Last year Tracy’s doctor told her that she needed to lose some weight, especially in her midsection (visceral fat). He said it was an important step towards decreasing her risk of serious health conditions, such as heart disease and type 2 diabetes, both of which her family had a history. He had been concerned because [...]
Jackie was doing everything in her power to stay on her weight loss plan, but it felt like her family and co-workers were constantly trying to sabotage it. Her coworkers were constantly tempting her with cookies, cakes and donuts. And her husband was not making it any easier. Last week he brought home a carton [...]
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The Podcast Awards are here! So, if you like this show, please head on over to http://podcastawards.com and nominate under “Best Video Podcast”: Podcast Name: Being Healthy TV Podcast URL: http://www.beinghealthy.tv/media/videopodcast/ If you can spread the word about our podcast to others and they would like to nominate us as well, that would be even [...]
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Imagine you are at an elegant dinner party and the first course is soup accompanied by sourdough bread rolls. Trying to please everyone, the host provides both butter and margarine, so that each guest can use what they prefer. Your eyes dart between the two options. You are trying to eat less fat and be [...]
Alan’s annual work physical went pretty well. He passed all the tests with flying colors, except for his blood cholesterol levels. His LDL (bad cholesterol) was slightly high and his HDL (good cholesterol) was lower than normal. Not wanting to go the medication route right away, Alan’s doctor recommended that he improve his diet and [...]
After listening to “Being Healthy for Busy People” podcasts for a few months, Stan realized that his daily fat intake was way too high. He was a meat and potatoes kind of guy who enjoyed his steak, eggs, whole milk and greasy snack foods. Even though he thought it might be a tough transition to [...]
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Photo by NatalieMaynor I have some exciting news to share with you today! I am taking my passion for health and helping others to the next level. In June I will be coming out with a weekly video podcast in addition to the weekly audio podcast. The video promo will be coming out this Sunday, [...]
Photo by WayTru via Flickr The weather outside is getting warmer and people are heading outdoors for cookouts. Soon the summertime parties will be going full swing and hot, juicy, sweet corn on the cob will be on the menu at many of those parties. In the United States, corn on the cob is synonymous [...]
Photo by jetalone via Flickr We all know that deep fried foods are bad for us, so why are they growing in popularity? It seems that people all over the world are indulging in more and more greasy, deep fried foods. Back in the day we had french fries, donuts, fried chicken, corn dogs and [...]
Photo by Voedingscentrum via Flickr Fat? Not that word again! The word fat has such a bad connotation. Many people think of fat only as the cause of obesity, clogged arteries, heart disease and many other medical problems. While that’s all true, it’s too simplistic of a view. Too much fat is bad for you. [...]
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First off, I’d like to thank everyone for voting for me in the Podcast Awards. It was an honor being nominated as a finalist. I didn’t win, but there is always next year! Your votes were greatly appreciated! Next, I jump right into the show. On last week’s show, I talked about ways that you [...]
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