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eGel – Electrolyte Energy Gel Cranks Sports Product Review

April 6, 2011 by drburt

Readers who followed my posts from the early days know that I am an avid mountain biker. I am very fortunate to live in San Francisco Bay Area where climate allows us to ride pretty much all year long. We never ever have a snow in a winter and it never rains from mid spring to mid autumn. Love it :). My house is about five minutes away from East Bay Regional Park – Lake Chabot. The trail can take a mountain biker all the way to Oakland and this trail connects all the way to Berkeley. I have never personally ridden to Berkeley due to the time limitations. A ride from a Ranger Station at Lake Chabot to Oakland is about 31 miles long with quite a bit of elevation gain. It takes about three and a half hours to complete with few small brakes on a way.

These long rides require proper fuel for your musculature. One of the products that I have been using since 2009 is eGel which is short for Electrolyte Energy Gel from Crank Sports.

Energy gels should be consumed with water and NOT a sports drink. The result is energy and hydration, but insufficient electrolyte replacement. This particular product has sufficient amount of energy, hydration and electrolyte replacement. With 4 to 5 times the electrolyte levels of traditional energy gels, e-Gel’s Electrolyte Energy formulation is designed to provide complete and balanced electrolyte replacement in addition to sustained energy and hydration when taken with water as recommended. And with 150 carbohydrate calories, e-Gel packs 50% more energy than most energy gels.

In the last couple of years that I have been racing Cross Country and I have never cramped or bonked during those rides. This product is one of the best on a market. I have tried many other products in a past but nothing would come even close to eGel. The following are the links that compare eGel to other products that are available on a market.

>> e-Gel vs. GU

>> e-Gel vs. Powerbar Gel

>> e-Gel vs. Hammer Gel

>> e-Gel vs. GU Roctane

>> e-Gel vs. Clif SHOT Bloks (must read!)

These are the reviews from other riders that I was able to find on www.MTBR.com

Best gel for me. I have used them training and racing, for mountain biking, triathlons, and running marathons. I keep them well stocked and have had a lot of my buddies get hooked on them as well. Crank Sports also has a good, free, on-line workout log that is set-up for multi-sports and is customizable. No, I don’t work for Crank Sports.

This product works and has never upset my stomach. The pre-mix drink packets are also great. If you use the gel and drink there is no Bonk.

Awesome product. Try their sports drink mix as well. The combination of the two cannot be beat. Reasonable pricing and seems to be an item that is wel stocked at many cycling stores – nice for a change to be able to find the product you like!

I highly recommend trying it. I always dreaded eating those Gu and Cliff shots because they made me choke. Great for long road and mtb rides. has more electrolytes so it keeps you from cramping.

Ginger Health Benefits

April 4, 2011 by drburt

Ginger is a popular spice plant that is widely cultivated and used around the world. It provides a rich taste on a number of popular dishes. Aside from this, it is also a source of good nutrients that make it as among the most popular herbal medicines in the world. This herb is a perennial plant, noticeable by its yellowish, white and greenish flower that it produces as well as the twisting and thick long rhizoid stem.

The Ginger is known to have originated from China and has spread across Asia, West Africa and the Caribbean. Ginger is famous for having a high level of spicy aroma which was the result of it having composed 3% of natural essential oils. From the many health benefits that it provides, here are the top 12:

This plant provides anti spasmic due to its high carminative properties that can be applied to calm stomach pains and also provides relief of excess gas and bloating.
Consuming ginger helps produce a natural stimulation of the mucus, therefore calming cases of cough and produces a soothing throat.
It has been proven in numerous studies that it is highly effective in treating people with nausea and seasickness.
It is also helpful in decreasing the levels of motion sickness and morning sickness as well as lessening the side effects of chemotherapy.
Proven effective in treating the common cold because of its anti fungal properties, anti viral nutrients and anti toxic chemicals.
Plays the role of an antihistamine and leads anti bodies in the prevention and treatment in cases of allergies.
It has anti inflammatory properties that can battle out rheumatoid, osteoarthritis and arthritis making it very useful to the elderly population who are the usual bearer of muscular disorders.
The ginger’s root has building blocks and chemical components that are instrumental in combating the occurrence of biosynthesis and prostaglandins that usually causes inflammation.
The special enzymes produces by ginger are responsible for multiplying the proteins in the food you eat thereby aiding largely in the healthy digestion thus preventing the cases of cramps and other muscular pains.
Helps protects against ulcers and the thinning of your stomach lining by providing nutrients that strengthens your stomach wall linings.
Helps lower cholesterol levels and prevents the occurrence of blood clots that can be deadly if not averted.
Ginger is a healthy anecdote to an upset stomach and other stomach based ailments such as diarrhea and dyspepsia.

