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Washington, DC (PRWEB)

Albright Stonebridge Group (ASG), a global strategy firm, today announced the addition of four new senior advisors ? Hakan Akbas, Steven Bipes, Brian Healy and Nigel Thompson. Akbas will focus on leading ASG?s commercial activities and advising clients on business expansion opportunities in Turkey. Bipes will support clients of ASG?s Brazil practice as they look to seize growth opportunities. Healy and Thompson will advise the firm?s biopharmaceutical clients on economic and regulatory issues around the world.

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?Hakan Akbas, Steven Bipes, Brian Healy and Nigel Thompson will be invaluable additions to our global team,? said Anthony Harrington, President and CEO of Albright Stonebridge Group. ?Their years of experience in government and in the private sector will amplify our ability to help our clients understand ? and succeed in ? a changing global marketplace.?

ASG?s new global team members include:

Hakan Akbas, also Managing Partner at Global Dealings Group, will be based in Istanbul and Washington DC. As Senior Director at ASG, Akbas will focus on leading ASG?s all commercial activities and advising clients on business expansion opportunities in Turkey. At Global Dealings Group, Akbas oversees this emerging market-focused advisory firm?s consulting and business development services for investors and corporations. Previously, Akbas was President of Corporate Strategy & Business Development at Sabanci Holding, a European conglomerate. He brings to AGS more than twenty years of global P&L experience in retail, high-tech, financial services, cement, energy & power, renewables, IT services in in USA, Europe, China, Turkey and the Middle East.

Steven Bipes, most recently Brazil-US Business Council Executive Director, has joined ASG as Senior Advisor, based in Brazil. As Senior Advisor, Bipes will support ASG clients as they look to seize growth opportunities in Brazil. At the Council, Bipes has led the principal bilateral business organization through a period of extraordinary growth in programs and membership, which has given him a unique understanding of the Brazilian government and business sectors. Previously, Bipes served as Senior Director of International Policy for the American National Standards Institute, where he was responsible for the coordination of U.S. policy development and participation with international and national standards and conformance bodies in the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Brian Healy, former Vice President, Policy and Communications at Merck, has joined ASG as Senior Director. He will help build ASG?s expertise in global health care and biopharmaceutical market issues. Throughout thirty years as an international executive at Merck, Healy established its Economicy Affairs department, which focused on market access, pricing and reimbursement, health economics and policy. For over twenty years he also managed Merck?s Centre for European Government Affairs in Brussels. Presently, he continues to operate both in Europe and the U.S.

Nigel Thompson, former Executive Director, Economic and Development Strategy at Merck and currently President of Parks Pharma Consulting has joined ASG as Senior Director. He will advise the firm?s biopharmaceutical clients on regulatory issues around the world. During his more than thirty years at Merck, Thompson focused on pricing and economic strategy across global markets.

About Albright Stonebridge Group

Albright Stonebridge Group (ASG) is a global strategy firm chaired by former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright, National Security Advisor Samuel R. Berger and Senator Warren Rudman. The firm is headquartered in Washington, DC, with team members in Bangkok, Beijing, Berlin, Istanbul, Kampala, Madrid, Moscow, New Delhi, Stockholm, Sao Paulo, Shanghai, Sydney and beyond. ASG has worked in more than 70 countries on six continents. The firm is also affiliated with, and a principal owner of Albright Capital Management, an emerging markets asset management firm. For more information, please visit: http://www.albrightstonebridge.com.

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Salt Lake City, UT (PRWEB)

Jittery energy drinks disrupt physical performance. Brain Institute Director identifies new GungHo Focus Shot that may improve focus, performance and endurance.

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Caffeine Distraction

Athletic prowess like never before. ?Red Bull gives you wings.? Such are the promises of energy drinks. ?If by ?wings,? Red Bull meant anxiety, shaky hands and nausea? then yes, I had wings,? said Susan Lacke, triathlete. It?s more like false hope. ?Caffeine cuts both ways. It can reduce performance as well as enhance it,? says Dr. Dan Mowry. ?That is why most energy shots or drinks fail at both ends of your workout. The initial buzz and jitters disrupt focus and goal-oriented, physical performance. Critical compositional imbalances provoke the resulting ?crash.?

