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EBOOST Athlete: Jonathon Prince

December 22, 2009

EBOOST Jonathon PrinceJonathon Prince always loved to run. As a sophomore at Cheyenne High School in Las Vegas, NV, he broke the school mile record with a time of 5:35, a feat never before achieved by a sophomore. College life at Clark-Atlanta University in Atlanta, GA put a temporary stop to his running habit, but he resumed in 2003, getting up at 5:30am five days a week to pound the streets.

In August 2005 while running through his Studio City, CA neighborhood, Jonathon decided to try and do something to help the victims of the recent Hurricane Katrina. He organized the first Run 4 Relief, a cross-country run starting in Studio City and ending in Atlanta, GA. Despite his father’s warnings that the attempt was foolish and bound to fail, Jonathon persevered and in February 2006, he finished his run with four police cars and the Clark-Atlanta University track team escorting him to a homecoming celebration.

With the success of Run 4 Relief, Jonathon found his life’s purpose. In July 2006, he began Run 4 Relief II, running from Atlanta, GA to New York to promote awareness of the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. In total, Jonathon raised $125,000 for Katrina relief efforts.

Now, Jonathon’s at it again. This time, his Hope or Die! run started in California in October 2009 and will end in Washington, DC in March 2010. Instead of running straight across America, Jonathon plans to run from community to community, helping where help is needed and inspiring others to do likewise. Along the way, he’ll be raising money for six charities:

EBOOST is proud to provide Jonathon with the energy, hydration and recovery to help him on his run. If you want to do YOUR part to help Jonathon raise money, go to his website at www.hopeordie.org and click on “Contribute.” Tweet about it, tell your friends and post about it on facebook. Every little helps.

More Information

Read more about Jonathon on his blog, facebook page, twitter or youtube channel. Or read the articles written about him by CNN and Nike.

Posted In: Charity — Tags: , , , , , , , , , , — admin @ 9:27 pm

Drink Your Veggies

December 11, 2009

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We all know that EBOOST is chock full of essential vitamins and minerals. However, some people think that a healthy diet rich in fruits and vegetables is all a body needs. Don’t get me wrong–we’re not knocking fruits and veggies. EBOOST fans are some of the healthiest folks around. But have you ever wondered exactly how many servings you’d need to eat in order to match the nutrition in a single serving of EBOOST? We did, so we asked Dr Sharon Richter to put together a comparison for some of the major EBOOST ingredients.

In case you don’t have the patience to read the fine print, here’s a summary. You can drink one glass of EBOOST, or you can eat 50g potatoes, 26 cups brussels sprouts, 7 cups bok choy, 3.8 cups papaya, 10 ears of corn, 67 cups celery, 4.2 cups of blackberries and 1.2 bananas. Unless you’re living in a zoo, we think the choice is clear. (Disclaimer: EBOOST not recommended for gorillas, elephants and other animals. Only party animals need apply.)

Vitamin C (1,000 mg)

  • 10 g guava, kiwi or broccoli
  • 12.5 g brussels sprouts
  • 17 g papaya or strawberries
  • 20 g oranges
  • 25 g melon
  • 34 g spinach
  • 50 g potatoes
  • 100 g grapes
  • 112 g carrots
  • 143 g peaches

Niacin (15 mg)

  • 4.5 avocados
  • 6 cups mushrooms
  • 7.5 large ears of corn
  • 7.5 cups butternut squash
  • 15 cups carrots
  • 15 cups boysenberries
  • 19 bananas
  • 26 cups brussels sprouts
  • 26 cups grapefruit
  • 92 spears asparagus

Vitamin B6 (2 mg)

  • 1.7 cups french beans
  • 3.7 medium potatoes
  • 3.9 avocados
  • 4.9 cups seaweed
  • 6 2/3 cups lima beans
  • 7 cups bok choy
  • 8.3 cups dates
  • 8.7 cups mango

Folic Acid (200 mcg)

  • 9 spears asparagus
  • 1.2 avocados
  • 1.3 cups lima beans
  • 2.5 cups guava
  • 3.8 cups papaya
  • 5.7 cups strawberries

Zinc (7.5 mg)

  • 3.3 cups seaweed
  • 4.2 cups lima beans
  • 6.64 cups french beans
  • 7.6 pomegranates
  • 10.3 large ears of corn
  • 14.4 cups dates
  • 14.7 cups brussels sprouts
  • 19.7 cups guava

Selenium (100 mcg)

  • 3 cups brussels sprouts
  • 109 spears asparagus
  • 22.7 cups dates
  • 47.6 cups french beans
  • 67 cups celery
  • 83.3 bananas
  • 200 cups mango

Copper (1 mg)

  • 2.6 cups guava
  • 3.3 cups dates
  • 4.2 cups blackberries
  • 5.3 cups grapes

Potassium (500 mg)

  • 0.51 avocados
  • 0.52 cups lima beans
  • 0.79 cups bok choy
  • 0.76 cups french beans
  • 1.2 bananas
  • 1.56 cups grapefruit
Posted In: Health Tips — Tags: , , , , , , , , , — admin @ 11:32 pm

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