In today’s Wellness Minute we explain how you can easily test yourslef to see if you are drinking enough water. It is so important to stay hydrated - if you do get dehydrated you are increasing your chances to get kidney stones and that my friend is not fun. So here is the test - check the color of your urine - the yellower it is the more dehydrated you are - the clearer it is the better. So drink 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. iTunes

On tonight’s show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy learn how to wear our life well with great health and wellness tips from New York Times bestselling author and TV star Marilu Henner. Marilu shared her personal story about why she got into fitness over 20 years ago. you see her parents died when she was very young and that motivated her to change her unhealthy habits. So she began a quest for what really is healthy. She did tons and tons of research and through her own research and experimentation she developed her own program. When she realized that medical doctors typically have only 4 hours of nutritional studies during their entire medical school training she knew that she better start thinking for herself rathter than blindly trusting these so called doctors who have less knowledge about nutrition than she does.

Marilu said that when it comes to changing lifelong unhealthy habits there are turkeys or weiners. Turkeys quit cold turkey and Weiners slowly ween themsleves from the bad habit. She said she would pick a bad habit (like says drinking soda) and tell herslef that she was just quitting for 3 weeks in order to modify her behavior. And when those 21 days passed she realized she didn’t have to drink anymore soda.

Marilu gave her 3 best tips to live a much healthier and happier life.

1. No dairy.
2. No red meat.
3. Break a sweat for at least 10 minutes every day.

But her bottom line tip was to be your own doctor and know your own body.

She might be starring on Broadway or on TV but Marilu is really passionate about health and she has created a wonderful online community that really benefits from her wisdom and passion. To learn more about her latest book Wear Your Life Well and her online community please go to her website www.marilu.com

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In today’s Wellness Minute we share some more super foods you should be adding to your diet. In the return of the rockstar salad Dr Fitness says you must think outside the salad bar. Try a salad without using lettuce - use asparagus, mushrooms, brussel sprouts, garlic, cabbage, spinach, fruit, eggs, nuts, beans and salmon. Try this superfood salad for dinner one day this week. 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

On tonight’s show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy started the show off with NY Times bestselling author and former lawyer Chris Crowley. Chris’ book Younger Next Year. A Guide to Living Like 50 Until You’re 80 and Beyond explains how you can live a healthier more active life whether you’re 40, 50, 80 or even 100. Chris explains that up to 70% of aging is voluntary and 50% of serious illnesses you get when you are 40 years old or older can be prevented. Chris and his mentor/co-author Dr Henry Lodge reveal the secrets to living healthier as you age. Spoiler Alert! Chris says to exercise 6 days a week - 2 days strength training and 4 days doing cardio. So if you are expecting a magic anti-aging solution that doesn’t require you to do anything than this book is not for you. To learn more about Chris’ healthy living plan please check out his website www.youngernextyear.com

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In today’s Wellness Minute we reveal what are some of the best selling diet pills and why you should not try any of them. Over the years we have been bombarded with diet pills as a way to lose weight… fast. And sure I have been tempted, the ads are very persuasive. Who wouldn’t want to lose 30 pounds in 30 days. Heck I’d like to lose 5 pounds in 30 days. But sadly, there are no magic pills. Even if these pills could help you lose some weight, your old bad habits will cause you to gain the weight right back. So unless you plan on taking diet pills forever I wouldn’t even go there. So avoid, the hoodia, the caffeine, the ephedra, the ephedra-free and all the other magic potions from magic doctors based in faraway lands. Move more, eat less. Repeat. 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

On tonight’s show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy were lucky enough to get Food Editor of our favorite food magazine Jessie Price from Eating Well magazine on to talk about Eating Well’s latest recipe book Comfort Foods Made Healthy. Jessie took us behind the scenes of Eating Well and shared some of her favorite recipes and foodie stories. Dr Fitness and Jessie got into a heated discussion about salads…especially how to make a salad your main course. This new book from Eating Well is an awesome collection of some of your favorite comfort foods like mac and cheese, pizza, cheeseburgers, soups, pot pies as well as desserts like pies and brownies made healthier and with many less calories. The Fat Guy loved how they were able to cut about 60% of the fat from one of his favorites - chicken fried steak with gravy…..mmmm Gravy. The book is like extreme makeover except with food. Please go to www.eatingwell.com and check out this wonderful magazine and all of their email newsletters which are filled with recipes, coupons and tips. Look for the latest Eating Well magazine on your news stands with the Pear on the cover.

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In today’s Wellness Minute we share some more treadmill workouts. Treadmills can easily go from a fun exercise device to a great place to hang your coats and dirty clothes. Here are some ways to spice up that treadmill workout. Experiment with all of the buttons - mix up the incline, the speed. Also keep a close eye on your heart rate as you work out. Once you determine the things that make your heart rate rise and fall you can then try some intervals - you know 1 munute with your heart rate elevated then 1 minute slowing down. Mix it up at every workout 30 fast 30 seconds slow. If you are on your treadmill at home try moving it to a different place - try next to a window instead of in front of the tv. 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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Now on with the show…

On tonight’s show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy learn how to wear our life well with great health and wellness tips from New York Times bestselling author and TV star Marilu Henner. Marilu shared her personal story about why she got into fitness over 20 years ago and she gave her 3 best tips to live a much healthier and happier life. She might be starring on Broadway or on TV but Marilu is really passionate about health and she has created a wonderful online community that really benefits from her wisdom and passion. To learn more about her latest book Wear Your Life Well and her online community please go to her website www.marilu.com

We started the show off with NY Times bestselling author and former lawyer Chris Crowley. Chris’ book Younger Next Year explains how you can live a healthier more active life whether you’re 40, 50, 80 or even 100. To learn more about Chris’ healthy living plan please check out his website www.youngernextyear.com

We were lucky enough to get Food Editor of our favorite food magazine Jessie Price from Eating Well magazine on to talk about Eating Well’s latest book Comfort foods Made Healthy. Jessie took us behind the scenes of Eating Well and shared some of her favorite recipes and foodie stories. Please go to www.eatingwell.com and check out this wonderful magazine and all of their email newsletters which are filled with recipes and tips. Look for the latest Eating Well magazine on your news stands with the Pear on the cover.

Dr Fitness had lots of tips about how to manage a fun run with your kids. Remember, you can find a tip a day at our new website www.wellnessminutes.com or on iTunes here.

In today’s Wellness Minute we share some more tips to survive eating out at more popular restaurants. Eating healthy at popular restaurants is really pretty easy. You just have to have the mindset that the chef at each restaurant is really your personal chef and have them make whatever you order in a more healthful way. Some people call me high maintenance when I order at a restaurant - no sauce, dressing on the side, hold the mayo, can you grill that instead of frying that, etc. At Olive Garden go with their minestrone soup and at Red Lobster try their jumbo shrimp garden salad - ask for the shrimp steamed not fried. 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

In today’s Wellness Minute we share some of the long term effects of a low carb diet. Consuming a diet of too much protein can cause kidney stones or gout - just ask the Fat Guy. Also removing fruits and vegetables (which are carbohydrates) from your diet is not recommended if you want live a healthy life. you might lose weight by eliminating sugar and white flour from your diet but it is unrealsitic for most people never to eat bread or pizza again.  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