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Monday, September 23, 2013

US Sports Strength and Conditioning Swimmer's Conditioning Programs


Swimming

The advantages of a quality strength training program for a swimmer has been well documented as more and more of the best swimmers in the world lift weights to improve. It is a key element in the overall training program to help improve times and reach personal bests more consistently! In addition to the increases of muscular endurance, strength and power that weight training will develop, the Swimming Programs also provide injury prevention by involving special exercises for the shoulders and lower back.

Throughout the length of the Swimming Program, the manipulation of the sets and repetitions for each exercise will be based on periodization concepts that involve changing the intensity and the volume of the workouts. This variation provides a more consistent "programmed response" to exercise which will help to avoid those depressing plateau's in progress.

The starting point of the program is based on an initial fitness level. With feedback, the actual progression of the program will follow the body's unique adaptation process to exercise. Fine tune the program to include all the exercises that feel the best!


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4 Day Competitive Swimming - Sprinter
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Week 1 - Day 1 (Tuesday) of Swimmer's ProgramWeek Difficulty: Medium
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1
Warmup and Stretch
8 minutes 
2
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Squat
15 reps @ 265 lbs,15 reps @ 265 lbs 
3
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Static Squat Jumps
6 reps,4 reps 
4
   Video
Dumbbell Reverse Lunge
15 reps @ 40 lbs,12 reps @ 40 lbs 
5
   Video
Machine Leg Extensions
15 reps @ 150 lbs,10 reps @ 135 lbs 
6
   Video
Machine Leg Curl
15 reps @ 120 lbs,10 reps @ 110 lbs 
7
   Video
Cable Close Grip Row (Low Pulley)
15 reps @ 130 lbs,10 reps @ 120 lbs 
8
   Video
Cable Straight Arm Pulldown
15 reps @ 95 lbs,
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This Week in BSU Athletics

This Week in Bowie State Athletics
For complete team schedules, visit www.bsubulldogs.com

Monday, Sept. 23, 2013
Volleyball at Elizabeth City State (Follow via live stats at http://hbculivestats.com/ecsu/volleyball/xlive.htm)
Elizabeth City, NC – 6 pm (ECSU Campus - R.L. Vaughn Center)

Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013
Volleyball hosts Goldey-Beacom (FREE EVENT)
Bowie, MD – 7 pm – Leonidas S. James Complex (A.C. Jordan Arena)

Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013
Volleyball vs. Saint Augustine’s University
Fayetteville, NC – 12 pm (FSU Campus - Capel Arena)

Football hosts Saint Augustine’s University (CLICK HERE FOR TICKET INFORMATION)   
COMMUNITY / YOUTH DAY* (*Youth 12 and under free and accompanying adult tickets are $5)
Bowie, MD – 1 pm

Volleyball vs. Fayetteville State University
Fayetteville, NC – 6 pm (FSU Campus - Capel Arena)

Sunday, September 22, 2013

Chowan 3 - Bowie State 0 (VOLLEYBALL FINAL)

MURFREESBORO, N.C. – Bowie State University suffered its fifth loss in a row, falling in three sets to Chowan University. The Hawks remain at the top of the CIAA standings with a 5-0 mark (2-0 North). The Lady Bulldogs slip to 1-9 overall and 0-5 in league play after Sunday's loss.

Nikira Fults led the effort on Sunday with seven kills on the afternoon. Jordan Miller and Suraya Chase each chipped in six kills with Kelsey Schlake collecting 16 assists. Cindy Ehrich notched eight digs in the victory.

For Bowie State, senior Brelyn Finey (District Heights, Md.) led the Lady Bulldogs with six kills. Sophomore Yaje Ngundam (Bowie, Md.) collected 11 digs. Senior Briana Flowers (Millersville, Md.) and freshman Amy Harvey (Laurel, Md.) led the Lady Bulldogs in assists with five and three respectively. Freshman India Mason (Greenbelt, Md.) recorded four kills and added a solo block.

Bowie State grabbed an early lead in the contest using kills and Hawk errors to pull ahead 5-1. Chowan chipped away at the deficit to tie the match 6-6 on a kill by Suraya Chase. The match would be tied once more at 7-7 after a Hawks service error, but after that point, it was all about the Hawks as Chowan maintained the lead for the remainder of the set and earned the 25-16 victory.

