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The Modern Way

MAC OUT!

If you really want to lose fat, you must change your exercise routines.  I have been a regular exerciser all my life, but I have always carried a lot of fat on my body.  I recently began acting on all the new research that has come out on cardio exercise and HGH. Human Growth Hormone is one fat burning hormone.  The latest research has found that you need to MAC (max) out during your cardio routine several (6-8) times to get HGH to increase up to 500%.  Remember if you can raise your HGH levels through exercising then you won’t need to become a MAC client and get a prescription of HGH.  I take HGH but only about a one third to one half an IU a day. Even though I take HGH, after I started to MAC out, I changed my muscle to  fat ratio by 15%.  That means I dumped a bunch of fat and gained muscle.  I now also only have to do about twenty minutes of cardio compared to the 40 to 60 minutes I use to do and anytime I can save time, I’m for it.

So how does this work.  When you MAC out during cardio you are going as fast as you can for let’s say 20 to 40 seconds.  You go as fast as you can until you can’t go any more.  By doing this you are going into an anaerobic state.  This will increase your HGH, burn fat and make you younger!  This is how I do it.  I’m usually warmed up from my weight training, but I still warm up on an elliptical for two minutes, then I MAC out for thirty seconds.  I then return back to a slower pace for two minutes, and then I do it again.  I have gotten four minutes of MAC-ING out during a twenty minute workout.

One word of caution, DON’T EAT ANY SUGAR AFTER DOING THIS TYPE OF EXERCISE FOR TWO HOURS.  HGH will continue to climb for two hours after your work out.  But if you spike your insulin, HGH production will shut down.  Insulin turns off HGH.  Eat proteins and low glycemic vegetables for two hours after your workout.  I know that carbs help with recovery, but we are talking about fat burning and nothing and I mean nothing is better for recovery than HGH! Since I began injecting HGH several years back, I no longer suffer with that next day soreness, due to HGH's ability to cause recovery.  I can't imagine professional athletes  not taking HGH since they cannot test for it. And there is no way a forty year old fart can play with those twenty year old guys without some Human Growth Hormone running through their muscles.

There are a couple of other things I want you to consider.  Do animals or children run marathons?  No their exercise consists of quick short bursts of high speed exercise.  This high speed exercise turns on fast twitch and super fast twitch muscle fibers.  These two muscle groups are what turn on HGH production. 

Here is a simple way of understanding the importance of MAC OUTS.  Do you want to look like a sprinter or a long distance runner?  Yeah me too!

For those that did not know, The Macs can test to see if HGH would be beneficial for you.  We can check your IGF-1 levels and if you are deficinet, we can prescribe HGH or a secretagogue, which is a substance that stimulates HGH production like the MAC OUTS.

 

Dr. Mac is a big proponent for small doses of HGH.  He has found small doses have improved his muscle to fat ratio tremendously.  Add the MAC OUT exercise program and see dramatic shifts in your muscle to fat ratio the better your ratio the healthier you.  It’s that simple.  

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New Year's Resolution 2011: The Mac Diet

The Mac Diet 2011

As another year comes to a close and a New Year approaches, many of us are once again vowing to lose unwanted pounds. But with obesity increasing at alarming levels, the Macs are urging a combination of short and long term approaches to help fight our ever increasing waist lines.


Over the past three decades, obesity rates in the U.S. alone have soared among all age groups, particularly among youth where the rate has more than tripled, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While many weight loss efforts fail, the Macs encourage an adoption of small lifestyle changes that will prevent future weight gain.


"Instant results combined with small changes can produce big results," says Dr. Mac, co-owner of The Mac Institute.  "Optimizing Hormones, Eating a Whole Food Low Glycemic Diet, Optimizing Liver Function, Increasing Strength and Flexibility and Utilizing a Health Coach” can take weight off rapidly to satisfy our desire for instant gratification, and then with the help of a health coach--keep it off. In our next poset we will talk of the different methods we can use to optimize hormones.


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The Day in the Life #2

Blood Sugar or Don’t Let Insulin Spike

This is the second of a series that follows what I do on a daily basis.  Before I blog, Vicky and I would like to thank everyone that has supported us in our new permanent location in Modesto.  Our first week was absolutely amazing!

So, you have already learned how to lose twelve pounds the easy way, weigh yourself daily! 

After, I have weighed and recorded my weight; I check my blood sugar levels.  I cannot stress enough on how important it is to record your blood sugar levels when you are on any anti-aging program. In my case, I have or had 15 aunts and uncles who have or had diabetes.  Nearly every family member that has passed away, has passed due to complications of diabetes.

Through "The Mac Diet," I have been able to reduce my sugar from the 300s to a 30 day average of less than 100. I am now having days in the 80s.  The most important thing: I was able to quit all three of my medications.

We all know why diabetics should check their blood sugar levels, but I find it important that all of us should check fasting levels. Diabetics should on a daily basis.  Non diabetics may check theirs on a once a week basis but no less than that.

Why?  Blood sugar is an indication of insulin levels.  If blood sugar is down, insulin is up. If blood sugar is up insulin may be down but in many cases it's not that insulin is down it is because our cells have become resistant to insulin.  Insulin is like a key that opens the doors to our cells so that sugar may enter.  When we eat the wrong foods and become overweight the cells' locks become distorted and the key doesn't fit.  The sugar is then unable to enter our cells.  This causes the sugar to accumulate in your blood.  Sugar then coats all of our cells, tissues and organs. The more sugar coated our tissues become the less quality of life we have and the less life we have.

