Archive for the ‘Wellness Minute’ Category
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
In today’s Wellness Minute we give you some of our best workout options for people who hate to exercise. Get on your kids skateboard or scooter for some fun filled action packed exercise. Also try springing for video games like Dance Dnce Revolution or the Wii Fit. Even RockBand or Guitar Hero will give you a nice workout if you get into it enough. There is also cardio tennis and Zumba for fun. Listen right now to hear Dr Fitness’ tips. Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s Wellness Minutes improve your health in 3 minutes a day or less. Now available on iTunes right here
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Monday, October 20th, 2008
In today’s Wellness Minute we give you some of our best weight loss tips that work especially well in Autumn. Fall is a great time to change up your exercise routien. You can move from swimming to running or vice versa. And just because it’s getting a little cooler doesn’t mean to quit. Maybe try exercising indoors on a treadmill or start lifting weights or strength training at home or in a gym. If you do join a gym try those group exercise classes. If you don’t want to join a gym maybe start training for an event like a 5k fun run or a half marathon or even a triathlon. Whatever you do get a partner becuase as the weather gets colder your motivation will wane and you need a partner to keep you going through Fall and Winter. Listen right now to hear Dr Fitness’ tips. Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s Wellness Minutes improve your health in 3 minutes a day or less. Now available on iTunes right here
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Friday, October 17th, 2008
In today’s Wellness Minute we give you some natural cures for kidney stones. Men are typically afflicted with kidney stones mre than women. Kidney stones are crystals that are formed in urine. They are extremely painful to pass as you might imagine. Remember to drink lots of water and avoid salt and sodas. Try eating pumpkin seeds and increasing your B6 vitamin consumption. Also you might want to try magnesium citrate. Listen right now to hear Dr Fitness’ tips. Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s Wellness Minutes improve your health in 3 minutes a day or less. Now available on iTunes right here
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Thursday, October 16th, 2008
In today’s Wellness Minute we give you some natural cures for back pain. Try lying on your back on the floor with ice on your back and your feet up. After 72 hours you can use some heat. Try walking a little. Bromaline is a natural pain reliever that may help. But if the pain lasts for over 72 hours or interferes with your work please talk to your doctor and/or chiropractor. Listen right now to hear Dr Fitness’ tips. Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s Wellness Minutes improve your health in 3 minutes a day or less. Now available on iTunes right here
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Wednesday, October 15th, 2008
In today’s Wellness Minute we give you some natural cures for the arthritic condition called gout. Gout is a painful condition that happens when your body can’t process uric acid and crystals develop in various joints in your body like your big toe, knee, elbow, etc. It’s importnat to figure out what foods are causing you to get a gout atack and avoid them. WAtch out for alchohol, organ meats, processed meats, and shellfish. When you have an attack think back to what you ate and if it is one of those things I just mentioned you might consider cutting back. Some people beneift from drinking cherry juice or eating cherries and drinking lots of water each day. Listen right now to hear Dr Fitness’ tips. Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s Wellness Minutes improve your health in 3 minutes a day or less. Now available on iTunes right here
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Tuesday, October 14th, 2008
wellness minute more natural cures for common ailments:
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In today’s Wellness Minute we give you some natural remedies for common ailments like a sore throat (try a tea made with clove bud, ginger and some cinnamon), a headache (try accupressure points near the top of your shoulders) and a sunburn (an oatmeal bath). Listen right now to hear Dr Fitness’ tips. Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s Wellness Minutes improve your health in 3 minutes a day or less. Now available on iTunes right here
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Monday, October 13th, 2008
In today’s Wellness Minute we give you some tips to getting a good night sleep by trying the supplement melatonin. Melatonin helps with jet lag by regualting your sleep cycle. It can also help with headaches. Do not take this while driving because it can make you drowsy. Melatonin is a hormone with anit-oxidative properties. So give it a try if you are having trouble sleeping through the night. Listen right now to hear Dr Fitness’ tips. Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s Wellness Minutes improve your health in 3 minutes a day or less. Now available on iTunes right here
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Friday, October 10th, 2008
In today’s Wellness Minute we give you our best tips to determine how often you should weigh yourself if at all. A recent study out of the University of Minnesota found that adults who weighed themselves daily lost twice as much weight at those who weighed themselves weekly. Stepping on the scale for a regular weighing is a good thing because you catch yourself before the weight gain gets too large. Listen right now to hear Dr Fitness’ tips. Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s Wellness Minutes improve your health in 3 minutes a day or less. Now available on iTunes right here
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Thursday, October 9th, 2008
wellness minute time to change up your exercise workout:
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In today’s Wellness Minute we give you our best tips to determine if its time to change up your workout routine. If you have hit a plateau that you just can’t bust throught you should mix things up. Your body gets used to doing a certain exercise and uit must be challenged in a different way in order to break through that plateau. If you’re getting bored and your motivation is strarting to wane then it’s time to change it up. Also, if you are too sore you are probably overtraining and you should think about slowing down to a more manageable exercise workout. Rememebr you want to exercise for the rest of your life - so mix it up. Listen right now to hear Dr Fitness’ tips. Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s Wellness Minutes improve your health in 3 minutes a day or less. Now available on iTunes right here
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Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
In today’s Wellness Minute we tell you the pros and cons of farmed salmon versus wild salmon. Farmed raised salmn are raised in open nets and usually fed poor food. they have less of the good omega 3s and more of the bad omega 6s. Wild salmon are raised in pens then released for a eriod of time in order to be classified as wild. Dr Fitness says to go with smaller fillets of Alaskan salmon. Listen right now to hear Dr Fitness’ tips. Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s Wellness Minutes improve your health in 3 minutes a day or less. Now available on iTunes right here
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