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Tag: Nutrition
Patrol
Eat Real Food
What you eat not only fuels your physical activity, it also keeps your mind sharp and focused.
June 16, 2017
Patrol
Drink More Water
Fortunately, there are many things officers can do to get themselves in a better position to perform at a high level during their shifts. One is to hydrate properly.
March 13, 2017
Special Units
SWAT Fuel's Nutritional Supplements
Medical doctor and longtime SWAT medic Dr. Dan Olesnicky has stepped in to fill that gap. With his company SWAT Fuel, he has developed the first product in a comprehensive line of supplements to aid military, law enforcement, and shift workers in efficiently using and maintaining energy.
September 12, 2012
Women in Law Enforcement
Eating Healthier: Picking the Right Ingredients
The next time you are tempted to reach for a doughnut or munch on a bacon cheeseburger or hot dog, instead choose a snack or meal that contains anti-inflammatory ingredients that will boost your immune system and help get rid of your gut.
July 7, 2011
Women in Law Enforcement
Eating Healthier: 5 Meals
These recipes for five meals throughout a day provide detailed instructions to help you achieve your goal. Even if you're not a seasoned cook, these meals will be easy to prepare.
July 6, 2011
Women in Law Enforcement
Supplements Help Get You Fit for Duty
Several medications prescribed to treat chronic pain are habit forming, and anti-inflammatory medications such as NSAIDS can cause gastrointestinal bleeding. Supplements mentioned below bolster the immune system and reduce pain.
April 5, 2011
Women in Law Enforcement
Anti-Inflammatory Foods Help You Heal Faster
It's easy to develop poor eating habits when you spend most of your day in your car or walking a beat. I didn't cut out the junk food until I started working undercover. I'd learned that if I wanted to keep my energy up and stay sharp, I had to fuel my body with healthy food.
March 23, 2011
Patrol
My Inner Cro-Magnon
What the heck happened to us? Cro-Magnons were big, athletic, and healthy until they died (mostly young), and had bigger brains than we do.
March 13, 2011
Careers
Don't Go Around Hungry
A good question: What's in your carry bag? More and more officers are now carrying healthy alternatives to vending machine grazing fodder. I recommend carrying one or two energy bars or meal-replacement bars in the bag to carry you through.
January 2, 2011
Women in Law Enforcement
Keep Vitamin D In Your Diet
Our chance of being shot and killed as an officer are far less likely than our chance of being killed by a heart attack or dying from the complications of a broken hip when we're older due to a vitamin deficiency.
September 2, 2010
Training
How Do I Stay Fit On the Job?
Working long hours or driving a patrol car all day makes it difficult to stay in shape. After several months of reduced physical activity, compared to the Police Academy, even the younger police officers can find five, 10, or even 15 additional pounds around their mid-sections.
October 31, 2007
Editor's Notes
TREXPO East Day Two—Siddle Wows Crowd with "Warrior Science"
Siddle said it was critical for police trainers to take a more holistic approach to combat training. “We need to look at all of the intangibles of human response and bring them together in our training.” He also argued for combining fitness, use-of-force training, close-quarter combat training, and defensive tactics training into one discipline that is based on research into the physiological reaction of warriors to combat. “We need to avoid the flavor of the month,” he added. “The flavor of the
August 23, 2007
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