Flora Pulse Newsletter May-June 2018

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Wellness tips for a healthy lifestyle

FUEL YOUR ADVENTURE With summer knocking on your door, it’s time to get outdoors and be active.

In this issue of PULSE, we’ll share tips and tricks to keep you energized, active, and on the go…wherever your next adventure may take you.

Inside: Ditch the gym!

5 reasons to get your sport on outside Don’t let these pitfalls sideline you from the action Why beets are the new darling of the active community

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WHY BEETS ARE THE NEW DARLING O F T H E A C T I V E CO M M U N I T Y You can’t beat a beet. That’s the conclusion of more and more athletes these days. Beet juice is a popular pre-workout and recovery drink among those who stay active because: •Beets help you power through. They contain nitrates, which help your blood vessels relax when converted to nitric oxide in your body. More relaxed blood vessels mean more oxygen and nutrients for your cells, which means more stamina for you.

•Beets get you back in the game. Betaine, a compound found in beets, helps speed recovery so you can get back out there quicker.

•Beets repair your tissues. Glutamine, an amino acid in beets, helps repair the little tears in muscle tissue that occur with exercise, helping you get stronger faster.

•Beets give you an immune boost. Strenuous exercise can temporarily lower your immunity. Luckily, beets contain vitamin C, which helps reduce the frequency and duration of upper respiratory challenges.

•Beets fuel your workout. Beets are a source of complex carbs, so they give you steady energy, without spikes and drops.

sweet beet ideas Add Salus Red Beet Crystals to your favourite foods + bevvies:

Fruit or vegetable juice Soups Smoothies Protein Shakes Salads

The only downside to beet juice is that daily visits to the juice bar get expensive and making your own juice at home is time-consuming. That’s why we love Salus Red Beet Crystals!

Each jar contains the equivalent of 2.5 kg of organic beets. The beet crystals mix into water and dissolve completely to create a sweet-tasting juice with all the active constituents of fresh beets.

Ditch the gym!

5 reasons why you should get your sport on outside We know we don’t have to convince you of the health benefits of exercise. You already know it strengthens your bones, muscles, and heart—and boosts your mood and brain to boot. But did you know where you exercise matters?

Yep, turns out exercising in the fresh air is better for you than running on a treadmill looking at a cinderblock wall. Which isn’t really surprising when you consider that we humans used to spend the vast majority of our time outside, whatever the weather.

Lucky for you, it’s almost summertime which means it’s the perfect time to get your sport on outside. Here are five science-backed benefits you’ll get from exercising in the great outdoors.1,2

1. You’ll thrive on the variety. When you exercise

outside, the terrain is always changing, even if it’s subtle. The ground’s a little uneven, sometimes you go uphill, other times you go downhill. What treadmill can do all that? This variation helps prevent overuse injuries caused by repeating the same movements over and over. Plus, it keeps your workout interesting.

2. You’ll have more fun. You probably know

instinctively that exercising outside is simply more fun. But now science has proven your hunch. One review of eleven different studies on exercise and mood found that folks who exercised outdoors enjoyed themselves more.3 When it comes to sticking with an exercise routine, fun is king!

3. Your mood will soar. In that same study, the outdoor exercisers described how they felt by using words like “revitalized,” “energized,” and “positive” a lot more frequently than those poor gym goers did. On the flipside, words like “tense,” “confused,” “angry,” and “depressed” were uttered a lot less. It’s that Nature thing. Our bodies love being surrounded by sky, trees, and birds.

4. You’ll get a better workout. When you run inside, there’s no wind. This lack of air resistance means you’re not working as hard as you would outside. That’s not just speculation. A study published in the Journal of Sports Science found that treadmill runners expend less energy to run the same distance as outdoor runners.4 Same goes for biking inside versus outside.5

5. You’ll work out longer. Exercising outside is so darn pleasurable, you’ll

be motivated to keep at it longer. A large study of seniors equipped with fitness trackers found that the ones who exercised outside were more physically active than the ones who got their hearts pumping inside.

