Fertility, Overtraining and Fat

Obesity is a buzzword in the United States everyday.  Michelle Obama has championed the anti-pediatric obesity epidemic and white sugar has become synonymous to illicit drugs.
But....NOT ENOUGH fat can lead to infertility in females.  Every woman needs a certain amount of body fat to produce hormones necessary for nerve cell regeneration and fertility (such as estrogen & FSH ).  A certain percentage of body fat tells the brain that 'the body in question' will be able to carry a fetus to maturation.  It's quite simple:  reproduction is Darwian and historically, nothing but a means to the survival of a species.  Only the strongest, healthiest women could carry a fetus to term in the past.  Now, with modern medical miracles, women who categorically would not fit into 'strong and healthy' are able to bear children.
Women who overtrain or diet to the extent that their overall BMI is below a healthy level tend to have either no menstrual cycles or poor cycles.  This is because they do not have enough fat to keep their hormonal levels optimal.  The brain sees this as an unfit body for reproduction.

Here's Your Healthy Tip of the Day:  Both obesity and abnormally underweight women have problems with conception.  If you are an exercise psycho who measures out every morsel before it goes into your mouth and you can't figure out why you're not getting pregnant - do yourself a favor:  don't look in the mirror; try going to a nutritionist and reliable personal trainer: together you'll formulate a plan that will work for your lifestyle and get your hormones and menses back on track.

Oh My Quads!!

Well, after a few days of running on the treadmill and doing literally a thousand squats, lunges, monster walks and every other type of leg/butt strengthening exercise....it hurts to sit today!!

Yes, folks!  I've got 'quad burn' today.  This gives new meaning to the word 'toilet' for a girl.  But, I'm  really happy about it....I'm waking up my muscles, releasing that lactic acid and the toxins that have been building up for the past few years and guess what??  My butt is about 1/2 inch higher than it was when I first started this blog!  My jeans fit and look better and best of all.....I FEEL BETTER!!!
I had my checkup with my surgeon this morning who thinks I'm doing really great and it's more physical therapy this afternoon.  SO WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE QUAD BURN?

HERE'S YOUR TIP OF THE DAY....
Take it from me, when you haven't worked out for a while or you do a lot more than ususal, this is quite common.  Nice hot baths with epsom salts or a hot shower followed by my famous chinese linament or tigers balm rubbed into the quads does wonders.  If you're had-core, then just take a rolling pin or mopstick and roll it back and forth over the quads, like you're pizza dough.  Drink lots of water, green tea and make sure you eat good lean protein.  You'll get over the burn, be back at the gym tonight and ready for major action this weekend.  Tomorrow is going to be a nice day here in Manhattan....I think it's gonna be a good day to jump some rope...see you out there!!