The medication I picked for this week discussion is Motrin. This is one of the most commend medication you purchase in your life time. The generic name for Motrin is Ibuprofen, it also carry other brand name like Advil, Cedaprin, Midol just to name a few. The CAS number for Ibuprofen is 15687-27-1 (Chemical, 2008). The mainly used of this medication is to treat minor pain including headaches, toothache, arthritis, cold/flu, migraine or menstrual cramps. It is also can be used for fever.
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There are actually two functional groups in Ibuprofen. Carboxylic acid is the first functional groups and an aromatic ring (image of Benzene). The way Ibuprofen work in the body is with the enzyme called cyclooxygenase which prevent a compound called arachidonic acid to turn into prostaglandins. One of the actions prostaglandins cause is inflammation (Jones & Lewis, 2010). That is why when we look at Ibuprofen, it is described as an anti-inflammatory medication. What this means is it help reduce the swelling to relief pain and help reduce fever. The small side effect most of us done know is Ibeprofen have an anti-platelet effect which is a COX inhibitor that prevent the production of TxA2. According to an article from examiner.com, there are six natural alternatives to ibuprofen. They are Bosellia, Capsaicin, Cat’s claw, Curcumin, Omega-3 fatty acids, and White willow bark. All of these usually contain little or no side effects comparing to ibuprofen. Each have they own ways to relief pain or swelling. However, some of these can take weeks until you see results (Mitchell, 2009). When it comes down choice what to use, I think I would pick FDA approved medication. This is because I am more familiar with this medication then trying to figure out which herb to use or taking a bite from a tree barks to relief some pain. However if pain is not serious, I might consider Omega-3 fatty acids or herbs since herbs was first used as medication back in the days and some of the current medication used the extract from the herbs. Part 2
Every weekday we preform morning physical training. We alternate different types of exercise each day from agility training, running on the tracks, strength training, cardio and a sport day once a while. According to the physical trainer in the gym, the agility training burns about 550-750 calories per house which is about the same as P90X. According to Healthstaus.com, I would have burn around 820 calories per hour doing cardio/running on the track averaging 6mph. Based on USDA, a 30 year old male requires an average of 2600 calories per day. However, depending on your lifestyle, some individual might require more or less calories. There is a chance that you might need to change your diet, exercise plan or both if you are gaining weight with your current calories intake (Clarke, 2011). A normal balance diet one should take contains 60% carbs, 20% protein and 20% fat daily. However, depends on your lifestyle. Doctor and personal trainers would recommend 50% carbs, 25% for protein and fat for those who wants to maintain or lose weight doing light exercise routines (Science of eating, 2013).
Based on 2600 calories per day, I would start out with a healthy breakfast since that is the most important meal of the day. A bowl of cereals with 2% low fat milk would be around 250 calories and a medium size banana would have an average of 105 calories (Calorie count, 2013). This will get a good start for your metabolism. Though out the day, an orange and two turkey sandwich and a sweet tea would give you around 800 calories (Calorie count, 2013). For dinner, I would pick one of my favorite Subway sandwich “The sweet onion chicken teriyaki sandwich”. A foot long will would cost me 768 calories (Calorie count, 2013). When you add all the meals up, I would end up with 1923 calories. When comparing the average calories per day for a 30 year old, I am pretty close to the recommended. With 677 calories difference, I have not added coffee in the morning and little snacks here and there though out the day.

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