The second set featured five ties and three lead changes until the Hawks took the lead 9-8 on a Lady Bulldog attack error. From there, Chowan stayed in control, highlighted by seven straight points off Suraya Chase's serves to pull ahead 18-10. A Lady Bulldog attack error and Jordan Miller's service ace clinched the 25-12 set two victory for Chowan.

The Hawks struck early in the third set to score four unanswered points off of a kill from Fults and three Lady Bulldog miscues. With a 9-4 lead, Lauren East led the Hawks to five straight points off her serves for a 14-4 advantage. Chowan quickly closed out the set with a 25-14 win to defeat Bowie State in straight sets.

Bowie State returns to the court on Monday (September 23rd) on the road at Elizabeth City State University.

Saturday, September 21, 2013

Bulldogs Hold On For 16-10 Football Home Opening Victory Over Concord

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BOWIE, Md. - Playing at home for the first time this season, the Bowie State University Bulldogs
football team had to hold until the very end before claiming a 16-10 victory over the Concord University Mountain Lions.

The loss, Concord's first of the season, drops the Mountain Lions' record to 2-1 overall on the year. Bowie State improves to 2-1 with the victory. As a team, Concord held advantages over Bowie State in first downs (16-9), total yards (266-208) and passing yards (175-42).

Redshirt junior Keith Brown (Temple Hills, Md.) rushed for a career-high 149 yards and scored two touchdowns to lead Bowie State on offense. Redshirt sophomore Antoine Young (Washington, D.C.) racked up a game-high 14 total tackles to pace the Bulldogs defense. Redshirt sophomore Curtis Pumphrey (Laurel, Md.) was credited with eight total tackles on the afternoon and fellow redshirt sophomore Paxton Queen added six total tackles.

The Mountain Lions were led by junior wide receiver Darrick Williams (Baltimore, Md.) who caught eight passes for 67 yards. Sophomore wide receiver Tiko Henderson (Lancaster, Va.) caught five passes for 49 yards.

Redshirt freshman quarterback Brian Novak (College Park, Md.) went 22-for-47 for 175 yards. Novak also ran for 29 yards and a touchdown. Fellow redshirt freshman Sam Wright (Roanoke, Va.) ran for a team-best 33 yards on 14 attempts.

Defensively, Concord was paced by junior defensive lineman Keith Ferguson (Bluefield, W.Va.), who made 10 tackles including two tackles for loss. Junior linebacker Gary Saylor (New Market, Md.) added eight stops while senior linebacker Jake Lilly (Bluefield, W.Va.) and sophomore defensive lineman Ervin Moore (Lancaster, S.C.) each chipped in seven tackles.

After trading possessions for much of the first quarter, Concord was able to strike first midway through the first quarter with a 24-yard field goal by sophomore kicker Andy Ellington Scott Depot, W.Va.), capping off a 12-play, 39-yard drive which featured two successful fourth-down conversions for the Mountain Lions.

Bowie State answered back at the start of the second quarter with Brown's 15-yard touchdown run that gave BSU the 7-3 lead with12:01 remaining in the opening half. Bulldogs redshirt sophomore Nkonyeasua Uwandi (Berwyn Heights, Md.) picked up an interception on a tipped pass during CU's next drive with the end result being a 27-yard field goal by junior Mario Diaz-Aviles (Washington, D.C.) that extended Bowie State’s lead to 10-3 at the 8:43 mark of the second quarter.

It appeared as if Bowie State was about to pull ahead by another touchdown when the Bulldogs recovered a Concord fumble at the CU three-yard line, but Richardson picked off a Jared Johnston (Dumfries, Va.) pass in the end zone.

However, Bowie State was able to hold the Concord offense and get the ball back. The Bulldogs defense forced a Mountain Lions three and out. Following a punt by Concord’s Andrew Huska (Ford City, Pa.), BSU’s Brown rumbled 72 yards in the other direction to give the Bulldogs a 16-3 lead heading into halftime.
Neither team's offense was able to establish a drive in what turned out to be a scoreless third quarter and Concord would head into the fourth quarter still trailing by 13 points.

