Health Tips From Byron J. Richards

Byron’s Running Tips

Friday, November 28, 2008 - Byron Richards, CCN

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Today is my 54th birthday. One of the news stories that made an impression on me this past year was a 20-year study on the value of running over the age of 50. The study found that running cut the rate of early death in half. It also found that running slowed cardiovascular disease, cancer deaths, cognitive decline, and poor immunity. The runners experienced no more wear and tear to their joints than non-runners.

At the beginning of the study, with most participants in their 50s, they were running four hours per week. Twenty years later they averaged 76 minutes per week and still felt running helped them maintain their obvious higher quality of health. Running turns on gene switches that help maximize your potential to be healthy. There is clear scientific evidence showing that we are all “born to run.” Running raises endorphins and boosts your supply of the vital brain repair compound called BDNF (which also helps you eat less food).

During my 30s and 40s I used to run 20-25 miles a week. Now, I’m simply happy to be out running. I do three 5 mile runs a week, and go slower than I used to. However, I get just as good a metabolic response to running as I used to. I attribute this to my use of nutrition prior to running, which helps me get the most out of the exercise I do. Here is a list of my favorite running nutrients, which I take just prior to running:

1) Pantethine. I call pantethine “runner’s high in a bottle.” It fuels the production of energy in numerous ways, providing great support for your adrenals, your mood, and your ability to mobilize fat into calorie burning while you run. I take 600 mg before running (2 caps).
2) Cardio Helper. I call Cardio Helper “oxygen in a bottle.” I simply cannot believe how much more oxygen I feel in my body when taking 2 capsules of Cardio Helper before running. As any runner knows, the more oxygen you have going the less lactic acid gets in the way.
3) Muscle Mag. Muscle Mag provides magnesium, malic acid, and related co-factors that reduce muscle fatigue and reduce the rate at which muscles make lactic acid while running. It is a lot easier to maintain a higher-level aerobic pace for an extended period of time with Muscle Mag (2 caps before running).
4) Q10. I call Q10 the “cellular spark plug.” If you are lacking Q10, as is typical with age, you simply cannot make energy efficiently and this includes the energy you need to get a positive benefit from running. Q10 has been shown to help muscles function better and to turn on genes in muscles that help you burn fat while you exercise (200 mg before running).

That is my basic recipe for running. It never fails me and I hope it helps you!

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