Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Interfere with Proper Training
	In his September 6th, 2009 Fitness and Health E-Zine,  Dr. Gabe Mirkin reported
	that Ibuprofen and other NSAIDs (Non Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory
	Drugs), taken before or after exercise, interfere with the benefits
	of training for fitness and athletic competition because they delay
	healing of damaged muscles (British Journal of Sports Medicine,
	August 2009).
	Biopsies done the day after a hard workout show
	bleeding into the muscle fibers and disruption of the Z-bands that
	hold muscle fibers together.  Injured muscles release healing
	prostaglandins that cause collagen to be laid down in muscle
	fibers to make them larger and stronger.  They also cause pain.
	NSAIDs block the training effect by blocking healing prostaglandins,
	thus delaying recovery and collagen production.  They prevent bones,
	muscles, tendon and ligaments from thickening and becoming stronger.
	Athletes taking NSAIDs during competition are at
	increased risk for bleeding into their kidneys, and for intestinal
	bacteria to enter their bloodstreams (Brain, Behavior and
	Immunity, November 2006).  An estimated 60 percent of athletes
	competing in triathlons and other endurance events take NSAIDs
	because they think that it will block the pain of competition.
	NSAIDs have not been shown to block the pain and fatigue of
	competing in athletic events that require endurance.
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