Better to Eat Protein Before Exercise, or After?

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http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/733380

From Reuters Health Information

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Nov 30 - Eating protein after exercising may help rev up the body's muscle-making machinery, in both young and older men alike, a small study suggests.

In 48 men - half in their twenties and the other half in their seventies -- consuming a protein drink after exercise led to a greater increase in muscle protein synthesis, compared with downing the drink after a period of rest.

What's more, muscle protein increased at nearly the same rate in young and elderly men, the researchers reported online November 17th in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Caring Too Much: Compassion Fatigue in Nursing

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http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/732211

Marilyn W. Edmunds, PhD, CRNP

Traumatic events leave indelible marks on those who are touched by them. Those who care for or help individuals who are working through a traumatic event can also experience stress. Compassion fatigue is the term used to describe the emotional effect of being indirectly traumatized by helping someone who has experienced primary traumatic stress. To date, compassion fatigue has been studied primarily in nonnursing groups.

When watching a patient go through a devastating illness or trauma, the nurse may react by turning off his or her own feelings, or by experiencing helplessness and anger. Many nurses find themselves repeatedly on the margin of a traumatic event in the course of patient care.

Compassion fatigue may occur in situations when an individual cannot be rescued or saved from harm, and may result in the nurse feeling guilt or distress. Hospice nurses; nurses caring for children with chronic illnesses; and personal triggers, such as overinvolvement, unrealistic self-expectations, personal commitments, and personal crises, are linked to compassion fatigue.