Concord won the battle for field position for the majority of the third quarter and it would pay off in the fourth.

The Mountain Lions started their first drive of the final quarter from the Bowie State 43-yard line and proceeded to march down the field with a 10-play drive that ended with Novak scrambling three yards on fourth down for the CU touchdown to cut the lead to just six points at 16-10 with 10:38 left in regulation.

Concord had four more chances to score the go ahead touchdown, but was unable to finish off the comeback attempt in part due to two turnovers inside the Bowie State red zone. The last play of the game saw a Novak pass from the Bowie State nine-yard line intended for Henderson fall incomplete.

The Bulldogs return to action next Saturday (9/28) hosting the Falcons of Saint Augustine’s University. Game time in Bulldogs Stadium is 1 pm.

Monday, September 16, 2013

This Week in BSU Athletics (9/16-22)

This Week in Bowie State Athletics
For complete team schedules, visit www.bsubulldogs.com

Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013
Volleyball hosts Virginia State
Bowie, MD – Leonidas S. James Complex (A.C. Jordan Arena) (FREE EVENT)

Friday, Sept. 20, 2013
Cross Country at Towson (FREE EVENT)
Towson, MD – 11 am

Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013
Football hosts Concord University (CLICK HERE FOR TICKET INFORMATION)
Bowie, MD – 1 pm

Top Exercise Mistakes


Some minor changes can help you avoid common exercise mistakes

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Plenty of people who exercise in health clubs don't know how to use the equipment effectively or even safely. While there are many training errors, this list provides the most common mistakes people make during exercise at the gym according to a survey conducted by the American Council on Exercise. Are you making these exercise mistakes?
  1. The all-or-nothing approach. Even if you don't have all the time you'd like for your workout, research shows that just ten minutes of exercise can provide important health benefits. A little bit can add up over time, so just do what you can. See: How Much Exercise Do You Need?
  2. Unbalanced strength training programs. Most people focus only on certain muscles (like the abdominals or biceps), but it's important to work your whole body and core to achieve balance and health.
  3. Poor Technique or form. Using incorrect form can lead to injury. Examples include: letting the knee extend beyond the toes during a lunge or squat; using momentum to lift heavy weights; not exercising through a full range of motion will produce less-than-optimal results. To learn proper form, it's helpful to invest in a few sessions with a certifiedPersonal Trainer
  4. Inconsistent Progression. Exercising too hard and too often, or increasing intensity too quickly is a common mistake. Consistency and gradual progression are important for avoiding injury as well as for making improvements.
  5. Lack of Cross trainingMany people stick with a routine and then never change it. The same workout week after week will lose its effectiveness and may lead to boredom, injury or burnout.
  6. Incorrect Machine Set-up. Exercise equipment is adjustable and it's important that you set it up to fit you before you use it. If you don't know how, ask a staff person. Using poorly adjusted equipment is a set-up for injury.
  7. Skipping the Warm Up. Taking about 5-10 minutes to gradually increase your body temperature and heart rate has been shown to decrease your risk of injury. Try thisgreat core strengthening warm up.
  8. Poor gym etiquette. This can range from simple rudeness (lingering on machines) to extreme poor taste(bad body oder or not wiping your sweat from machines). Always be considerate of other exercisers.
  9. Poor Goal SettingUnrealistic or vague goals can contribute to exercise dropout. The key is to establish a training goal that is specific and appropriate for your fitness and skill levels. Try to define challenging but not impossible goals.
Source: The American Council on Exercise.

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Sunday, September 15, 2013

New research validates ancient cancer treatment

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New Research Shows an Ancient Flower Remedy Can Treat Cancer and Other Ills


    Mankind has honored the healing power of roses for thousands of years, but their possible role in cancer treatment is a recent discovery.

    That's because modern science is finally catching up with what history already knew: That this versatile flower boasts a wide range of curative properties, especially when it comes to its essential oil.

    An oil extracted from a plant is essential in the sense that it carries the distinctive scent or "essence" of that plant. So essential oils, in general, are strongly linked to the plant's aroma, and I don't need to tell you that the scent of a rose is perhaps the most famous single aroma on earth.

    But does that mean it can heal? Let's take a look. . .

Continued below. . .


