additive behavior therapy • Goal: Weight maintenance – Avoid cyclic weight, Binge Eating Disorder: BED • Binging without purging • Consume less during binge than BN, less restraint following • Associated with – Self loathing, depression, anxiety • Treatment: psychological counseling Female Athlete Triad Eating disorder •Restrictive dieting, •over exercising, •lack body fat Osteoporosis Amenorrhea •Bone •hormones mineralization OVERVIEW OF METABOLISM: Too Much, Too Little, Too Stressed Energy Economy in Feasting Metabolic Adaptation to Starvation • WHO Guidelines for Treatment of Severe Malnutrition Fuel Utilization in Hypermetabolic States Reclaiming Energy From Stored Fuel Sources: By Choice = Fasting By Necessity= Starving Exhaustion of "labile" CHO: Exhaustion of stored CHO: Problem: certain tissues require glucose for energy Tapping into stored protein: Short-term effect and contribution: If this contribution continues: Adaptation to Starvation/ Fasting Building glucose in the absence of labile or stored CHO: After deamination, the carbon skeletons of some amino acids can be used to make glucose or ketone bodies (ketoacids). Gluconeogenesis: the formation of glucose from lactate, some amino acids, and glycerol Long-term dependence on GNG to fuel brain is not feasible. Switch to ketone production within 10 d of fast -- provides majority of energy for brain. Protein sacrificed for glucose production for parts of brain requiring it. Benefits of Ketosis: • provides needed source of energy; • suppresses appetite. Concomitant Changes in Energy Expenditure Wasting results in decreased energy expenditure Heart mass Lung mass Skeletal muscle Hormonal response to fasting leads to energy conservation Metabolic Adaptations to Fasting/Starvation: ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES Advantages Disadvantages Energy Expenditure Wasting of muscle mass Body Temperature Decreased immune Enhanced Survival competence


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Minority enrollment is 47% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 56%.
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