COMMENTARY

Traditional ball sports typically involve the need for strong muscles, tight ligaments, endurance, and good bone structure. Usually played in bright sunlight, excess ultraviolet exposure and resulting hypervitaminosis D is a consideration. However, when played under artificial lighting (such as night baseball or indoor tennis), night blindness, due to deficiency of vitamin A complex, is an important consideration. Muscle cramps, twisted ankles, pulled hamstring muscles, and related injuries are common.

Nutritional support should consider the above factors in the following way: the health of the heart and vascular system can be a good monitor of endurance and muscle strength (the heart itself being a muscle). The use of CATAPLEX F will enable ionizable calcium to flow from the blood into the tissue, preventing tissue calcium starvation, which often results in cramps, fatigue, and proneness to muscle pulls. Trace minerals, along with vitamin C and E complexes, help insure the health of ligaments and connective tissue. Sports that require consistent pivoting of the ankles, such as basketball and tennis, are the most prone to produce sudden injury, such as a torn gastrocnemius muscle in the calf. Vitamin E complex and adequate tissue calcium help defend against this (with proper stretching and training). Tendonitis (such as “tennis elbow”) is also somewhat preventable with vitamin C complex (to support collagen formation) and trace minerals.

A diet of fresh fruits and vegetables, light whole proteins (poultry and fish), whole unpreserved grains, and the avoidance of hydrogenated oils, processed sugar, and sugar-rich counterfeit foods constitute the best training diet.

TYPE OF ACTIVITY

Ball Playing

PROTOCOL

OBJECTIVES: To increase power, prevent muscle and ligament sprains, prevent muscle cramps, and increase endurance.

1. VASCULIN (3-6 per day): Heart/muscle PMG with vitamins for strength and repair.

2. CALCIUM LACTATE (6-9 per day): Ionizable calcium for muscle relaxation and tone; bone density and strength.

3. CATAPLEX F TABLETS (3-6 per day): Ionizes blood calcium and allows it to move from the blood into the tissues. Counteracts excess vitamin D (hypervitaminosis D) resulting from exposure to sunlight.

4. LIGAPLEX I (3 per day): Tones ligaments and connective tissue.

5. CATALYN (3 per day): Source of multiple vitamins and trace minerals.