Why the Chinese Don't Get Sick Like We Do
Dear Reader:

    Do you know that Chinese men and women often escape dreaded diseases that kill over 1.2 million Americans a year?

    For example...

    Heart disease is the #1 killer in America, claiming 700,000-plus lives a year.

    Yet, over a three-year period in China, not a single person under the age 64 died of heart disease -- out of 470,000 men and women living in two counties.

    Why is it, when it comes to sickness and disease, that the Chinese in many cases have less risk and a greater propensity for healing than Americans?

    As you'll see, Traditional Chinese Medicine is far different than Western medicine.

    And now, you can see for yourself how this 4,000-year-old miracle could help you relieve some of your worst pain and debilitating diseases without depending on prescription drugs.

    Find exactly how to do it right here.


    If you hang around with alternative health folks long enough, you'll learn that they prize the healing qualities of essential oils drawn from a great many different plants.

    Healers have used them medicinally for centuries. But — no surprise — as conventional, so-called "evidence-based medicine" took over, the use of essential oils declined.

    That's all changing, thanks to new research on rose oil and other properties related to rose petals.
How essential oils are created
    An essential oil is a concentrated hydrophobic liquid. "Hydrophobic" just means what you already know from the old saying: Oil and water don't mix.

    Rose oil is extracted from rose petals, and the petals used come from a variety of different roses. The two types of roses most often used for rose oil production are the damask rose and the cabbage rose.

    Most essential oils are created through the process of distillation, usually by steam. You'll find them in perfumes, soaps, cosmetics, and sometimes in flavoring for foods or scents for cleaning products and incense.

    If you're wondering about the distillation process, it involves a great deal of work. That's why rose oil doesn't come cheap. In most cases, the flowers are harvested by hand early in the morning, before sunrise. The petals are distilled later the same day. Several pounds of rose petals are required to distill just one ounce of essential oil.

    The distillation process itself usually involves large, copper stills filled with roses and water and heated between one and two hours. Anything that vaporizes is collected in a condensing apparatus and transferred to a flask. From there, different types of extracts are divided up from the total mixture.

    Essential oil is not the only product of this process. By-products called rose absolutes are acquired using a process called supercritical carbon dioxide extraction (this is the type of rose oil most commonly found in perfumes).

    There's also an element of rose oil called hydrosol, which is the part of the distillate known as rosewater. It's a cheaper by-product of the distillation process and is most commonly used in skin care and some food flavoring.
Latest intriguing research on roses
    According to a recent study in the Journal of Food Science, air-dried rose petals contain the following: Phenols, anthocyanins, and gallic acid. Here's why those three components are critical to cancer prevention:
  • Phenolic compounds have been shown to halt the spread of cancer, partly by activating the body's immune system so it recognizes and destroys cancer cells, and partly by inhibiting the development of new blood vessels needed for tumor growth.
  • Anthocyanins (a flavonoid you can also get from fruits and vegetables) play a major role in coloring fruits, vegetables, and autumn leaves. They also have anti-carcinogenic activities and help with things like increasing the oxygen-radical absorbing capacity of cells (and we know cancer cells hate oxygen) and inhibiting toxins and carcinogens.
  • Gallic acid is known for its antioxidant qualities along with antifungal and antiviral properties. But better than that, gallic acid is known to kill cancer cells without destroying surrounding healthy tissue.
    Thanks to this study, we know that different types of roses vary greatly in their antimutagenic activity – that is, in their ability to prevent mutations. It turns out that a rose’s ability to inhibit mutation depends largely on the color of its petals, which is related to the anthocyanins in the petals.

    This is important because DNA mutations are a major cause of cancer, and other diseases as well. Plant-based chemicals with the ability to prevent mutations are profoundly beneficial in preventing and treating cancer. Research I’ve seen recently indicates that cancer tumors not only begin with mutations of healthy cells but mutate constantly, enabling them to adapt to almost any challenge a tumor meets. Rose oil may provide us with a weapon against cancer’s ability to change and work around anything you send against it.

    Another study, this one in Current Microbiology, found antioxidant and antibacterial properties in different rose extracts, and also examined total phenolic content.

