JOHN TURKYILMAZ, Author at Personal Trainer in San Diego

Pain Management

Mar 9 2010

PAIN………It is a convenient excuse many people use for not staying in shape. My philosophy is: “If your going to be in pain, at least be an ‘in shape’ person in pain.” Your lungs, heart and all your body’s systems depend on regular activity to maintain healthy function. Pain free or not, this will never change.

If anyone knows about exercising with pain it’s me. I’ve had 8 knee surgeries (all on the same knee) elbo surgery, foot surgery, two hernia operations, herniated disk in my low back, herniated disk in my neck, a broken arm and 5 concussions. Lets just say I took things to the extreme when I played sports. Although I am in constant pain in one way or another, I always manage to exercise. Believe it or not I feel worse if I don’t!

Because of my vast injuries, I am well aware how to push an individual (in a healthy way) to maintain some sort of fitness, in spite of pain from old injuries.

People often ask me what supplements I take for pain management. My personal philosophy is to check with the doctor first, and consider my natural options after consulting with he/she. If supplements don’t work, my last resort is to reach for drug therapy. With the numerous side effects commonly associated with pain medications, I try to reserve these as my last option.

I am just reminding you that I am not a doctor. I am only stating what I personally take and why. You are the master of your own body, and have to research choices that are right for you and your own personal medical history.

I take daily for inflammation control and pain management:

1 oz Acai Berry juice
1,000 mgs Boswallia extract
1500 mg MSM / Glucosamine Sulfate / Chondroitin Sulfate
240 mg White Willow Bark (Natures Aspirin) 2x’s a day
4 grams Omega 3 Fatty Acids DHA & EPA (2 morning 2 night)
500 I.U. Vitamin D-3
1,200 Calcium Citrate + Magnesium

Abdominal Training Tip

Feb 8 2010

Most of us are familiar with training our abs. We do sit ups, crunches, leg lifts along with a multitude of other exercises that work the “Beach Muscles”; however there is an overlooked muscle in the abdominal cavity called the “Transversus Abdominis” and it acts like a natural weight belt, by keeping the stomach from sticking out or protruding. If you are one who suffers from lower back pain this weak muscle may be the culprit as it provides thoracic and pelvic stability. For all the women out there this muscle helps a great deal in the delivery of a child. As always check with your doctor before attempting any exercises while pregnant or injured in anyway.

So how does one work the muscle that helps to keep a protruding belly in check? It’s called a Stomach Vacuum or Abdominal Draw.

Start by laying on your back. Slowly take a deep breath and then exhale all the air from your lungs. After all the air is out of your lungs pull your stomach in like you are trying to have it touch your spine. Once you have compressed it in as much as possible hold it for 10 secs and release it. Repeat this 4x total. Now you have one more ab exercise to add to your arsenal.

Indole 3 Carbinole

Jan 11 2010

There’s a new supplement on the market called, Indole-3-Carbinol. It is great for fighting cancer as well as being an anti viral compound. It consists of the substance found in such vegetables as Cauliflower, Broccoli and Brussel sprouts. You can get it at any health food store.
As always check with your doctor, dietician or nutritionist before taking any supplements as they are not regulated by the FDA.

If you cannot find it locally, Amazon has very reasonable prices.

Intestinal Bacteria

Dec 20 2009

A recent study showed that normal weight people have more Bacteroidetes bacteria in their stomach and intestines, while obese people have more Firmicutes bacteria.

Researchers don’t know if Firmicutes bacteria cause obesity or if obesity causes Firmicutes to grow, but the implications are huge: change the bacteria in your gut to change your body!

In fact, the same researchers have found that everyone’s bodies actually extract different calorie amounts from the same exact food, depending on your own particular combination of intestinal microflora.

For example, you and your friend could eat the same steak dinner, but depending on your gut flora, you could extract more calories from the same meal. Google Fermicutes and read up.

Pain Management

Abdominal Training Tip

Indole 3 Carbinole

Intestinal Bacteria

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