The Bulgarian version of the legendary race of endurance and survival in an urban environment Urbanathlon will take place in Sofia in the children's Day - June 1, 2013.

What is the history of this race?

City children and challenge magazine Men's Health – Urbanathlon first began on the streets of three of the largest American cities – Chicago, new York, San Francisco. The aim of the competition is run with a length between 15 and 18 km, including the classic yrbn overcoming obstacles – stairs, benches, car traffic. The success of this initiative continues in other parts of the world – Russia, Singapore, Germany, Australia, and South Africa.

In the Bulgarian version of the obstacles included the following tasks:

1. Passage car tire

2. The transition to labirintai track from metal and glass

3. Creep under military network

4. The transition in the old bus

5. Go to wall– demetrova the wall are a subsidiary of vygenta (actually it was the ramp)

6. To climb the stairs. Location: the Monument to the Soviet army in Knyazhevska garden

7.Transfer to 8 kg. cuvalci sand at a distance of 50 m

8. Pass to hull

I decided to join the first which was held in Bulgaria Urbanathlon to view functional status in the present (after a short recovery period, followed by serious injuries), and I was curious if I would be able to handle long runs for about 7 km and it, including 8 different types of obstacles throughout the route. Since I systemsall only sprintime disciplines (100 and 200m), even if I was in perfect health, this distance was new to me and I've never been probaval the distance of the race. So for me it was a problem, as for many other fans running (Amateur), among 600 participants.

Successfully the first Russian edition of Urbanathlon? Partially? Why only partly? Because, as often happens, some ended to work very well, while others strongly did not. Online registration and registration on the spot, I think that was implemented smoothly and without problems. Was thinking even about the possibility to leave the Luggage at the employees. After he finished the race and was given water. The route was well appointed and assistants who yazvah the direction was flawless. Most of the obstacles that were well-chosen (and light, like the first edition), with two exceptions:

Second, the maze was pointless, because one goal of the barrier is to cause some stress, from a competitor, and to slow it down a bit, and the so-called "labyrinth" without sadhnani outputs just had to change direction several times, and this is irrespective of which end of the go – with the same effect, they could outline plans arrow tiles to saviem left or right and there would be no need to wear all of these metal devices

and four: the obstacle in the bus was the specific ability to enter through the front door of the bus, and to decline on average. Right amazing idea!

Will see how this goes over the event itself:

As for the tone initially set the hour to start, has not been fulfilled - as a first-time delay for 15 minutes, can be considered a success. However, As was organized the very start. Obviously, someone thought, what if you start stacking you can get collision and injury to riders. So announced a strange location. It was reported that the top will be the contestants that did not match from the others in that there were some yellow jackets, and after them the rest will stand in a series of numbers. Accordingly, it was not about reason, fill in syllogistic advantage of another launch, with the pretext that 20-30 seconds didn't matter because of the great length distance. This was an obvious lie for anyone who loves a little run. First, 7-8 miles, not enough distance to ignore such contrast to the participants with similar training and, secondly, the survivors at the beginning of the group held directly and through obstacles, while waiting for the next queue after received slupcane. This makes the initial 30 seconds after 4-5 minutes, the advantage that it automatically guarantees a victory polyprofessional and professional runners went first. (There is no accumulation of certain obstacles, opponents, quite easily can be located by numbers and to be placed to run in a certain time interval, which is to be corrected when processing the final results.) For me and for most participants, whose goal is simply to finish, on a trip, doesn't matter, but it is unjust and unfair to the others who strive to win. Do not forget that each participant pay 5 or 10 euros (depending on recording time) and some riders are fighting for a prize pool of 1,000 euros for first place, 600 for second and 400 for third. In this position a little honesty in the provision of unfair advantage to someone will not be excessive. But let's move on to the event itself. All athletes, after those that went in first, ultimately, was not located in numerical order (as was reported), and we indiscriminately enthusiasts who decided to get ahead a part of the group in the beginning, were deceived and were overtaken a little later, because staying in a long queue, as the stairs up to the first obstacle (car tires) and the obstacle. Even before there evolved cystadane started it, become inaccessible.

If you think that was the only problematic place to lie down. Apparently the organizers forgot to coordinate with the traffic police. On one of the transitions (after the Monument to the Soviet army), the situation was the most prapanna: after we ahead of 20-30 riders may have to stop and wait for about 5 minutes at an intersection where traffic was not suspended, and regulirovat we do not pay any attention and continued producing cars. We managed to cross after we got tired of all the pointless waiting neznano that we pass you, only to have those who came after us nastina, and those before us have gone far ahead and the run up to this point really make sense completely. Not to mention these constant stop and crysania was, again to the detriment of the fans, because they are not accustomed to such a change of pace that breaks the rhythm of them, and they otdyhat and outs of running - I can only walk to the finish line.

And we can finish with a pleasant atmosphere while running a variety of treatments from automotive emissions. Due to the fact that a large part of the route was along streets that were normally busy as Saturday in Sofia and the movement was not a removal, nor limited, all nagylaki with enough for several weeks, the amount of CO2 and other gases and metals. It was the biggest nonsense! Directly below was not recommended for smokers, to ignite, one cigarette at a time to flee – it would be a bit more "healthy".

Expectations and the desire to experiment participants before the race, in the end, left more than happy after the end.