    The extracts observed were essential oil, hydrosol, and absolute. Rose absolute extract and essential oil were the highest-ranking in terms of phenolic content. On top of that, these extracts showed impressive antibacterial effects against predator organisms like Escherichia coli, and Staphylococcus aureus, along with a few others.

    Here's yet another study to consider. In research published by Natural Product Communications, 40 healthy volunteers were separated into two groups. One group received a placebo, the other received transdermal doses of rose oil (meaning the rose oil was applied to the skin). The study showed rose oil effectively calmed disorders of the nervous system, aiding things like blood oxygen saturation, breathing rate, and systolic blood pressure.

    Subjects in the rose oil group reported they were calmer and more relaxed following treatment. Researchers hope this could lead to advances in natural treatments for depression and anxiety, among other things.

    The highest values of antioxidant activity, total phenols, and gallic acid content were found in the roses called San Francisco, Katharina Zeimet, and Mercedes, as well as the rose species Rosa damascena.
How to use rose oil as a cancer treatment
    Never ingest essential oil on your own, without the direction of a trained practitioner. There are things you can drink like rosebud tea, which might help, but you won't be getting the high concentration of helpful chemicals found in essential oil.

    An experienced practitioner will most likely combine rose oil with something called a "carrier oil", and teach you to apply the preparation directly to your skin or add it to your bath (common carriers are sweet almond, avocado, or jojoba oil). The essential oils penetrate the skin and enter the blood stream within minutes.

    As a side note, rose oil is known to be effective in healing skin conditions like eczema, premature aging (especially from sun damage), and rosacea. To treat these problems, the oil is rubbed directly on the skin.

    Rose oil can also be inhaled if you put a few drops on a cloth or use a vaporizer or diffuser. Aromatherapy affects the neurochemistry of the brain and can help to clear sinuses, detoxify, oxygenate, free congestion in the chest, relax, invigorate and produce changes in emotional, physical, and mental behavior.

    If you decide to pursue rose oil treatment, make sure you find a product that is pesticide-free and organic. That holds true for flowers, oils, and hydrosols.

    The research is still new, so there's no specific regimen I can recommend. But it holds a lot of promise, and I think it's worth keeping an eye on new developments on the rose oil front.

    Meanwhile, there's a natural remedy you can put to work right away, without professional guidance. And it tastes great, too! If you missed this article in our last issue, you can read it below.


Tap into the Healing
Power of Honey

    Whether you add it to your tea or spread it on a piece of bread, you might be one of many folks who enjoy honey as a sweet treat for your taste buds.

    But ancient Egyptians, Greeks, Romans and others knew something else: This sticky bee product can be a valuable medicine, too!

    India's 4000-year-old Ayurveda tradition identifies honey as a valuable medicine for ALL body imbalances. Fast forward to the 21st century and you'll find quite a few champions of honey as a healer in our own times, too. Let's take a look at a recent discovery that might have special value for cancer patients...

Continued below...


3 Toxic Snack Foods That You Must Stay Away From
    In a world where you're always on the go, it can be difficult to prepare a snack that is wholesome from home and you end up turning to convenience snacks along the way - ones that you can quickly grab and put in your purse or desk at work.

    Snacking can be a part of healthy diet plan and can help you achieve optimal energy levels throughout the day while keeping your blood sugar levels more stabilized, but, if you're not careful with the snack choices you're choosing, you could be doing far more harm than good.

    Here are three toxic snack foods that you should do away with immediately.

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      1. Processed Cheese

      2. Chips and Crackers

      3. Energy Bars

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    The discovery originates with New Zealand biochemist Peter Molan, who works at the Honey Research Unit at the University of Waikato. He focuses on the remarkable healing properties of a specific type of honey.

    Dr. Molan believes the flowers of the native New Zealand manuka bush produce honey with antibacterial properties head and shoulders above other products.

    Let me explain what it is about manuka honey that makes it such a promising treatment—even for cancer patients with wounds to heal.
Manuka honey's got that 'special something…'
    European honey bees produce this outstanding health elixir by extracting nectar from the manuka or tea tree. This flowering plant in the myrtle family is native to New Zealand and southeast Australia.

    An enzyme that bees add to the nectar produces hydrogen peroxide in all honeys. Dr. Molan said that manuka honey—and its close relative which is made from the Australia jellybush—contains a little extra something…

    But after more than two decades of research, Molan still couldn't say just what that special something is. He decided to call it the unique manuka factor (UMF).

