November 18, 2004

 

Staying on Course When the Flu is Flying  by Dave Grotto, RD, LD

 

Many of you may have concerns about not having access to the flu vaccine. As you may have heard, the flu vaccine has already been allocated to those at most risk; the elderly, pregnant women, immune compromised individuals, health care workers, etc. The good news is that by being a runner and taking reasonably good care of yourself, this can well position you to battle influenza.

 

But are there natural ways of fighting the ‘bug’? Try a few of these out for size:

 

Lifestyle:

• Wash hands often
• Cover your mouth and nose when sneezing and coughing. If you are sick, STAY HOME!!
• Regular physical activity, getting proper rest and avoiding stress

Food:

• Chicken soup (heck…it’s worth a try!)
• Lots of fresh fruit and veggies
• Green Tea
• Garlic - (antibacterial\immune builder)
• Red wine - (New study shows antibacterial properties. Yeah!)
• Wasabi - (antibacterial)
• Non-denatured whey protein

Supplements: (most can be found at your local health food or drug store)

• A Homeopathic formula called ‘Oscillococcinum’ by Boiron
• Airborne effervescent tablets (invented by a school teacher to help combat airborne illness)
• Elderberry extract
• Olive leaf and Oil of Oregano extract

 Good luck and stay healthy!

 

OF NOTE – Dave Grotto is featured in the December issue of “Men’s Health”

 

LOOKING FOR SHOOTING STARS – We are looking for STARS for the video shoot for “Intermediate Core Training” on Sunday, November 21.  Please contact bill @coachleach.com or phone 773-793-3917 to sign-up for a 1 ½ segment (1 portion of one CORE workout) of the shoot – BE A STAR!

 

CONGRATULATIONS!!

 

                New York Marathon – Sunday, November 6

 

                                Barney Rupp – 4:42

                        Nimrod Gutmann – 3:48:43

                        Tracy Bull – 5:05:52

 

            Sycamore Pumpkin Fest 10K – Sunday, October 31, 2004 

 

                        Geoff Wilson – 39:12.7 – 2nd in age group – 61 overall – PR!

 

Know YOUR HEART! – Learn to use a Hear Rate Monitor to improve your training – The next Heart Rate Monitor Workshop will be:

 

·         Saturday, December 4, 2005 – 2:30 – 4:30 p.m.,

·          At Accelerated Rehabilitation Clinic, 2400 North Sheffield Ave., Chicago – Northwest Corner of Sheffield and Fullerton

·          ½ block West of the Fullerton Red/Brown/Purple line CTA stop

·          FREE parking

·          Register at: www.coachleach.com

·          Fee - $ 30 prior to December 1 – CARA members will pay $ 25 prior to December 1 –

       $ 35 for all registrations on or after December 1 (including registration at the workshop)     

 

HRM workshop dates for 2005 will be announced in December.

 

Master’s Cross Country National Championships anyone? – February, 2005, Portland Oregon, in conjunction with the competition for selection of the USA team for the 2005 World Cross Country Championships – PLEASE CONTACT COACH LEACH, at bill@coachleach.com, to join a Chicago TEAM!  FYI – we have 2 definite runners and one very interested – are there more?

 

Saturday morning PEAK training is now at the CARA Board on Saturday mornings – we will train each Saturday morning at this site throughout the Fall of 2004, Winter and Spring of 2005.

 

Please report your race results, including notes – P.R.’s, etc. –e-mail bill@coachleach.com

 

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO EVERYONE – RACE AND EAT WELL!!

 

Questions? Please forward questions to coachleach@coachleach.com – we look forward to your questions.

 

ARCHIVED editions of past COACHLEACH.COM Newsletters are available via the HOME page of www.coachleach.com

 

Coach Bill Leach 2400 North Sheffield Avenue Accelerated Rehabilitation Center Chicago, Illinois   60614 773-793-3917 www.coachleach.com

David W. Grotto, RD, LD, CLL American Dietetic Association Spokesperson Director, Nutrition Education at the Block Center for Integrative Cancer Care www.nutritionhousecall.com Telephone: 630-415-9825 Fax: 630-941-8762