Other Stimulants Unproven

Energy drink manufacturers claim that combining stimulants from B vitamins and amino acids like taurine provides extra energy. Here?s the thing about B vitamins in energy drinks: They don?t actually work. As the chairwoman of Sports, Cardiovascular and Wellness nutritionists for the American Dietetic Association said in an interview with the LA Times: ?It?s brilliant marketing, but it doesn?t have any basis.? Vitamins B6 and B12, in large doses, have been found to contribute to numbness and tingling in the hands and feet; insomnia; hyperthyroid; and the degeneration of vital organs, such as the liver, kidneys, and nervous system.

The physical benefits of taurine have been deemed ?scientifically doubtful.? Researchers from the University of Wisconsin found that caffeine and taurine together contributed to a marked increase in blood pressure and bradycardia (a potentially dangerous decrease in heart rate). ?Simply ingesting caffeine, no matter what kinds of vitamins, amino acids or steroids may be added to it, stimulates just one neurotransmitter category and thereby can promote imbalance,? said Dr. Mowry.

Yet ?there?s good evidence that caffeine is ergogenic,? said Dr. Erin Duchan, co-author of a review of the current science about energy drinks for athletes, published recently in The Physician and Sports Medicine. ?It can, in the right circumstances, improve athletic performance,? she added. So how does one strike the correct balance with caffeine for optimal performance?

Brain Energy Key for Sports?

A new focus shot ? GungHo (Chinese for ?work in harmony?) claims to provide the balanced increase in mental and physical energy that athletes crave. Said Dr. Perry Renshaw, former Harvard professor, Director at the Brain Institute and renowned brain health scientist: ?GungHo is the only energy shot or drink that contains natural ingredients at proven effective doses to improve focus and concentration. Unlike other energy products that deal with short-term energy and no lasting impact on brain energy, GungHo will actually increase levels of critical neurotransmitters in the brain over time.?

Why care about ?brain energy? and ?neurotransmitters? when working out? Neurotransmitters increase your ability to metabolize fat and help to suppress your appetite. While the brain makes up only two percent of a person?s body weight, it consumes roughly 20 percent of the body?s energy when at rest. When performing difficult physical activities, the brain needs even more energy. Also, ?this cognitive boost improves the activity of neuro-hormones that act to offset, even eliminate, the jittery side effects of caffeine while increasing one? ability to maintain focus on the exercise itself. Mental alertness is often more important for success than physical energy, for athletes,? said Mowry.

GungHo is formulated to offer energy once your muscles are tired (increased choline supports the re-synthesis of muscle). With zero sugar, just four calories and no carbonation, is GungHo the ultimate complement to physical performance? ?No, nothing replaces sleep, eating well and drinking lots of water. But if you want a boost of smooth physical and mental energy, then try GungHo,? says Mason, Co-Founder.

Read the white paper or purchase GungHo exclusively online at GoGungHo.com

About GungHo

GungHo is an energy shot for the brain. It was launched by Go GungHo, Inc. out of Salt Lake City, UT in early 2012. More than simple alertness, GungHo?s proprietary blend of ingredients are proven to increase focus, concentration, memory storage, and memory recall, while typically avoiding the harsh rush, jitters, and crash common with other energy products.

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Scottsdale, AZ (PRWEB)

This isn’t Twilight, but there are vampires in your house’ vampires that are sucking energy and you are flipping the bill for it! Mr. Green himself, Ed Begley Jr., talks with Green Living about simple-to-complex ways to save energy, save money, and go green through easy DIYs.

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Actor, author, and pioneering environmentalist Ed Begley, Jr. has been a long-standing advocate for environmental issues. Ed has led the green movement for many years, both as a personal example of sustainable lifestyle practices, and a vocal spokesperson toward a more Earth-responsible society. He believes that even the simplest changes in personal habits, multiplied by a growing populace of concerned humans, can create a lasting effect on the health of our planet and of all living things.

