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PROTEIN SUPPLEMENTS Come in many different forms: • Concentrate – least expensive, with higher amounts of fat and carbs. Harder to mix. • Isolate – more purified, easier to mix. • Hydrosylate – partially broken down so it is absorbed faster. • Micellar Casein or Isolated Casein Peptide – expensive, almost pure casein. Claims? It builds muscle. Research? Protein is required for muscle growth and repair. Here is a list of individual protein needs: Non-active: 0.8 g/kg Endurance athletes: 1.0 to 1.5 g/kg Strength training: 1.5 to 2 g/kg Side effects? None. Legal? Yes. Verdict? Protein is important for athletic performance and growth. It’s unlikely that ingesting too much would have negative effects, but there may be a cap on the benefit. CARBOHYDRATE SUPPLEMENTS Carbs provide adequate energy stores for exercise and decrease post-exercise muscle breakdown. After exercise, protein and carbohydrate mixtures work by stopping muscle breakdownpostexerciseandstimulatingmusclegrowth.Italso replenishes glycogen—which you need for storing energy for your next workout! Using a healthy protein/carb mix will lead to greater lean muscle mass growth and increase endurance. Your teens may be interested in trying sports supplements, but when it comes down to it, a balanced diet (with attention to protein intake), good coaching and discipline are likely all they need for growing “bigger, stronger, faster.” Live by 95210 and get fit the “natural” way! For more information on abuse of performance-enhancing drugs: Taylor Hooten Foundation www.taylorhooten.org 972.403.7300 Harvard and Yale trained adolescent physician, Dr. Kwebena (Bobo) Blankson is at the helm of Young Men’s Health & Wellness in Dallas. You can reach him at: Dr. Blankson, Young Men’s Health & Wellness 972.733.6565 See related story on Sleep Deprivation on page 58! conversation will also help. Some of my clients bring their adult children to our meetings. If everybody knows Mom and Dad’s wishes, and they were all part of the conversation, it stands to reason that chances of a misunderstanding are minimized. By “misunderstanding,” I mean a difference of opinion on what Mom and Dad wanted or would have wanted. The catalyst is usually when Mom or DadgetsAlzheimer’s,dementia,orhasa stroke. At that point, the person can no longer make decisions for themselves, and somebody else has to make financial and/or medical decisions for them. The decision maker can be an attorney, guardian, or trustee. (It’s worth noting: given modern medicine, it stands to reason that most of us will become disabled before we die.) The lengths people go to in the case of a misunderstanding are too exhaustive for me to list. One person might try to restrict access to Mom or Dad. They might try to get the parents to sign legal documents and act on them. Theft. Kidnapping. Physical harm. Fraud. Lies. All of these are usually for someone’s financial gain or for other selfish reasons. They may even try to pull the plug on life support prematurely. Rightly or wrongly, these actors justify their actions by telling themselves, “It’s what Mom or Dad would want.” Either way, the result is the same: the friction and misunderstanding make family members haul each other into court to fight over the parents or their possessions. The legal fees put a huge dent in the estate. After that fight, the family is never the same again. Topreventsuchamess,haveyourestate done professionally. Make decisions carefully. Tell your lawyer of any family friction. Be thorough. Experienced lawyers can work around most of the land mines. After your estate plan is complete, talk to your parents about theirs. You just bought yourself the perfect opener: “We just had our estate plan done and feel so much better. But I just have to ask…did you all ever do something like that?” There is also a practical side: when all of the documents are in place, sit down with each family member separately, and tellthemwhatyoudecidedandwhy. Youcanevendosoinfront of the lawyer who drafted the plans. If the children are clear on what you want, they should work with you when you need their help. They also won’t be in the uncomfortable position of asking you about your plans after they have theirs done. continued from DoubleDuty | Page 64 The catalyst is usually when Mom or Dad gets Alzheimer’s, dementia, or has a stroke. At that point, the person can no longer make decisions for themselves, and somebody else has to make financial and/or medical decisions for them.