These are just a few reminders that Ginger is a very important plant that not only brings richness to our foods, but also helps us attain a healthy and disease free life. Plant this herb anywhere you could and it will benefit you in a large way as it also brings a rich resource of health benefits that can help in an abundant of ways. The world has blessed us with many great things and ginger is just one of those that is just waiting to be used and consumed to our advantage.

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Posture Pump Pro 1000, 2000 and 4100 Product Review

April 1, 2011 by drburt

It has been about six month since I have purchased Posture Pump Pro 4100 for myself. I am an avid mountain biker and ride hard tail bikes in order to achieve the best performance out my body and out of the bike. My regular ride is 20 miles on a single speed and can range up to 35 miles on a geared bike with quite a bit of elevation gain. I use Posture Pump 4100 after those prolonged rides. I feel the stress that spine has experienced during these prolonged ride. Of course the optimal situation would be getting a chiropractic adjustment. However these long distance mountain bike rides happen during the weekend and the two doctors of chiropractic that I trade adjustment with also have fun somewhere else.

Many cyclists know the feeling when your body is in flexed position for a prolonged period of time. This statement is even more applicable for rode cyclists. Their flexion angle is much greater in order to provide better aerodynamics and achieve faster speed. Forward prolonged flexion generates a lot of load on the anterior section of an intervertebral disc (IVD). This results in stiffness and lack of motion of the vertebral joints and over a long period of time might be the cause of IVD degeneration or disc protrusion.

The solution to this problem is Posture Pump 4100. This device allows to pump liquids into an intervertebral disc and helps to restore the lordosis of the cervical and lumbar spine. After fifteen minutes of use I feel like I have a brand new spine. During the week days I follow up with my personal chiropractor who is adjusting my spine and I do the same to his spine. Here is a testimonial with pre and post X-Ray analysis.

Below are the videos that explain in details how Posture Pumps Works. There are also two separate models. For your cervical spine only is Posture Pump 1000 and for your lumbar spine only is model 2000.

VIDEO REVIEW FOR LUMBAR SPINE ONLY – MODEL 2000

VIDEO REVIEW FOR CERVICAL SPINE ONLY – MODEL 1000

VIDEO REVIEW FOR CERVICAL AND LUMBAR SPINE SPINE – MODEL 4100

Backpacks, Children, Nook, Kindle and Bad Posture

March 30, 2011 by drburt

I wrote a post in September of 2010 – “Backpack Safety – Back To School and 14 Helpful Tips.” Millions of kids wear heavy backpacks that affect their posture, which results in interfering with a proper functioning of nervous system and thus leads to sick days and unnecessary pain. A post about “Relationship of Nervous System and Spine to Organs”, will provide you a better understanding of what I am talking about. A developing young organism must be free of any obstacles for proper development. It is even more true for young girls. These individuals are the future of this society. With advancing technology our future generation can save their posture by carrying all of their heavy load of books on an electronic book reader. I am talking about iPad, Kindle, Nook and probably some other electronic gadgets that are available on the market today.

These devices are not as expensive as they used to be. It is a very minor investment in the future of your kids. My boy is turning four next month and pretty soon he is going to go to school. Currently he is practicing on my iPhone to play with different apps. Some of my patients are principles at schools and I have talked to them about this issue. With budget cuts in every State in the United States and over 26 billion dollars deficit for 2011 in a State of California alone it is not an easy task to accomplish. Education budget cuts are growing every year and with bureaucratic system that the State make the transfer to electronic book reader is a distant possibility.

What is the solution to this problem? I think parents must take action in their own hands and provide their kids with these light readers that weight less than a pound versus full back pack of books which can weight up to 15 pounds and sometimes even more. The solution is easy the implementation is not. Below are comparison videos of the Nook from Barnes & Nobles and Kindle from Amazon that your child can use in school.

Getting the books you buy onto as many readers as possible is a matter of great interest to educators. Right now, there are basically three ways to leverage e-books to increase distribution of titles in schools.

When Amazon came out with the Kindle, the company realized that book-buyers would want to be able to load their purchases onto more than one reading device. So the company made it possible for customers to load their purchases onto as many as six devices, in most case, if the devices were registered to the same account. As schools began to implement ereader programs, educators saw the benefit of this policy: if a school purchases six or more Kindle, every book they buy can be distributed to six devices, effectively cutting the cost of an already lower-priced e-book by a factor of six. It is like buying six copies for the price of one. And with a little extra management, this “sharing” of books among devices registered to the same account has worked well. Here is how it works for two major booksellers:

Amazon Kindle: You can download up to six copies of each book to different platforms.

Nook/Nook Color: You can download each book within devices on an account, limit six.

I think parents should take advantage of this program and send their kids to school with Kindle or Nook, pen and notepad. Make a change now before it is too late. Currently there several models available on the market: Kindle 3, Kindle DX, Nook Black & White, and Nook Color.