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Mar
28
I actually won’t be doing it this Saturday. Forgot it was Easter weekend. Also, no April 10th, I am out of town. I will resume with the clinic on Saturday 17th. Thanks to all that turned out this last Saturday. We are getting a lot done!!!
REMEMBER, IT IS FREE – FREE – FREE.
Hope to see everyone on April 17th.
Mar
28
From Joe: Let your losses make you stronger, not weaker. You can learn so much from your mistakes in the ring (sparring). When you fail, this is your greatest opportunity of which to expand from. Take that moment… analyze - learn - improve.
From Renene: It’s not that Life is short, it’s just takes us longer to begin it. Take time to stop & smell a few roses, love your family.
Mar
25
How to defend yourself using a rolled up magazine. At 0:55 he demonstrates how to fend off an attacker. Hey, you never know :-0
Thanks to our Las Vegas friend Pete for the video.
Mar
24
To bad for our friend Travis Walker, he was KO’d in the 6th round. Since Saturday, the video has had over 42,000 views. It is one the freakiest knockouts ever seen. Travis is wearing black trunks, Johnathon Banks is wearing blue.
Mar
22
Quote: “The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.”
Don’t just be nice to people that you can reap benefits, yet be good to every man. Your character is always on trial, others from a distance are watching. Good fortune comes unexpectedly to those that live sincere & give back.
Mar
21
This is interesting. After reading this, you’ll never look at a banana in the same way again.
Bananas contain three natural sugars – sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fiber. A banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy. Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one fruit with the world’s leading athletes.
But energy isn’t the only way a banana can help us keep fit. It can also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions, making it a must to add to our daily diet.
Strokes: According to research in The New England Journal of Medicine, eating bananas as part of a regular diet can cut the risk of death by strokes by as much as 40%!
Depression: According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND amongst people suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating a banana. This is because bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally make you feel happier.
PMS: Forget the pills – eat a banana. The vitamin B6 it contains regulates blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood.
Anemia: High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of hemoglobin in the blood and so helps in cases of anemia.
Blood Pressure: This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt, making it perfect to beat blood pressure. So much so, the US Food and Drug Administration has just allowed the banana industry to make official claims for the fruit’s ability to reduce the risk of blood pressure and stroke.
Brain Power: 200 students at a Twickenham (Middlesex) school ( England ) were helped through their exams this year by eating bananas at breakfast, break, and lunch in a bid to boost their brain power. Research has shown that the potassium-packed fruit can assist learning by making pupils more alert.
Constipation: High in fiber, including bananas in the diet can help restore normal bowel action, helping to overcome the problem without resorting to laxatives.
Hangovers: One of the quickest ways of curing a hangover is to make a banana milkshake, sweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system.
Heartburn: Bananas have a natural antacid effect in the body, so if you suffer from heartburn, try eating a banana for soothing relief.
Morning Sickness: Snacking on bananas between meals helps to keep blood sugar levels up and avoid morning sickness
Mosquito bites: Before reaching for the insect bite cream, try rubbing the affected area with the inside of a banana skin. Many people find it amazingly successful at reducing swelling and irritation.
Nerves: Bananas are high in B vitamins that help calm the nervous system.
Ulcers: The banana is used as the dietary food against intestinal disorders because of its soft texture and smoothness. It is the only raw fruit that can be eaten without distress in over-chronicler cases. It also neutralizes over-acidity and reduces irritation by coating the lining of the stomach.
Temperature control: Many other cultures see bananas as a ”cooling” fruit that can lower both the physical and emotional temperature of expectant mothers. In Thailand, for example, pregnant women eat bananas to ensure their baby is born with a cool temperature.
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): Bananas can help SAD sufferers because they contain the natural mood enhancer tryptophan.
Smoking & Tobacco Use: Bananas can also help people trying to give up smoking. The B6, B12 they contain, as well as the potassium and magnesium found in them, help the body recover from the effects of nicotine withdrawal.
Stress: Potassium is a vital mineral, which helps normalize the heartbeat, sends oxygen to the brain and regulates your body’s water balance.. When we are stressed, our metabolic rate rises, thereby reducing our potassium levels. These can be re-balanced with the help of a high-potassium banana snack.
Warts: Those keen on natural alternatives swear that if you want to kill off a wart, take a piece of banana skin and place it on the wart, with the yellow side out. Carefully hold the skin in place with a plaster or surgical tape!
Overweight and at work? Studies at the Institute of Psychology in Austria found pressure at work leads to gorging on comfort food like chocolate and chips. Looking at 5,000 hospital patients, researchers found the most obese were more likely to be in high-pressure jobs. The report concluded that, to avoid panic-induced food cravings, we need to control our blood sugar levels by snacking on high carbohydrate foods every two hours to keep levels steady.
So, a banana really is a natural remedy for many ills. When you compare it to an apple, it has four times the protein, twice the carbohydrate, three times the phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice the other vitamins and minerals. It is also rich in potassium and is one of the best value foods around So maybe its time to change that well-known phrase so that we say, “A banana a day CAN keep the doctor away!”
Thanks to David Monarrez for this great article!
Mar
19
Brought to you by: Independent Events & Alice Cooperstown
Saturday March 27th— Fights start at 2:00pm – doors open at 1:30
Location: 101 E Jackson, downtown Phoenix
At Alice Cooperstown in downtown Phoenix this Saturday. Doors open at 1:30,
Alice Cooperstown Location <click —- phone number for Cooperstown: 602-488-9105
Tickets available at the door $10 for Adults, kids 10 yrs old & under for $5
Or purchase online @ ietickets.com
Hosted by Madison Knights Boxing Team. Ricky Ricardo 602-434-7770
Competitors: Weigh-ins @ Cooperstown 8am to 10am
Match-ups: 10am to 11am
Boxer’s Check-up: 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Mar
18
DO NOT OPEN ANY EMAILS from FACEBOOK. I just heard on the news this morning that a virus disguised as a Facebook memo is circulating via email. The email comes to you as if it’s from Facebook (but it is NOT), asking you to verify your password. According to the news report, do not even click on the email to read anything. This virus will retrieve ALL your user names & ALL passwords, for everything, from bank accounts, to even your Twitter account — EVERY bloody password you have in relation to anything, it will STEAL.
Mar
17
What a GRAND day at Irongloves. We had everything bad to eat. Cupcakes & cookies coming out of our ears. Followed up with chocolate milk, at least it had 24 grams of protein, lol. Needless to say, everyone was bouncing off the walls with energy. It was just a light hearted fantastic day.