In the April issue of Green Living, Editor-in-Chief Tishin Donkersley, M.A. talks one-on-one with Ed Begley Jr. and tours his home to learn more about how Ed truly lives the sustainable life. From his abundant garden and fruit trees to his recycled Coke bottle countertops and solar panels, Ed generously opens his home to us, and shares one story about how he received a C+ “green grade” from an energy audit, which he improved upon with one simple DIY!

“I will say from start to finish, Ed Begley lives, breathes and is passionate about green and energy-savings,” Donkersley said.

Ed Begley Jr. recently launched Begley’s Earth Responsible home product line for homeowners to have sustainable, safe, non-toxic products in their home and to follow Paul Newman’s model of Newman’s Own that donates proceeds from sales to various charities. “I give 25 percent of net sales to charities for the environment,” Begley said.

Also in the April issue “Science vs nutrition” the GMO Debate, “Gluten-free certifications for food manufacturers,” A Vintage Wedding on a Budget,” and Earth Month recipes.

Print subscriptions are available for $ 29 and $ 12 digitally. Visit http://www.greenlivingaz.com for more information and to comment on our stories. For the latest in green, follow us on FACEBOOK, TWITTER and PINTEREST, and our Editor-in-Chief @TishinD.

About Green Living magazine

Green Living magazine is the premier lifestyle magazine that strives to educate, empower and inspire communities to go green. We promote our health-conscious message through the LIVE, WORK and PLAY sections of the magazine and provide simple and applicable solutions to all things green.

About Begley’s Earth Responsible

Ed Begley, Jr., environmentalist, actor, and author, recently launched Begley’s Earth Responsible products, a line of eco-responsible household products with natural, non-toxic formulas, that are equal to, or more effective than, their non-green alternatives. Each product lists 100 percent of its ingredients on the label. products will soon be available in national grocers. Purchase now at Begleysbest.com.

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Seattle, WA (PRWEB)

Diet Doc Weight Loss announces release of a fad diet comparison guide outlining ways to recognize a fad diet verses a diet which is medically, supervised by (trained) weight loss doctors.

Many people come to Diet Doc Weight Loss who failed with past diets. This is because weight loss is a medical condition requiring a weight loss doctor to manage the weight loss. This type of training is not something a regular doctor or even a bariatric surgeon understands. This is specialized training in nutrition, the benefits of vitamins and supplements to name a few. Weight loss physician training is unique and not taught in medical school explains Ms. Julie Wright, president of Diet Doc Weight Loss.

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Fad diets are really about selling diet products and include diets, such as: Christina Aguilera, Raven Simone, Raven Symone, Raven weight loss, Adele weight loss, Snooki weight loss, raspberry ketone, sugar free diet, fresh diet, the list goes on and on. These fad diets all boost that they are the best weight loss, but there is no clinical evidence that these diets help people lose weight fast. People are not actually losing weight fast and frequently ask “how can I lose weight”. The lost weight stays off after completing the Diet Doc’s fast weight loss plan reports Wright.

Diet Doc offers experienced, weight loss doctors and nurses who personalize a diet for each person. This is the best weight loss. Once the doctor approves you to receive the medication, an individual diet is formulated for each person based on their health history, age, gender, lifestyle and preferences. Example, someone who works out would be given a diet higher in protein than someone who has a desk job and doesn?t exercise. People who indicate on their new patient paperwork answers that lead the doctor to believe there could be underlying blood sugar issues, will be asked to remove fruit from their diet as any sugar whatsoever could cause the weight loss to slow down by half. People whose answers indicate they might have an underlying thyroid condition might be given a prescription-grade, natural, thyroid support as part of their program. The list goes on?..

Diet Doc then combines the personalized diet along with our master diet and clinically proven weight loss shakes and weight loss oil (to make salad dressing and for cooking) into the most powerful diet program in America today, capable of shaving up to 1 pound per day.

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