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Cross-Training (40 minutes)

Tuesday, 19 May 2009 | 05:00 pm

Notes:
Went for a 40-minute lap swim workout and ZOMG! They took out the thing that divided the pool… So instead of having 25-metre at a time laps, it’s the 50-metre length of the pool. >_< LOL I was already sorta freakin’ out when I saw that the divider was gone. Of course, I pretended not to be scared… but man, did I swim that 100-metre in good time lol. It was a great workout, don’t get me wrong; and it’s actually simpler now to keep track of how many laps I’ve done (since they’re so few! hahahah).

Anyway, I won’t be biking tomorroz for my 6-miler run (I’ll just do the run) cos the bike helmet I ordered was too small for my head!). Imagine that. I guess moral of the story: don’t order a bike helmet online. >_<

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Green Tea

Sunday, 17 May 2009 | 02:49 pm

I <3 green tea, but I hardly have enough of it ( daily, weekly or even monthly). After reading an article (and its source, see below) about the benefits of green tea and your teef, I think I’m going to make it a point to have it even more so now:

Relationship between intake of green tea and periodontal disease.
Kushiyama M, Shimazaki Y, Murakami M, Yamashita Y.

Department of Preventive Dentistry, Kyushu University Faculty of Dental Science, Fukuoka, Japan.

BACKGROUND: Green tea is a very popular beverage, and in vitro studies have shown that green tea polyphenols inhibit the growth and cellular adherence of periodontal pathogens and their production of virulence factors. We investigated the epidemiologic relationship between the intake of green tea and periodontal disease.

METHODS: We analyzed 940 Japanese men aged 49 to 59 years as part of a comprehensive health examination. Probing depth (PD), clinical attachment loss (AL), and bleeding on probing (BOP) were used as the periodontal parameters. We examined the relationship between the intake of green tea and periodontal parameters. The intake of green tea was defined as the number of cups per day in a self-administered questionnaire.

RESULTS: The intake of green tea was inversely correlated with the mean PD, mean clinical AL, and BOP. In multivariate linear regression models, every one cup/day increment in green tea intake was associated with a 0.023-mm decrease in the mean PD (P <0.05), a 0.028-mm decrease in the mean clinical AL (P <0.05), and a 0.63% decrease in BOP (P <0.05), after adjusting for other confounding variables.

CONCLUSION: There was a modest inverse association between the intake of green tea and periodontal disease.

So aside from from Green Tea having 5 times more of the catechin, ECGC, and green tea is a good source of anti-oxidants, and seems to be the choice for weight-loss pill manufacturers, I think we might expect some Crest with Green Tea extract or Sensodyne with ECGC soon ;)

Meh.

Sunday, 17 May 2009 | 09:07 am

I didn’t do my 6-miler yesterday and didn’t run my 11-mile training run today, either! Ugh. I hope I’m not falling ill. >_<

It’s been a while (for a weekend) that I’m just chilling and watching the footy game on telly, though.

p.s.,

As of 67′, Chelsea are in the lead, 2-0. ^_^

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