Who hasn’t stuffed themselves silly at Thanksgiving dinner?  It’s tradition, after all — a 3,000-plus-calorie one!  Here’s how your system deals with the overload.

In the first minute
Your taste buds are atwitter and send pleasure signals to the brain.
The message: More, please!
As you chew, enzymes in your saliva break down the sugars and starches in the stuffing you’ve gobbled.

Within five minutes
Your stomach is frantically working to dissolve food and shuttle it to the small intestine, which will ferry nutrients like fat and protein into your bloodstream.

Within 15 minutes
Both your stomach and small intestine alert your brain that they are beyond capacity.  But your brain won’t get the memo until after you’ve helped yourself to seconds.

Within the first hour
Post–apple pie, your insulin levels have spiked in an attempt to control the sugar that’s coursing through your bloodstream.
Within 30 minutes of eating a salty meal, your blood vessels may become slightly less supple.  If your diet is always packed with salty foods, you may develop stiff blood vessels, a heart-disease risk factor.

After one hour
Feeling drowsy?  Don’t blame the bird.  Yes, turkey contains tryptophan — an amino acid the body converts into sleep-promoting serotonin — but your fatigue is really the result of your stuffed stomach.  It sent a “rest and digest” signal to your brain which in turn, directed all available energy toward digestion.

Your stomach is stretched like a balloon and is pushing against surrounding organs, possibly leaving you achy or nauseated.

After one to two hours
Your liver has converted the food into nutrients that your organs can absorb.  If you’re lucky — and your carb reserves aren’t already full — most of the fat and calories you ingested have been converted into short-term energy.  (Had you worked out before binging, you’d have more room in that storehouse.)

Chances are, though, you’ve shoveled in twice as much as your body needs, which means the excess is converted into layaway triglycerides and may be packed into fat cells around your thighs, butt, and belly.

After two hours
Whew — your stomach has emptied and your blood vessels are back to normal.

The Santa Clarita Athletic Independent League held the fall Schools Golf Championship at Vista Valencia Golf Course on November 7.  The following schools and students who are coached here at the Paseo Club Golf Training Center by our Golf Coach, Ross Bradder excelled in the event.

In the Pee Wee division, Sarah Bradder, Seabrijn Hutson and Olivia Stevens all won medals.

In the Elementary division, Ellie Kim finished first in the Girls, Paige Harrison finished second and Katie Heitmann finished third.  Lexi Peltola and Rebecca Bradder finished 4th and 5th respectively.

In the Boys division, Ryan Stevens finished third and Nathan Bradder finished 4th.

The Trinity Classical Academy team finished second in the elementary school team division.

The Junior High division was won by Leslie Kim from Trinity.

Altogether it was a fantastic day for students coached here at the Paseo Club and a testimony to the instruction that they receive here.

To find out how you can get your kids into golf and get them first class instruction, please call our Director of Golf, Ross Bradder at 661.904.4325.

Click here to view the pictures of the event.

Jayne Kamin-Oncea has been a professional photographer for over 30 years, with 27 at the The Los Angeles Times.

A graduate of the University of Miami, Miami, Fla., she interned at the Associated Press and The Miami News.  Jayne was hired as a staff photographer at The Los Angeles Times just 2 weeks after college graduation and continued to work there from 1980 to 2006, the only full time job she ever had.

Some of her major assignments included: first night landing of the Space Shuttle, Olympics, two World Series, six NBA Championships, the Stanley Cup in Montreal, Heavyweight title bouts in Las Vegas, the Cannes Film Festival, and the Academy, Grammy, and Emmy Awards.  She photographed movie shoots on location such as The Jewel of the Nile in Morocco.  She was also assigned to photograph major news events including being in the courtroom for major cases such as the Night Stalker, Menendez Brothers and Bundy trial.  When assigned to Fernando Valenzuela’s wedding in the Yucatan, she drove with the groom and his bodyguard to the church followed by the local paparazzi! One evening when Jayne was assigned to a Los Angeles Dodgers game, Danny Kaye was there trying to set the Guinness Book of World Records as the conductor of high school bands playing the National Anthem.  When Danny passed away, Jayne’s photo of him conducting in a Dodger jersey was used on page 1 of the LA Times from that evening.  Danny Kaye, always a great Dodger and baseball fan, was Jayne’s great uncle, he was her grandfather’s brother.

Jayne immerses herself in her work, sharing an insider’s view through her love of photography.  She was the first woman to participate in the Los Angeles Dodgers Fantasy Baseball camp in Vero Beach, Fla., the Dodgers spring training home.

Jayne participated in the NHRA’s drag racing school, once caught a fly ball hit by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar at Dodger Stadium during a Hollywood Stars game and shot baskets at the Boston Garden during warm-ups for the Lakers/Celtics NBA Championship games in the 80s.  Lucky for us, Jayne decided to stay behind the lens instead of pursuing her many athletic talents.

With so many affordable digital cameras today, everybody wants to be a photographer.  For this reason, as a true professional Jayne is even more determined to set herself apart from GWCs. (Guy with Camera).

“My name appears on all images I produce.  Therefore I expect the highest standard in my photography.  I am probably more demanding on myself than anybody.  I don’t just take pictures, I make pictures.  There is probably nothing I haven’t photographed.  And if something does come up, I figure it out.”

Jayne has lived in the Santa Clarita Valley since 1990.  Available for weddings, events (on site photo booth), portraits, reunions, sports, team and individual portraits, real estate, pretty much anything!  Additional information can be found at www.FASTJAYNEPHOTOGRAPHY.com and on Facebook.

Doing just 15 minutes of moderate exercise a day may add three years to your life!  Most people struggle to stick to the standard guideline of 30 minutes a day of exercise, five days a week, and experts hope that by identifying a lower dose, more people will be motivated to get off the couch.

“It’s for men, women, the young and old, healthy and unhealthy people.  Doctors, when they see any type of patient, give this as one-size-fits-all type of advice.”

After taking into account the differences in age, weight, sex and a range of health-related indicators, experts have found that just 15 minutes of moderate exercise a day increased life expectancy by three years compared to those who remained inactive.

Contact the Fitness Department today for simple ways to Get Moving!
661.257.0044 ext. 113