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This Is Your Brain on Artificial Sweeteners

November 13, 2009 by drfitnessandthefatguy

Dr. Fitness & the Fat Guy

This Is Your Brain on Artificial Sweeteners

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In today’s Wellness Minute Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy explain the effect artificial sweeteners have on the brain. While we are not getting into the dangers of aspartame stuff here, we would like to address the studies that talk about how your brain gets confused when it tastes something sweet but does not get the calories it is anticipating from that sweet taste. Real and artificial sweeteners effect the pleasure centers in your brain – don’t think their is much debate about that. When you consume real sugar your brain says in a Homer Simpson like way “mmmm sweets” and starts to feel full because of all the calories that are coming along with that deliciously sweet taste. But when you consume artificial sweeteners your brain starts thinking “mmmmm sweets” but then it doesn’t feel full because their are no calories consumed with that taste of sweetness. This confuses your brain. 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 Follow me on Twitter @FatGuy

Tags: artificial sweeteners, aspartame, calories, sugar, Tips, Wellness Minute

Radio Show Recap: Perfect Portions with Heather Harvey’s Measure Up Bowl. Weight Loss Cardio DVD Star Violet Zaki. Plus PBS’ Functional Fitness Star Suzanne Andrews

November 13, 2009 by drfitnessandthefatguy

Dr. Fitness & the Fat Guy

Radio Show Recap: Perfect Portions with Heather Harvey’s Measure Up Bowl. Weight Loss Cardio DVD Star Violet Zaki. Plus PBS’ Functional Fitness Star Suzanne Andrews

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The most entertaining weight loss and fitness podcast show on radio.” Please click play to listen to the latest Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy radio show podcast broadcasting live each week from Atlanta, GA, USA from the Business RadioX Studio. To download the show on iTunes please click on this link

We haven’t updated our SobeFit magazine Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy Weight Loss Challenge in awhile because I think it’s over – we did not lose 50 pounds combined – we lost over 30 pounds combined which isn’t too shabby. Marta Montenegro, the founder of SobeFit, is our coach and she comes on periodically to help us get back on track. We are still trying to lose more weight but the Fat Guy is gaining back his weight at a rapid pace, so please send your tips and words of encouragement or sabotage to adam @ drfitnessandthefatguy.com or to @FatGuy on Twitter. And remember to check out SobeFit magazine at www.sobefitmagazine.com

Before we started the show we talked about our new Facebook Fan Page that blogger, web genius and Fitness Journalist Karla Walsh is helping us with. She is running contests and all kinds of fun stuff for us. We really appreciate all that she is doing and want to make sure she gets the recognition she deserves. Also, on that page you can meet one of our listeners, Hollie who had lost about 15 pounds. Hollie is going through a bit of a rough time now and she is gaining back some of the weight she lost – so please Friend her from our page and give her the support she needs to get back on track. Thanks! Hollie we know that you can do it – and we will help you any way we can.

On today’s show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy opened with Heather Harvey creator of the Measure Up Bowl. The Measure Up bowl is one of those product that once you see it you think, why didn’t I think of that it is so obvious. The Measure up Bowl has subtle lines telling you how much you are putting into each bowl in quarter and half cup increments. You will not find a better product to control your portion sizes. Especially with cereal. Heather did a great job with the design and quality. These bowls are dishwasher and microwave safe. Check them out at www.measureupbowl.com

Next up Violet Zaki, veteran exercise dvd star came on to tell us about her new Weight Loss Cardio Sculpt and Weight Loss Cardio Kick dvds she has out through Acacia. She also talked about her work with Body by Jake’s Exercise TV. To learn more about her fitness training business and her dvds please go to www.zakifitness.com and www.acacialifestyle.com

We closed the show with Suzanne Andrews star of PBS’ Functional Fitness show. Suzanne has an occupational therapy background and has used that to created a fitness show that helps people do all the stuff they need to do every day. Activities, like taking out the trash, walking up stairs, carrying groceries, etc. To learn more about her dvds and her show please go www.healthwiseexercise.com

Remember, you can find a tip a day at our new website www.wellnessminutes.com or on iTunes here.

Tags: acacia, blogger, exercise dvd, functional fitness, heather harvey, karla walsh, magazine, marta montenegro, measure up bowl, portion size, support, suzanne andrews, violet zaki, weight loss cardio

Can You Catch Up On Your Sleep This Weekend?

November 12, 2009 by drfitnessandthefatguy

Dr. Fitness & the Fat Guy

Can You Catch Up On Your Sleep This Weekend?

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In today’s Wellness Minute Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy explain that you can’t really catch up on your sleep. Sadly their is no real way to make up for lost sleep by sleeping later on the weekends. A couple of days of sleeping late doesn’t even you out for the week of living on just a few hours of sleep. A better sleep strategy is if you know you are going to sleep less on Friday then try and sleep late on Thursday and Saturday to even it out that way. 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 Follow me on Twitter @FatGuy

Tags: health, sleep, Tips, Wellness Minute

Jonny Bowden Says Don’t Fear The Egg

November 11, 2009 by drfitnessandthefatguy

Dr. Fitness & the Fat Guy

Jonny Bowden Says Don’t Fear The Egg

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In today’s Wellness Minute Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy explain the truth about eggs. Eggs have gotten a bad rap in some diet plans because of the cholesterol. But their is no denying that eggs are an excellent source of protein. Our good friend Jonny Bowden goes as far as calling them a superfood. An egg only has about 80 calories and is loaded with vitamins, protein and anti-oxidant. So feel free to add them to your breakfast. 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 Follow me on Twitter @FatGuy

