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1st Place: £250, 2nd Place: £150, 3rdPlace: £100-Who can I contact for further information?Dr Ian RichardsTel: 0113 8127039Email:- I.Richards@leedsmet.ac.ukDr Andrew DrakeTel:- 0113 8123527E-mail: A.Drake@leedsmet.ac.ukPaul Aldridge, UK AthleticsTel:- 0121 713 8410Email:- paldridge@uka.org.ukNUTRITION: Enzymes - keys to a healthylife - part oneBy Pat ReevesWithout enzymes, nothing would be alive onour planet. No animal, plant-life or humanbeings can exist without them. At anyminute millions of microscopic enzymes arepowering throughout your body causingreactions to occur. You would be unable tobreathe, hold and turn the pages of RaceWalking Record to find how your comrades -and the competition (!) did; unable to eat,taste the food on your plate, drive, work orre-boot the computer. You would havereturned to the soil and likely fertilising thenext crop generation, if not for enzymes.More than 3,000 types of enzymes areknown to proliferate the human body,effecting everything from renewal, digestion,maintenance and protection. Enzymesconstantly change and renew themselves.Enzymes are protein-based particles foundin every living cell of everything which isalive, or becomes alive. They are truly thepower houses of each and every cell.Basically they either initiate chemicalreactions or speed them up. Consider thesimple act of turning milk into yoghurt,cabbage into sauerkraut, grapes into wine,etc. Enzymes were definitely at work inthese processes!All life processes, whether breathing,thinking, digestion, etc is a complexseries of chemical reactions known asmetabolism. There are actually two partsto metabolism known as anabolism andcatabolism: Anabolism is any type ofprocess in which simpler substances areduly combined to form something morecomplex (muscle-building for instance)and catabolism is basically any processin which living cells break downsubstances into simpler particles(digestion for instance).Obviously, in my profession, enzymesresponsible for digestion featureenormously - and those accountable forhealing - being of particular, personalimportance following my surgeries - areabsolutely vital to me at present.The sum total of anabolism andcatabolism is metabolism. Enzymes arethe catalysts that make the chemicalreactions possible.Above and beyond enzymes' metabolicroles - they are also food potentiators. Alledible foodstuffs have potential nutrientswhich need 'unlocking' in a way ourbodies can make use of them.For as long as out bodies can produceenzymes, we thrive. However, ourbodies' production slows dramaticallywith age, illness, injury - sporting or not,and our old enemy - stress. If our bodiescannot produce them sufficientlyeffectively, or produce them with anoptimal activity level, then enzymes mustbe acquired in supplemental form - thatwill be either pills or fermented orsprouted live food. No other form isadequate.Each of the 3,000 plus types of enzymesperform their work differently. Someenzymes are secreted in active formothers - such as those involved indigestion - are secreted in an inactiveform, requiring co-factor enzymes tomake them ready to do their work.
How do you know if you are digestiveenzyme-deficient? Simply speaking you willsuffer from indigestion, flatulence, gas,bloating, illness etc. Illness is likely the mostobvious signal that your enzymes arerunning low. As l previously said, enzymes'make you work', so any illness, or diseaseprocess, such as cardiovascular,degenerative disease such as cancer or aslow recovery rate after an injury/surgery etcare indications that your body's enzymesare not of optimal content.My surgeon just said that he is amazed withmy exceptional healing ability from the triplesurgeries effected almost twelve weeks agocompared to 'normal' people. Obviouslygrateful for being 'abnormal' - my regime ofsprouted/living foods is definitelyresponsible for a much sort-after conclusion.As athletes we need to supply our bodieswith an optimal amount of live, activeenzymes.These can be supplied in abundance bysprouting your food, using microbialfermentations and in concentrated plantextracts called 'functional' foodstuffs.Animal-based enzymes are usuallyextracted from pig or calf pancreas. Plantforms are extracted from papaya andpineapple.More about enzymes next time - especiallythe healing variety. -Pat Reeves.Results and ReportsBritish Masters Indoor Track & FieldChampionships27th March 2010Lee Valley Center, LondonIn the last indoor event of the season, thewalks were well supported. A new BritishRecord set by W75 Maureen Spelman.3000m Walk M451 Francisco Reis 49 SCVAC 14-25.553000m Walk M501 Steve Allen 53 OPEN 16-15.063000m Walk M551 Sean Pender 56 VAC 17-47.813000m Walk M601 Sean McMullin 64 IRL (G) 16-32.422 Michael O'Connor 60 IRL (G) 17-27.383 Howard Brown 61 WMAA 19-39.074 John Hall 61 VAC DNF3000m Walk M651 Peter Hannell 67 VAC 17-15.462 Ronald Penfold 68 VAC 17-35.493 Peter Howard 67 EVAC 19-12.003000m Walk M701 Arthur Thomson 73 VAC 16-14.132 Ron Powell 73 SCVAC 19-05.313 Dave Stevens 73 VAC 20-11.504 Bernard Hercock 73 VAC 21-27.72Arthur Thomson and Francisco Reis3000m Walk W351 Joanna Stringer 38 SCVAC 18-36.383000m Walk W401 Priscilla O'Sullivan 44 IRL (G) 20-23.253000m Walk W451 Helen Middleton 47 EVAC 16-28.522 Maureen Noel 46 VAC 18-30.873000m Walk W501 Ann Wheeler 54 MMAC 17-15.022 Fiona Bishop 50 VAC 19-12.433 Norma Grimsey 53 SCVAC 21-02.533000m Walk W551 Cath Duhig 55 EVAC 18-30.813000m Walk W601 Ann Lewis 62 SCVAC 19-09.912 Susan Barnett 60 EVAC 19-16.983000m Walk W751 Maureen Spelman 75 VAC 22-24.72New British RecordSudbury 5 Miles2nd AprilSudbury, Suffolk
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