Not to be a treadmill for the organizers efforts and their great desire to organize for the first time (lot of time) is something new for Bulgaria in the field of mass sports, we can say that Urbanathlon 2013 was a partial success. If the organizers learn from the mistakes (to do this, we must first see them), will expect an even more interesting event next year.

Acne is one of the common problems that modern medicine has not yet osmislili an adequate solution. Different people are totally different drugs, if anything at all is doing their job because hundreds of totally ineffective, and some cause more problems than it missed. So here we briefly consider the history of acne treatment and things that were not and should not use in trying to fight it.

In the last century acne was likovno that you don't know: antibiotics, like tetracycline, erythromycin, pills of sulphate of zinc, injections, corticosteroid injections, hormone therapy, UV radiation, sulphur lotions, sodium thiosulfate, salicylic acid in various combinations with alcohol, dermabrasio, chemical cleaning, x-rays and paradoxically - even with gynecological operations. In the past it was thought that irradiation with x-rays helps with this disease is the result of this insane and dangerous medical care manifests itself decades later, in the family of diseases with thyroid tumors, sometimes malignant, reaching truly epidemic proportions in the United States.

After the cessation of experiments with radiotherapy for the treatment of acne begin to use different drugs from the group of tetracycline, and that's not taking into account the risks involved. Long-term use of this antibiotic may make the child's body susceptible to serious infections, because together with kills harmful and useful bacteria. This opens the way for infections, which were rare 30-40 years earlier. Also tetracyclind maybe for life, is to paint the teeth of small children in yellow color and even penetrate into their bone.

Later Autant becomes a new actor in the theater of military action against shoot - it is a substance derived from vitamin A and retinoeva acid. The drug with the brand name "Akutan" (Accutane) is starting to sell by prescription in September 1982 and is the product of Swiss pharmaceutical company "Hoffman La Roche". Only for the first two months since its release in the market, and the password is entered in the 60, 000 recipes.

Autant, razlichnam from the rest of the medication against acne in that act, but no one, including the manufacturer and the FDA, I don't know how to act and why. In clinical trials this drug has shown 90% efficiency, but it gives so many side effects that the benefits from this effectively negates. Despite numerous doctors to record it with the same nonchalance that others before were primarycare rentgenoterapii not give himself the trouble to warn patients about the possible consequences.

And the risk and side effects of Akutan was more than serious: reports to the FDA reported that the drug caused more than 90% of cases, inflammation of the lips, 80% of the skin and mucous membranes, at 40%, bony; almost a 50% rash and ruffled hair; at 5% infection of the skin and peeling on palms and soles, as well as increased tendency to sunburn.

From farmacevtical information about Akutan shows that it acts not only on the skin. In high concentrations, is deposited in many organs and tissues. Produced studies show that 7 days after taking the drug is found in liver, urinary tract, kidney and ovaries, and lacrimal glands. In addition, changes in blood composition: 25% of respondents received an increase in triglycerides in the plasma, the other 25% observed reduction in high-density lipoproteins, while 7% increased cholesterol levels.

It turns out that that's not all. Akumanyi has an impact not only on the fat in the blood. 40% primalite it was discovered other abnormalities in the blood, which means that not everything in the body is OK but does not show a specific problem. While 13% had high platelet count, which can lead to changes in blood clotting. In 10% to 20% decrease in the level of erythrocytes and leukocytes, the presence of red blood cells in urine, an abnormal level of enzymes in blood plasma. Other patients (less than 10%) Ecoutant this caused the appearance of protein and red blood cells in the urine or increased blood sugar levels.

During clinical trials Akutan in five patients taking the drugs for more than two years, was discovered skeletal anomalies, with three adults, degeneration of the spine, and have two children x-rays showed premature closure of the pineal gland (and premature closure prevents the achievement of normal growth). 14 patients with Akutan, are the abnormal performance of other indications for bone growth, alkaline phosphatase in the blood. 72 patients, which they did not have vision problems while taking the drug is ponytale of the cornea (cataracts).

When trying on animals were obtained the following results: Vytautas deformities. Accoutant is toxic to the fetus of the rabbit and causes miscarriages. Adequate studies of the effect of the drug on pregnant women have not been conducted.

Currently, weapons at the dermatologist, the drug Roacutane, which also has a long list of side effects.

In the end, the question arises: "is There an alternative?".

50 years ago this was, but most doctors pay no attention because they do not have financial benefits from this, as you do not have any knowledge in this area. We are talking about health food or at least a proper and thorough nutrition. We are talking about something very important, and is ignored in medicine is called prevention.       

Dr. Jonathan Wright noticed that acne was unknown to the Eskimos of Northern Canada; not yet moved from "primitive" to "civilized" food. When their menu has ceased to be traditional almost to a man began to suffer from kidneys.

Here's what he wrote before more than a half century: "Among the cases of acne, even severe, only one patient not otreagirovali of treatment based on purified food, eliminating food allergens, add zinc, essential fatty acids, vitamins a and V. Dietichny approach to some extent has helped many of those difficult cases. Almost all that I treated for the last 4-5 years through diet, the acne disappeared completely or significantly reduced.“

Sometimes it is as well important to know that you are not using, and not just what you need to use – and this is the main purpose of this article.