We have found that there are two hormones that are always challenging us during our weight loss programs, cortisol and insulin.  Both of these hormones are fat hoarders.  In reality, they turn off the fat burning hormones.  To keep insulin in check while you are on The Mac Diet, we only allow foods that are low on the glycemic index.  It is always amazing to watch blood sugar levels normalize while on The Mac Diet.

Insulin levels are a very important bio-marker within the anti aging field.  One way to keep tabs on your insulin is to check your blood sugar on a regular basis. Normal blood sugar levels indicate normal insulin levels. By checking our blood sugar levels regularly, we will know if our diet is good or bad for us. We want to keep our fasting blood sugar levels as close to 80 as possible and postprandial (1-2 hours after a meal) blood sugar levels should not exceed 160.  Blood sugar levels at bedtime should not exceed 120.  I have found when our blood sugar remain at these levels we will be healthy, be happy and look terrific.

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The day in the life a of a weight loss guru

After a great night of sleep, I wake and open my eyes. I roll over and cuddle with my beautiful wife. This is the most pleasurable moment of the day. I then thank God that someone loves me and that I love someone.

After ten minutes or so of just holding her in the soft morning light, I slowly move to the side of the bed. (Even if you're not an old fart like me, always get out of bed correctly.) Turn onto your side, get into the fetus position, let your legs fall off the side of the bed and at the same time use your elbow to raise your trunk while gravity assists in placing you into a sitting position.

I look around and allow my eyes to adjust to the morning glow. I stand and thank God that I can. I bend forward and holding my elbows let my back and legs stretch. This is a relaxed stretch. I then meander to the restroom. I urinate.

I now weigh. I weigh everyday. I use an Ironman scale from Tanita that I purchased at www.thecompetitiveedge.com.

You should weigh everyday. A study done at tIn 2005 by researchers at the University of Minnesota found that people who weighed daily lost an average of 12 pounds over the term of the study, 2 years. Those that weighed weekly lost an average of 6 pounds. And those that did not gained 4 pounds.

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Did you go to Church today?

If you did, you can expect to live longer,

And it's almost as beneficial as exercise!



A study using data from the Women's Health Initiative found that women aged 50 and up were 20% less likely to die in any given year if they attended religious services weekly (15% reduction if they attended less than weekly) compared to those that never attend religious services. This analysis was controlled for age, ethnicity, income level and (most importantly) current health status. The data was collected through surveys and an annual review of medical records. What was interesting was that the religion effect applied to overall risk of death, but not to risk of death from heart conditions. There is no explanation for why that might be. The fact that the study controlled for overall health status makes it more possible that attending religious services has a positive impact on health (not just that healthier people go to services more often).
Add 2 to 3 Years with Religion

Another study also found benefit to attending religion services, this time expressed in added years of life. Researchers have found that weekly attendance at religious services is associated with 2 to 3 additional years of life. These findings were controlled for other factors such as amount of physical exercise and taking cholesterol medications.

How Good Are 2 to 3 Additional Years?

Pretty good. Exercise will increase life expectancy by 3 to 5 years.

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Will Calorie Restriction Work at My Age?

Research presented at the British Society for Research on Aging conference, held July 15-16 in Newcastle, England reveals that calorie restriction, even started later in life, reduces age related cellular deterioration: a major cause of aging.

Researchers at Newcastle University fed adult mice a calorie restricted diet and found a decrease of age related cellular deterioration. They also found that the animals' telomeres, which are protective caps on the ends of the chromosomes that prevent DNA mutation were better maintained, also oxidative stress caused by free radicals was reduced.

"Many people will have heard of the theory that eating a very low calorie diet can help to extend life span and there is a lot of evidence that this is true," lead researcher Chunfang Wang commented. "It's particularly exciting that our experiments found this effect when food restriction was applied in later life," added Professor Thomas von Zglinicki, who contributed to the work.

Why Restrict Calories?

Calorie Restriction

Since the 1930s extensive scientific research has shown that calorie restricted diets improve health and increases life spans. Nearly every species tested, including worms, spiders, rodents, dogs, cows and monkeys have documented increased life spans and improved health with calorie restricted diets. The Mac Diet embraces not only a calorie restricted diet but a calorie restricted diet utilizing a whole food, plant based, lean protein, low glycemic, anti-inflammatory, high fiber diet; the perfect diet.

Calorie restriction is more efficient than a regular weight loss program because weight loss diets are aimed at shedding excess pounds, either for aesthetic or health reasons. By contrast, the goal of The Mac Anti-aging Diet is extending our lifespan and improving health. Weight loss is a side effect. In fact, calorie restriction's anti-aging effects manifest themselves even in organisms with a 'healthy' weight.
One thing you'll find out quite early on in your journey into The Mac Diet's caloric restriction is that you'll have to stop eating the great American diet of sugar, salt, fat and processed foods. If you were eating an unhealthy diet before caloric restriction, you'll probably notice the benefits of healthy eating within a few weeks. Your palate will become more sensitive to subtle tastes, you'll sleep better, feel more alert, and mood swings will be diminished. You will feel a dramatic positive influence from the The Mac's Diet calorie restricted diet that will keep you motivated to stay on track, and begin to lead a healthy lifestyle.
You do not need to be on The Mac Diet to start caloric restriction. Start reducing calories today and live longer and better immediately. We will address how calorie restriction increases lifespan on the next blog.

Dr. Mac