“The funniest weight loss and fitness radio show on the internet.” Please click on the POD button to listen to this weeks Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy show. Our new and improved podcast is now commercial free. This week Doctor Fitness gives you the skinny on four calorie saving ideas that will keep you slim. Dr. Shafran’s tips this week are 1) After you pour milk in your cereal, drain the milk out before you eat it. 2) When you crave salty snacks go with edamame beans or a pickle instead of chips 3) When you crave sweets go with a low calorie candy like gobstoppers or bottlecaps 4) When you go out to eat share an entree with your partner. Sushi has it right with small portions. If you missed this weeks show live you missed some funny stuff like: Adam telling us he has been mistaken for Simon Cowell from American Idol more than once; Lee invented a new soon to be fitness craze Sudoku Cardio; Jordan Rice, CEO of Immediate Medcare is bullish on doctors, paperless offices and transportable medical files; Dick and Rick Hoyt (recently featured on Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel on HBO) have competed in hundreds of endurance events like triathalons, marathons and duathalons. They are training right now for their 25th Boston Marathon. Other things we talked about were: how Fat Tuesday is the Fat Guy’s favorite holiday; next time Team Hoyt are in Atlanta they are going to race Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy in a 50 yard dash; are websites like www.webmd.com and TV shows like House and Scrubs going to make doctors obsolete and Max ate broccoli only after the Fat Guy bribed him with the Spiderman Play Station 2 video game. Check out our blog at www.weightlossradio.blogspot.com for more tips about weight loss and Dr. Shafran’s analysis of all things health and fitness. Also check out our website www.drfitnessandthefatguy.com to subscribe to our FREE weekly newsletter. Special thanks to our guests this week… Jordan Rice, CEO of Immediate Medcare, the first customer service oriented (free Starbucks coffee and current magazines in the waiting rooms), paperless medical center can be reached at www.immediate-medcare.com. And read all about the inspiring story of Rick and Dick Hoyt at www.teamhoyt.com. You can donate money to the Easter Seals at that site as well as check their book and dvd.

 

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My first experience with a pomegranate happened when I was in college. I had a roommate who would eat these things all the time. He would sit on his bed with a little paring knife and suck the seeds out one by one like a little monkey.

It was messy, it might have been healthy (who knew that at the time?). But this guy would go at his pomegranate like I go at a slab of ribs.

Now with all the attention to pomegranites in the news I decided to try eating one at home. I figured with the interet around I could research a more efficient way of getting those tart, tasty, anti-oxidant filled seeds out. And sure enough I did.

You can now be enjoying all those crunchy red graplets in just a matter of minutes. Here’s how…

This is what you need 1) A pomegranate 2) A big bowl of water 3) A knife 4) Your fingers

First with your knife slice the pokey end off the top

Next with your knife score the skin of the pomegranate from top to bottom as if you were making it look like a pumpkin. You don’t want to cut too deep and damage those magical seeds. Just deep enough to peel each section back a little later on.

Now place your pomegranate in your bowl of water. This is the breakthrough. This is the killer app.

While keeping the pomegranate in the water and using just your fingers gently peel a section apart. This is the epiphany monet. You should notice something that will literally change your life and make pomegrante’s a bigger part of your life. Yes, it’s true the seeds sink helplessly to the bottom of the bowl while the other nasty stuff you don’t eat, floats to the top.

Keep working until you have a huge pile of seeds at the bottom and then skim all the non-edible stuff off the top and throw it away.

Now drain the water and you have a pile of crunchy, juicy, anti-oxidant filled pomegranate seeds to enjoy.

Remember these babies stain like nobodies business. So be careful.

Pomegranate nutritional facts (one fresh medium sized)

Calories 105
Total fat (g) 0.5
Saturated fat (g) 0.1
Monounsaturated fat (g) 0.1
Polyunsaturated fat (g) 0.1
Dietary fiber (g) 0.9
Protein (g) 2
Carbohydrate (g) 27
Cholesterol (mg) 0
Sodium (mg) 5
Manganese (mg) 0.9

Perfluorooctanoic acid, also known as “C-8″ is the chemical that has everyone including a scientific panel from the EPA up in arms and should be considered a likely carcinogen. This chemical is used in the manufacturing of Teflon and other nonstick and stain-resistant products that most americans cook with. Wilmington, Del.-based DuPont Co., owner of the Teflon brand, is the sole producer of Perfluorooctanoic acid in North America.
Some members of the review panel disagreed with the majority view that PFOA should be classified as a “likely carcinogen,” a finding that went beyond the EPA’s own determination that there was only “suggestive evidence” from animal studies that PFOA and its salts are potential human carcinogens.

