Posted in Food, Nutrition, Wellness | March 31st, 2009
Less than 500 calories at Burger King
Whopper Jr. , NO Mayo, Garden Salad and 10-oz Minute Maid Orange Juice
445 calories
12 g fat (4.5 g saturated fat)
520 mg sodium
Less than 500 calories at Dunkin’ Donuts
Ham, Egg & Cheese English Muffin Sandwich with English Breakfast Tea
350 calories
15 g fat (6 g saturated fat)
1,040 mg sodium
Less than 500 [...]
Tags: fast, Food, mcdonalds, wendys. burger
Posted in Environment, Wellness | March 31st, 2009
Do you need to get away? A great way to combine a vacation and sense of community to vacation to a place where you can volunteer your services. For example, if you are a carpenter, take a week to visit New Orleans and help rebuild and take in the city at night. [...]
Tags: community, help, vacation
Posted in Fitness, Food, Nutrition | March 29th, 2009
One of the worst things you can do is skip meals. I grew up with the notion that you weren’t manly if you can’t work through lunch. This option is also very bad for losing weight. Chances are that you will become so hungry that when you finally decide to eat you will divulge in [...]
Tags: diet, meals, skip
Posted in Fitness, Food, Wellness | March 29th, 2009
If you are pressed on time at the gym or home, the following workout of three exercises is a sure fire way to increase your metabolism.
1. Chinup with Knees Up:
Grab the bar with palms in and do a chinup while raising your knees to your chest. Return your knees slowly. Try to [...]
Tags: exercise, knees, quick workout
Posted in Fitness, Wellness | March 27th, 2009
People are capable of stretching at any point in time. Stretching provides increased flexibility as well as circulation. Both hugely beneficial to sexual performance as well. Most people do vigorous workouts without stretching prior or afterwards. These workouts will become much more effective with stretching. It is a very important tool used to avoid injuries.
Tags: Fitness, sex, stretch
Posted in Environment, Fitness, Wellness | March 22nd, 2009
1. Find a quiet zone with silence and no activity
2. Find your comfort position: Sitting, Walking, Standing, etc.
3. Focus solely on Meditation; which can be breathing, an object, etc.
4. Keep your mind at ease and take every day distractions without reaction
Tags: Meditation
Posted in Fitness, Food, Nutrition | March 16th, 2009
According to the USDA, Americans take in more than twice the maximum recommended limit of 40 grams of added sugar per day. To reduce this intake, limit the amount of candy and soda you eat, as well as the amount of sugar you put in your coffee per day.
Also, beware of sauces when you [...]
Tags: BBQ, Sauces, Sugar
Posted in Fitness, Food, Nutrition, Wellness | March 16th, 2009
If you are trying to lose weight, you must take the problem into your own hands and eliminate eating out. Eating out is bad for diets because the foods typically contain tons of calories. It is no secret that chefs overload salt, sugar, and fats to please you. If you do choose to eat out, [...]
Tags: chefs, eating, fat, out, salt, Sugar
Posted in Environment, Food, Nutrition, Wellness | March 13th, 2009
There are a lot of benefits to buy local foods. First of all, local foods do not pollute the environment as much because shipping is not always necessary. Less car pollution and natural resource usage. In addition, vegetables and food products grown locally are more likely to require less water and pesticides to survive. As [...]
Tags: Environment, local, pesticides
Posted in Fitness, Food, Nutrition, Wellness | March 1st, 2009