    Another researcher, Professor Thomas Henle form the Institute of Food Chemistry at the Technical University of Dresden, Germany, determined that the extra 'kick' in manuka honey comes from methylglyoxal (MG).

    Small amounts of MG are in most types of honey. In manuka honey, MG comes from the conversion of dihydroxyacetone—which is found in higher concentration in the nectar of manuka flowers.

    So maybe it's that extra MG that makes manuka honey such a strong antibacterial.

    According to Dr. Molan, when he compares the bacteria fighting ability of the UMF in manuka honey to other carbolic or phenol antiseptics, the results are nothing short of amazing.
Manuka honey makes
the toughest bacteria run for cover!
    Medical professionals are finding that even the toughest new strains of antibiotic-resistant bacteria don't stand a chance when they're treated with manuka honey.

    Superbugs such as the dreaded Staphylococcus aureas and its evil cousin MRSA are no match for this amazing natural antibiotic.

    A group of Canadian researchers published findings in the journal Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery, which concluded that manuka honey has "bactericidal properties superior to those of most commonly used antimicrobials."

    Similarly, a 2002 review found that despite the small number of clinical studies on living patients (in vivo), the antibacterial properties of manuka and other honeys had been demonstrated in studies of lab cultures (in vitro).

    These reviewers concluded that there was a potential for its use in "the management of a large number of wound types."

    Dr. Molan is quoted in a BBC News interview as saying, "We know it has a very broad spectrum of action… we haven't found anything it doesn't work on among infectious organisms."
So what did the Egyptians know
that we're just finding out?
    Ancient writings show that honey was commonly used as a type of healing ointment for open wounds and sores.

    Its natural antibiotic properties helped keep the wounds from becoming infected—which could also lead to other health problems. For many years I've heard authorities in natural medicine recommend honey as a wound dressing to prevent infection. It appears that manuka may be quite a bit more powerful than the average honey.

    Manuka honey is being touted as a marvelous all-purpose medicine that can help:
  • Heal surgical wounds, particularly for diabetic patients.
  • Improve superficial burns
  • Stop uncomfortable inflammation in its tracks
  • Treat leg ulcers, pressure sores and wounds from cancers that break through skin
  • And much more!
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    Even the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) agrees that honey could be a simple and effective treatment to help injured persons.

    Believe it or not, the FDA approved manuka honey as a wound management treatment in 2007.

    And you better believe that watchful entrepreneurs got their wagons rolling not long after this decision…

    For example, the New Jersey company Derma Sciences Inc., a maker of advanced wound care products, started selling the first honey-based dressings in the U.S.

    Their product is called Medihoney. It's made from a highly absorbent seaweed-based material saturated with manuka honey.

    Dr. Molan also developed wound dressings that are marketed by the New Zealand companyComvita.

    These dressings could be especially helpful to cancer patients who experience wounds or ulcers as a result of radiation therapy.

    But if you're not in the market for wound dressings — don't despair! There are other manuka honey products available from reputable companies. For example, you'll find manuka honey oil, throat spray, lozenges and other products marketed by Manuka Health-New Zealand (http://www.manukahoneyus.com/ ).

    See what kind of protection and sweet relief you experience by discovering the power of this ancient health remedy!

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"Anthocyanins and their role in cancer prevention." By Li-Shu Wang1 and Gary D. Stoner, Cancer Lett. 2008 October 8; 269(2): 281-290.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2582525/

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http://www.naturalnews.com/041632_rose_oil_cancer_inflammation.html

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Dunford, C. et al. The use of honey in healing of multiply infected skin lesions following meningococcal septicaemia.

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http://www.nbcnews.com/id/22398921/

Saturday, September 14, 2013

JOHNSON C. SMITH WINS A 51-48 SHOOTOUT OVER BOWIE STATE

Senior Jared Johnson Throws for a New School Record 394 Yards


CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Bowie State University dropped a 58-41 shootout to Johnson C. Smith University Saturday afternoon at Irwin Belk Complex. This tied the highest point total between the two schools since Bowie State claimed a 58-41 victory back in 1989.