“The funniest weight loss and fitness radio show on the internet.” Please click on the POD button to listen to this weeks Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy show. Our new and improved podcast is now commercial free. This week Doctor Fitness gives you the skinny on how to avoid the four most common exercise program killers. Dr. Shafran’s tips this week are 1) If you have no plan and don’t incorporate rest intervals in your program you will fail. 2) If you think you can only spot train certain body parts you will fail 3) If you think you can just do strength training, cardio or flexibilty training you will fail. You must do all three 4) If you keep adding more exercises and more weight and more cardio time you will fail. Remember the best way to stick with your exercise program is to have a partner that is going to watch your back to keep you on track. If you missed this weeks show live you missed some funny stuff like: Adam sharing his favorite Winter Olympic moments; Lee still hasn’t watched any of the Olympics but he does share his favorite sitcoms (My Name is Earl, The Office and Scrubs) and his favorite dramas (The Shield, 24 and CSI); Jen Singer host of the website www.mommasaid.net and Lee compare parenting styles and give lots of parenting tips. Other things we talked about were: how to peel a pomegranate; how to fix a toilet; our new myspace page (www.myspace.com/drfitnessandthefatguy) and some teachers in Florida who were inspired by our book started a Biggest Loser contest at their school Coral Sunset Elementary. Check out our blog at www.weightlossradio.blogspot.com for more tips about weight loss and Dr. Shafran’s analysis of all things health and fitness. Also check out our website www.drfitnessandthefatguy.com to subscribe to our FREE weekly newsletter. Special thanks to our guest this week… Jen Singer, author of the book “14 Hours Until Bedtime” and host of the website www.mommasaid.net and sponsor of the 4th annual “Please Take My Children To Work Day” She can be reached at www.mommasaid.net. Her website was voted top website for stay at home moms. She has monthly teleconferences with parenting experts and her website is loaded with funny stories, funny pictures and great information for every parent.

 

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Survivor is the ultimate weight loss reality TV show!!!! The longer you stay on the show, the more weight you lose. There are no temptations of fast food, sodas from the fridge, or late night binges when you can’t sleep. It is just you and the elements!!!! But what about working out to firm up that body!!!! Here are four exercises to keep your lean and mean if you didn’t want to spend any money or if you find yourself shipwrecked or your plane has crashlanded in Bora Bora!!! 1. Jogging- You don’t even need expensive shoes if you are jogging on the beach.
2. The Big 3- lunges- high skipping- jumping into a squat position- 5,10,5 reps- 3 sets
3. Bridges, Crunches, Sit- ups, Supermans or Ab holds.
4. Pushup, Chinups- if you can’t do complete one – just start by doing the lowering phase and build up from there.

“The funniest weight loss and fitness radio show on the internet.” Please click on the POD button to listen to this weeks Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy show. Our new and improved podcast is now commercial free. This week Doctor Fitness gives you the skinny on the four best exercises to do if you are lost on a desert island and have no access to a gym. Dr. Shafran’s tips this week are 1) Jog or walk 2) do sit ups or crunches 3) do the big 3 - lunges, skipping then jumping into a squat position 4) do push ups or chin ups. The Doctor and our guest Sloan explain all these exercises and more in detail on the podcast. If you missed this weeks show live you missed some funny stuff like: Adam taling about his new favorite show Celebrity Fit Club and he is especially impressed with Kelly LeBrock; Sloan, one of Atlanta’s top personal trainers, sharing some insight into his football days back at Oklahoma and in the NFL; Iris telling us what it was like living in East Germany at the time the Berlin wall fell; and Lee explaining why he hates the Winter Olympics except for the event they ski then shoot a gun then throw a hand grenade. Other things we talked about were: the new stiletto strength workout, diet soda; exercises to do in a wheat field; what Barry Switzer is really like; what happened to my ESPN The Magazine in the mail; one thing about communism that’s good and two things that aren’t and our podcast was voted second best podcast by Adam’s mom. Check out our blog at www.weightlossradio.blogspot.com for more tips about weight loss and Dr. Shafran’s analysis of all things health and fitness. Also check out our website www.drfitnessandthefatguy.com to subscribe to our FREE weekly newsletter. Special thanks to our guests this week… Iris Grimm, founder of The Balanced Physician, who helps doctors and their staffs live more balanced, less hectic lives. She can be reached at www.balancedphysician.com. Her husband Sloan also visited. He owns Black Sheep Fitness one of Atlanta’s best personal fitness training studios. He can be reached at (404) 531-0600.