On average, the open-air exercisers logged an extra half hour of activity 6 a week.

One way to maximize your outdoor workout is to get the right nutrition.

Enter Omega Sport+. This boundary-pushing oil was created to help you fuel your adventures by giving you clean, wholesome nutrition to NPN 80071311 help your body run at its best. It starts with a base of body-loving omega oils— including 3, 6 and 9—and then keeps going with MCTs for sustained energy, turmeric for supporting recovery, antioxidants for good health, and vitamin D for strong bones.

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1. Pitfall: Fractures Anyone who’s ever loved a sport knows the angst that comes with an injury like a fracture. A broken bone can keep you out of the game for six weeks or more, just when you most want to be active.

Prevention: You know that calcium builds strong bones, but did you know it’s practically worthless without vitamin D and magnesium? Your body needs these nutrients to absorb calcium and strengthen bones. Salus Calcium Magnesium is a low-dose liquid formula with vitamin D and zinc that allows approximately 98% of the elemental calcium and magnesium to be available for absorption by the body.

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The weather’s warm now and you’re ready for summertime adventures, whether that’s scaling a mountain with your climbing buddy or the play structure of your local playground with your kids. Here are some common pitfalls that can keep you sidelined from the action—and the nutrients you need to prevent them.

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2. Pitfall: Sore muscles It’s happened to all of us. You overdo it on a weekend run or bike ride, and the next day you’re stiff and sore all over. Suddenly, hitting the couch and binge watching your favourite show sounds way better than getting your heart rate up.

Prevention: Curcumin (the active constituent in turmeric), omega-3s, and evening primrose oil help ease occasional aches and pains, so they’re a great antidote to overdoing it.7,8 You get all three in Flora Omega Sport+.

3. Pitfall: Lack of energy Don’t have the get-up-andgo to motivate, even though you’re not injured?

Oxidative stress, a kind of damage that occurs to 9 cells during strenuous exercise, could be to blame.

You need adequate sleep, hydration, and rest between workouts to let your body recover, but for oxidative stress, you also need antioxidants.

Prevention: Greens to the rescue! Green foods are naturally packed with antioxidants that can mop up all those nasty free radicals. Get them in Flora’s Beyond Greens, which provides the equivalent of 33 grams of raw, fresh greens in every serving.

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McCall P. 6 benefits of exercising outdoors. American Council on Exercise blog. 2016 Apr 22. https://www.acefitness.org/education-and-resources/lifestyle/blog/5911/6benefits-of-exercising-outdoors Reynolds G. The benefits of exercising outdoors. New York Times. 2013 Feb 21. https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/21/the-benefits-of-exercising-outdoors/ Coon JT, et al. Does participating in physical activity in outdoor natural environments have a greater effect on physical and mental wellbeing than physical activity indoors: a systematic review. Environ Sci Technol. 2011 Mar 1;45(5):1761-72.

Jones AM, Doust JH. A 1% treadmill grade most accurately reflects the energetic cost of outdoor running. J Sports Sci. 1996 Aug;14(4):321-7.

Jobson SA, et al. The ecological validity of laboratory cycling: does body size explain the difference between laboratory- and field-based cycling performance? J Sports Sci. 2007 Jan 1;25(1):3-9.

Kerr J, et al. Outdoor physical activity and self rated health in older adults living in two regions of the U.S. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2012 Jul 30;9:89.

Chandran B, Goel A. A randomized, pilot study to assess the efficacy and safety of curcumin in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis. Phytother Res. 2012 Nov;26(11):1719-25.

Jurenka JS. Anti-inflammatory properties of curcumin, a major constituent of Curcuma longa: a review of preclinical and clinical research. Altern Med Rev. 2009 Jun;14(2):141-53.

Alvarez A. Understanding oxidative stress. Crossfit 915. 2014 Jan. http://www.crossfit915.com/2014/01/understanding-oxidative-stress/

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