“We’re not going to win any ballgame giving up 58 points and turning the ball over three times certainly hurt as well” said Bowie State head coach Damon Wilson

Johnson C. Smith (2-0) lit the scoreboard first with an 8-yard run up the gut by LeAnder Barney (Erie, Pa.) at the 12:31 mark. Erik Amaya (Kannapolis, N.C.) converted the extra point for an early 7-0 lead.

Bowie State (1-1) answered with a 10-play, 75 yard drive, capped off by a three yard run around the right side for six  by senior quarterback Jared Johnston (Dumfries, Va.) at the 10:12 mark of the first quarter. Junior Mario Diaz-Aviles (Washington, D.C.) added the extra point to tie the game at 7-7.

Amaya booted a 25-yard field with 5:57 remaining in the opening period, giving the lead back to JCSU at 10-7.

Johnson C. Smith’s Keahn Wallace (Miami, Fla.) tossed a 14-yard TD pass to Fred Scott (Stone Mountain, Ga.) at the 10:59 mark of the second quarter. Amaya converted the extra point to push the Golden Bulls lead to 17-7.

JCSU extended their lead to 23-7 with 7:15 left in the first half following a 24-yard scamper by Barney. The extra point was blocked.

Wallace threw his second touchdown pass of the first half, completing a 15-yard pass to Jayson Leverette (Orangeburg, S.C.) to give the Golden Bulldogs a cushy 30-7 advantage.

Bowie State’s third quarter opening drive resulted in a one-yard touchdown run by redshirt junior Keith Brown (Temple Hills, Md.) to cut the Golden Bulls lead to 30-14 at the 10:14 mark.

Brown found paydirt again on Bowie State’s next possession, pounding in from 10 yards out and the Diaz-Aviles extra point trimmed the deficit to 30-21.

BSU’s Johnston threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to sophomore Nyme Manns in the left corner of the JCSU end zone for the Bulldogs’ 21 unanswered point of the third quarter. The Diaz-Aviles extra point closed the gap to 30-28 with 11:44 remaining in the game.

Johnson C. Smith capitalized on a Bowie State fumble with just over eight minutes left in the Eddie McGirt Classic. Two plays later, a quarterback keeper by Wallace and Amaya extra point gave the Golden Bulls a little breathing room at 37-28 with 7:27remaining.

The Golden Bulls sealed the deal when JCSU’s Damion Miles picked off a Johnston pass and scampered down the Bowie State sideline for an 84 yard touchdown. The Amaya extra point made the score 44-28.

However, Bowie State was not quite down as Brown scored his third rushing touchdown of the afternoon with 3:29 left on the clock. Unfortunately, the two-point conversion pass was no good, setting the score at 44-34.

Twenty-two seconds later, Johnson C. Smith responded with 51-yard Wallace to Scott pass and catch to set the score at 51-34.

The Bowie State combo of Johnston and Manns hooked up again on the next Bulldogs possession, this time for an 8-yard pass and catch. Diaz-Aviles added the extra point, but the Bulldogs trailed 51-41.

Johnson C. Smith put the final nail in the coffin with 32.9 second left when Wallace found a wide open Jimmy Drye, Jr. for a 40-yard touchdown and the final score of 58-41.

Bowie State amassed 522 yards of total offense in the loss, compared to 519 by the Johnson C. Smith.

Johnston completed a career-best 27-of-43 passes for a Bowie State record 394 yards and a pair of touchdowns for the Bulldogs.

Brown topped the Bulldogs in rushing (99 yards) and Manns led the Bowie State receivers with eight catches for 143 yards and two touchdowns.

The BSU defense was led by redshirt sophomore Curtis Pumphrey (Laurel, Md.) and senior Delante White with seven tackles each. Senior cornerback Quentin Walker added six stops.

JCSU linebacker Jerel Miller tallied a game-high 12 tackles, including half a tackle for a loss, and a pass break-up.

Wallace completed 28-of-37 passes for 425 yards and four touchdowns for the Golden Bulls. His favorite target was Scott, who caught a game-high 10 passes for 131 yards.

Bowie State returns to action on Sept. 21st, playing at home for the first time this season, hosting Concord University at 1 pm in BSU’s Bulldogs Stadium.