ASEA and RENU 28

Choosing an attitude to live in for the day... Always happy to realize, again, that I have choice in the matter...

A BODYMIND RENAISSANCE, Part 8: 5 Years of Healing and a New Direction

There’s nothing like a health scare to focus one’s attention! In the past 5 years, I've had two joint replacements and a cancer diagnosis, subsequently had a hysterectomy followed by three radiation treatments, ultimately being declared cancer-free. Each time I've recommitted to the longer processes of healing, putting myself back together one decision and action at a time: one strength-building exercise, one walk in the neighborhood, one Feldenkrais or Bones for Life session, one self-massage, one meditation, one book or research study on the metabolic elements of cancer, one foray into understanding how to eat for weight loss (important for extending the life of titanium joints!), one breakfast, nutritional supplement and dinner at a time... I always envision how I can come out on the other side stronger than ever. And, with the most recent scare, I emerged determined to make my first encounter with cancer also my LAST. As a long-time holistic practitioner, I was, and am, committed to being the healthiest possible version of myself, and I have a lot of resources to draw on. Today, for the final service business of my long and varied career, I've decided it's time to re-enter the wellness field after several years largely spent coaching small businesses and community colleges on their marketing and development. I've loved every minute, and am still doing that work actively. However, as of today, I'm beginning my transition -- returning to my holistic roots: Feldenkrais, Bones for Life, therapeutic bodywork and meditation. So... please visit my new page, and WELCOME to Body Mind Toolbox: for Self-Care Clarity! I hope you'll visit often; I have a lot to tell you and a lot of questions to ask you! Thank you dear friends.

Also Thank you to Claudia Schwartz at Unsplash for the use of this intriguing artwork/photo.

Pretty fascinating! You know what they say.... Mice don't have a placebo effect! thanks ASEA friends for passing this along in my direction...

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A FASCINATING study was done by the Human Performance Laboratory @ Appalachian State University, North Carolina Research Campus, Kannapolis, NC.

💦ASEA or placebo (same ingredients as ASEA beverage without undergoing the proprietary processing) was administered via gavage once per day for 1-week. The average body mass of all the mice at the start of the study determined the volume of ASEA used for the gavaging, but the volume did not exceed 0.3mL. Following the 1-week treatment period (7 days) mice were euthanized and tissues harvested for further analysis of outcome measures.

Mice from the endurance testing treatment groups were oriented to the treadmill in the following fashion: During the three day period preceding the maximal endurance test, mice were oriented (trained) to the treadmill for 15 min/day. Speeds for the training days were 10 m/min, 15 m/min, and 18 m/min respectively.

Then, on the final day of treatment mice underwent the maximal endurance capacity test on the treadmill (Table 1). For the treadmill orientation and endurance protocols, mice were run on a multi- lane rodent treadmill (Columbus Instruments, Columbus OH) equipped with a shock grid at the back. When the mouse could either no longer run (as assessed by sitting on the shock grid with all 4 paws off of the belt for more than 5 seconds), the mouse was removed from the shock grid immediately and placed back into the home cage. The mice were monitored for recovery for a period of at least 20 minutes following the orientation bouts. Mice were euthanized within 30 minutes of the final endurance test.

RESULTS:
🌀When adjusted to run time, the estimated rate of muscle glycogen depletion was different between ASEA Run and Placebo Run groups.
-🌀Skeletal muscle phosphorylated acetyl-CoA carboxylase (p-ACC) was significantly increased in ASEA Run compared to ASEA
🌀Sedentary (p=0.020) and Placebo Run groups (p=0.045). Fatty acyl CoA transport (CPT1), and beta-oxidation (beta-HAD) were not different between ASEA Run and Placebo Run groups.
🌀ASEA increased run time to exhaustion by 29% in mice, potentially through less inhibition of fatty acid oxidation via increased P-ACC, and muscle glycogen sparing (30%)
- The data support increased endurance capacity and altered substrate utilization in mice after one week of ASEA intake.

💦HAVE YOU HAD YOUR AMAZING MOLECULES TODAY?💦

**FOR A COPY OF THE STUDY RESULTS VISIT***http://www.amazingmolecules.com/pdf/ASEA-Mice-Study.pdf