by chetcromer_ut5n0x1i | Jul 5, 2016 | Crossfit Journal, Medical/Injuries, Nutrition
Thomas Seyfried, Dr. Eugene Fine explain how cancer is affected by sugar, insulin and inflammation. Accounts of deadly tumors date as far back as 3,000 B.C. in ancient Egypt. Yet despite centuries of study, cancer is—after cardiovascular disease—the...
by chetcromer_ut5n0x1i | Jul 4, 2016 | Crossfit Journal, ExPhysiology, Medical/Injuries, Nutrition
Dr. Eugene Fine and Thomas Seyfriend talk about the links between sugar and cancer. This year, 1,685,210 people in the United States will get cancer; 595,690 will die from it. It’s the second-leading cause of death after heart disease, responsible for nearly 1...
by chetcromer_ut5n0x1i | Jun 24, 2016 | Athletes, Coaching, Crossfit Journal, Medical/Injuries
Shane Upchurch explains what he learned about CrossFit training and coaching while recovering from a 2015 motorcycle accident. On Aug. 8, 2015, I was hit on my motorcycle by a box truck that ran a red light. I suffered degloving of my lower left leg, three displaced...
by chetcromer_ut5n0x1i | Jun 21, 2016 | Crossfit Journal, Editorial, Medical/Injuries, Nutrition
A recent CrossFit Journal editorial on bariatric surgery for weight loss set off a lively debate on Facebook. The discussion below the June 14 post included a number of comments, including several from an athlete who had bariatric surgery several years ago and uses...
by chetcromer_ut5n0x1i | Jun 13, 2016 | Crossfit Journal, Editorial, Medical/Injuries, Nutrition
“I believe me getting in better shape, me losing, you know, that extra weight I needed to lose, I think … that’s one of the areas that never gets the attention it needs to.” Hip-hop artist Rick Ross said that in 2014 in the CrossFit Journal...
by chetcromer_ut5n0x1i | May 19, 2016 | Athletes, Crossfit Journal, Medical/Injuries
Theresa Couture uses CrossFit to rebuild her body after suffering a stroke. Theresa Couture fell out of her wheelchair in her kitchen, sending the chair flying across the room. As she lay there, home alone, she knew she didn’t have the strength to drag herself...