 

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Here are Dr. Shafran’s natural approach suggestions for leaving Gout behind you rather than in your joints!!
Nutrition:
1. Achieve and maintain an ideal body weight.
2. Eat fresh, unrefined, and unprocessed foods. Include fruits, vegetables, whole grains, soy, beans, seeds, nuts, olive oil, and cold-water fish (salmon, tuna, and halibut).
Eat unsweetened cherries (canned, fresh, or frozen). Cherries lower uric acid levels and can prevent gout attack. Blueberries, blackberries, and other deeply pigmented berries are also helpful.
3. Eliminate purine-containing foods, such as organ meats, shellfish, brewers yeast (beer), bakers yeast (baked goods and bread), anchovies, sardines, herring, mackerel.
4. Avoid alcohol, animal fats, red meat, poultry, sugar, dairy products, refined foods, fried foods, junk foods, and caffeine.
5. Drink 1/2 of body weight in ounces of water daily (e.g., a 150 lb person would drink 75 oz of water).
Supplements:
6. Quercetin - Take 200 to 400 mg daily between meals. Quercetin inhibits uric acid production.
7. Bromelain - Take 200 to 400 mg daily between meals. This enzyme found in pineapples is anti-inflammatory. For best results, take with quercetin.
8. Vitamin E - Take 400 IUs daily.
9. Flaxseed oil - Take 1 tbs daily.

Ok, I know what you’re thinking….chocolate brownies, cookies, bread from the oven. But this isn’t what researchers Stephen A. Goff and Harry J. Klee report in Friday’s issue of the journal Science had in mind. Indeed, the odors from foods ranging from garlic and onions to ginger and strawberries may be nutritional signals that the human nose has learned to recognize. Read this article and find out why the chemical cis-3-Hexenal is so important.

Whether you are skiing on the slopes of Turin, Italy or driving on exit 123 off The Garden State Parkway, everyone faces the daily challenge of eating healthy on the go. Here are some tips from Dr. Adam Shafran for eating healthy on the go:
1. Try to prepare ahead of time.
2. Never get stuck without any food.
3. Know where you are going so you can plan ahead.
4. Always start the day with breakfast in case you find yourself off your schedule.

I remember when parents were afraid to have their kids watch Madonna or her videos. Do you remember when she received so much notoriety over her “pepsi” commercial. Well, Madonna is now a mommy and apparently not a threat to “society” anymore. But are moms pulling the trigger too soon or having too much influence over their doctors when it comes to prescribing antibiotics when the little one is not feeling well even before they know if the illness is virus or bacteria related. Here is a great article that raises some very important issues about the dangers and appropriate uses of antibiotics! The government has a new strategy for reducing the unnecessary use of antibiotics: Persuade mothers to stop pestering pediatricians to write prescriptions for runny noses. Health officials have already hammered on doctors to quit dispensing antibiotics in situations where they are practically guaranteed not to work, such as common colds. A straight-to-Mom campaign is next.

“The funniest weight loss and fitness radio show on the internet.” Please click on the pod button to your left to listen to this weeks Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy show. Our new and improved podcast is now commercial free. This week Doctor Fitness gives you the skinny on how to get yourself off the couch and on the move. The first tip’s a little crazy, but he’s Dr. Fitness not me. Dr. Shafran’s tips this week are 1) Take a shower 2) Don’t put it off - do it right now 3) Call a friend for support and a little motivation 4) Make a commitment to exercise regularly with your friend or partner. If you missed this weeks show live you missed some funny stuff like: Adam making fun of me about using crutches to get to the studio; Angela telling us her naught nurse story and my experiences with going to the doctor and what it’s like to suffer from the form of arthritis called gout. And what did Adam write on our blog that was censored by the blog company and what is he going to do about it. Other things we talked about were: How Oprah made pole dancing mainstream; where to get a portable pole for your house; why the doctor was dressed up; what things can be found at Aphrodite’s Toy Box; how I feel about surgeons; how Angela reacted when I asked how many dollar bills can fit into a garter. Check out our blog at www.weightlossradio.blogspot.com for more tips about weight loss and Dr. Shafran’s analysis of all things health and fitness. Also check out our website www.drfitnessandthefatguy.com to subscribe to our FREE weekly newsletter. Special thanks to our guest this week… Angela Edwards, the exotic dance instructor who is helping women feel more comfortable expressing their sensuality through dance. Her website is www.PoleLaTeaz.com. And her classes are always sold out so get on her website and sign up when you can.

 

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My co-host will be happy to hear that some new drugs are in the pipeline to treat the painful inflammatory condition that usually afflicts the joints of men ages 30 -50. This is also great news for gout sufferers since no new drugs other than allopurinol have been produced to treat this inflammatory arthridity since 1964, when the World’s Fair was in Flushing Meadows, NY. Febuxostat, which is awaiting approval from U.S. regulators, would be the first new medicine in four decades for gout, which is becoming more common in this country. Gout has long been associated with rich diets, and afflicted such figures in history as Benjamin Franklin, Henry VIII and Alfred Lord Tennyson.