Wellness Minute Archives - Page 7 of 55

How To Make A Perfect Hard Boiled Egg Every Time

April 26, 2011 by angishields

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How To Make A Perfect Hard Boiled Egg Every Time

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I didn’t really think that making hard boiled eggs were that difficult but Dr Fitness seems to think he has a foolproof way to make them perfectly every time. He says the key is not to overcook them. Here is his recipe. Cover your egg(s) in a pot with cold water. Make sure the water is about 1″-2″ inches higher than the eggs. Boil the water. Now turn off the heat, move the pot to another burner and cover the eggs. Wait 12 minutes. Now give those eggs a cold water bath. Some people like to take the shells off when the eggs are warm and some people like to wait until the eggs cool off. We don’t judge here.

How To Clean Fruits and Vegetables

April 25, 2011 by angishields

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How To Clean Fruits and Vegetables

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It’s always a good idea to clean your fresh fruit and vegetables. Rinsing them with water is a good start but with all the bacteria and pesticides on everything these days you may want to take up your cleaning a notch. This was is something you can whip up in bulk then transfer it to a spray bottle you keep near your sink so it is always ready for you.

Mix together some lemon juice, some distilled vinegar and some baking soda. Pour that into a big jug of water. Shake it up then pour some into your spray bottle. Now spritz that stuff on your fruits and vegetables while you wash them off with tap water.

Charoset Recipe – Not Just For Passover

April 25, 2011 by angishields

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Charoset Recipe – Not Just For Passover

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Charoset is a delicious mixture of apples, nuts, red wine and honey. It is used at the Seder table to symbolize the mortar from the bricks the Jewish slaves had to make. It is everyone’s favorite food from the seder then no one makes it again until next Passover. So here is the recipe – make it year round because it is healthy and delicious. You need some gala apples, walnuts, raisins, orange juice, red wine, honey and cinnamon. Chop up everything then mix it all together. Serve it over matzoh or any other cracker. It makes for an interesting appetizer you can put out at parties that people can snack on before the meal.

Do Allergies Cause Depression?

April 21, 2011 by angishields

Dr. Fitness & the Fat Guy

Do Allergies Cause Depression?

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I don’t think allergies cause depression but their is probably a connection between people who suffer from seasonal allergies and people who suffer from depression. There seems to be a spike in suicides that occur in the spring that got researchers thinking about this correlation. And it seems women suffer more than men. So be on the look out for these symptoms: mood swings and sleeplessness.

Royal Wedding Recipe – Fit for a Quinoa

April 20, 2011 by angishields

Dr. Fitness & the Fat Guy

Royal Wedding Recipe – Fit for a Quinoa

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Quinoa instead of Queen – a bit of stretch for a pun but I went for it. All this Kate Middleton and Prince William news coverage is brainwashing me. Back to the recipe. You all know how much we love quinoa – so here is another recipe that lets you use it. Chop up about 1 pound of sweet potatoes, throw them in a pan with button mushrooms, garlic spinach wines, olive oil and your favorite spices. Separately boil up some quinoa and set it aside. When everything is done serve the veggies over the quinoa for an awesomely healthy meal fit for a queen.

Curry Up and Make This Salmon Recipe

April 19, 2011 by angishields

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Curry Up and Make This Salmon Recipe

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This curry salmon recipe is an easy fish meal for you curry fans. Cooking salmon is pretty easy and with this recipe you just season with curry powder. So here we go… Get about a pound of skinless salmon – try to buy wild but if you can’t find it go with farm raised. Get rid of all that brown stuff and just cook up the good salmon meat. Put the salmon on a baking sheet with a handful of cherry tomatoes. Season the salmon with some basil and curry powder. Preheat the oven to 400 and cook for about 12-15 minutes. Serve this with some brown rice.

3 Weight Loss Tips For The Extremely Lazy

April 18, 2011 by angishields

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3 Weight Loss Tips For The Extremely Lazy

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Losing weight is hard for everyone – so don’t get frustrated but the lack of progress you may experience from time to time. Here are a handful of weight loss tips that we stole from our first book that will help you blast through plateaus and get you moving to your goal weight.

Write Down Your Big Why – writing down your goal is important but when you combine that with knowing the really big reason why you are trying to lose weight is the secret sauce that makes this work.
Ask for Help – Some times you need help but sometimes you need a helper. You can’t do everything on your own ask for help from someone who does this everyday and helps lots of people. Your helper might be a personal trainer, a nutritionist even a radio host
Baby Steps – Don’t make dramatic changes – Have a big goal but break that goal down into lots of little action steps. Then focus on making that small action step happen – once you’ve mastered that action step then move onto the next one. Repeat until and check your progress until you’ve achieved your goal.

We have lots more weight loss tips in our first book You Can’t Lose Weight Alone. The Partner Power Weight Loss Program. You can download that entire ebook for free (for a limited time) by clicking the link at the very top of our website. If you like it…please share it with your friends. If you don’t…please share it with your enemies.

2011 Fitness Trends

April 17, 2011 by angishields

Dr. Fitness & the Fat Guy

2011 Fitness Trends

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The fitness industry sees fitness trends in the coming years like:

More yoga classes
More bootcamp classes
More personal training

Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy looked through their crystal ball and we see

More fun fitness events (involving mud, obstacles and other challenges)
More gadgets, apps and online social media oriented interactions

What do think we’ll see more of in the coming months?

Here’s Why You Should Eat More Fish

April 14, 2011 by angishields

Dr. Fitness & the Fat Guy

Here’s Why You Should Eat More Fish

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About half of all Americans eat fish once a week. A I’d bet the vast majority are eating some kind of fried fillet of fish sandwich as some fast food joint. The benefits of eating fish and and most all seafood clearly outweighs the health risks. But please prepare the seafood in a healthy manner. That means more grilling and baking not frying. Fish have lots of vitamins and minerals that help us stay healthy and most fish has less calories and bad fat with as much protein than the other meats. Plus some fish come jam packed with good omega 3 fats that you won’t find in other meats. Sure eat less swordfish and shark – but why not add some more salmon to you meals this week?