Tags: breakfast, cholesterol, egg, Jonny Bowden, protein, Tips, vitamins, Wellness Minute

Don’t Swallow Your Gum Author Dr Aaron Carroll Is A Health MythBuster

November 11, 2009 by drfitnessandthefatguy

Dr. Fitness & the Fat Guy

Don’t Swallow Your Gum Author Dr Aaron Carroll Is A Health MythBuster

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On today’s show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy had on Dr Aaron Carroll author of the new book Don’t Swallow Your Gum: Myths, Half-Truths and Outright Lies About Your Body and Health. Dr Carroll exposes the truth behind those weird and worrisome things we think about our bodies and our health. It was like an episode of Mythbusters, Dr Carroll was debunking myths left and right. No you don’t have to wait before you go swimming. No sugar doesn’t make your kid hyper. No turkey doesn’t make you sleepy. No birth control is 100% effective. Dr Carroll presents his information in a practical and quirky way that makes his book engaging and a quick read. To learn more and to buy his book please go to www.dontswallowyourgum .com

For more Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy check out our Wellness Minutes blog where we give you in depth information on health, fitness and weight loss topics in 3 minutes or less every single day. iTunes Follow me on Twitter @FatGuy

Tags: author, dr aaron carroll, health, information, myths

Free Fitness Websites To Check Out

November 10, 2009 by drfitnessandthefatguy

Dr. Fitness & the Fat Guy

Free Fitness Websites To Check Out

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In today’s Wellness Minute Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy share some of the best free fitness websites you should know about. The internet is a wonderful tool to help you lose weight. Sure its got a million websites with scammy weight loss info but it also has lots of cool websites that can really help you. Check out a few of these: www.traineo.com www.sparkpeople.com, www.dailymile.com, www.mapmyrun.com. On these websites you’ll find helpful tools, a community to share information and a place to keep you accountable and track your progress. Several of these sites work with your social media accounts like FaceBook and Twitter to motivate you even more. Some of these sites also offer a paid premium service but in most cases the free service is good enough. 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 Follow me on Twitter @FatGuy

Tags: dailymile, Fitness, sparkpeople, Tips, track, traineo, Weight Loss, Wellness Minute

Element: Yoga for Weight Loss Exercise DVD Star Ashley Turner

November 10, 2009 by drfitnessandthefatguy

Dr. Fitness & the Fat Guy

Element: Yoga for Weight Loss Exercise DVD Star Ashley Turner

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On today’s show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy had on Ashley Turner, an exercise dvd star who is included in the Who’s Who in Power Yoga by Yoga Journal. Did you know that recent studies show that people who practice yoga are more likely to have healthier diets? Yoga can actually jump start your path to a healthier lifestyle. Who knew? Ashley explained that doing yoga increases your awareness of your body and that mindfulness helps you lose weight. Her workouts also get your heart rate up and work the muscles throughout your whole body. Ashley stars in yoga for Weight Loss dvd which is part of the Element series. Ashley helps her celebrity clients (including Michelle Branch and Peter Yorn) lose weight and get in rock star shape with her unique mind body yoga technique based partly on her background as a Jungian psychologist. To learn more about Ashley please go to www.ashleyturner.org

For more Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy check out our Wellness Minutes blog where we give you in depth information on health, fitness and weight loss topics in 3 minutes or less every single day. iTunes Follow me on Twitter @FatGuy

Tags: ashley turner, celebrity, diets, element, health, mindfulness, Weight Loss, workout, yoga, yoga for weight loss

More Fitness Tips For Kids

November 9, 2009 by drfitnessandthefatguy

Dr. Fitness & the Fat Guy

More Fitness Tips For Kids

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In today’s Wellness Minute Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy share some of their best fitness tips for kids as the weather gets colder. As the weather chills your kids are going to have a little less energy than they did in the warmer weather months – especially in the Northeast. So don’t be like the Fat Guy and wait until Spring to exercise again – embrace the cold and start doing cold weather activities like: indoor exercise classes at the gym, mall walking, indoor swimming, etc. And as the snow begins to fall make a snow man, build a snow fort, shovel your neighbors driveway, etc. 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 Follow me on Twitter @FatGuy

Tags: cold, exercise classes, fall, Fitness, health, kid, Tips, walking, Wellness Minute

More Weight Loss Tips For The Holiday Fat Season From A Slimmer You Author LA Justice

November 9, 2009 by drfitnessandthefatguy

Dr. Fitness & the Fat Guy

More Weight Loss Tips For The Holiday Fat Season From A Slimmer You Author LA Justice

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On today’s show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy had our good friend LA Justice, author A Slimmer You come on for some weight loss tips to help you get through the holidays. She says Fat Season is coming and you have to have a plan to get through it at the same weight as you entered. Here come all those holiday parties and the key to surviving them is to eat first before you get there – do not go to a party hungry. And then when you are at the party just take a taste. Instead of a whole dessert – just take a bite. Remember your stomach is normally the size of a one liter bottle but it can stretch to the size of a gallon milk jug. Don’t test its limits. Avoid those cheese cubes and desserts – you can consume close to 1000 calories in a blink eating those foods. Remember just because food is free doesn’t mean you have eat everything – you are not a bear getting ready to hibernate for the Winter. To learn more about LA and check out all her books please go to her website www.smartbooksusa.com