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The Right Fit: Nutrition-101 Carbs
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The carbohydrate world can be very confusing. At times, carbohydrates are accused of being the cause of gaining weight, while other times carbohydrates are viewed as the ideal energy source for the body. Let’s take a closer look at the functions of carbohydrates:. Carbohydrates spare protein so that protein can concentrate on building, repairing, and maintaining body tissues instead of being used up as an energy source. How Carbs Turn to Fat. The digestion of carbohydrates actually starts in the mouth wh...
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The Right Fit: Cake Is Not Your Boyfriend
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Monday, April 25, 2011. Cake Is Not Your Boyfriend. Cake Is Not Your Boyfriend. No, it’s not. While cake may sit there quietly, its chocolate frosting all wavy and just oozing comfort,. It is also smirking at you when you feel guilty about blowing five days of pounding the treadmill and eating carrot sticks. Emotional eating is perhaps one of the most difficult hurdles to overcome, because, let’s face it; it is something most of us have done on some level since we were children. Taking a hot bath. Callin...
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The Right Fit: How hard should I excersice?
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Sunday, July 31, 2011. How hard should I excersice? 8220;How hard should I exercise? That is a question patients ask me frequently. For people who have no medical reason to restrict their activity level, this can be answered using a couple of different methods. The first and most practical method is especially useful during aerobic activities such as walking, jogging, or biking. With time, as your fitness improves, the intensity level can be increased and this “conversational pace”. A word of caution; ma...
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The Right Fit: Breakfast Smoothie
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Sunday, April 10, 2011. 1 ¼ cups orange juice, preferably calcium-fortified. 1 ¼ cup frozen berries, such as raspberries, blackberries, and/or strawberries. 189; cup low-fat silken tofu or low-fat plain yogurt. 1 tablespoon sugar or Splenda Granular (optional). Combine all ingredients in a blender; cover and blend until creamy. Makes 3 servings, 1cup each. Per serving 157 calories, 2 g fat (0 g sat, 0g mono), 0 mg cholesterol, 33 g carbohydrate, 4 g protein, 4 g fiber, 19 mg sodium. The Right Fit Recipes.
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The Right Fit: Nutrition-101 Fats
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Paul in another life. Your LDL’s are too high,” reports the doctor. “Cut back on fat to decrease your risk of cancer,” touts the magazine article. That’s great to know. But how? You may have the impression that fat is bad for you. It may come as a surprise that lipids (the general term for fats) are very valuable. Fat is a concentrated source of energy. It supplies 9 calories per gram. It supplies essential fatty acids needed by the body. Fat carries and transports the fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K.
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The Right Fit: Nutrition 101- Overview
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The food you eat is the source of energy and nutrition for your body. Eating should be a pleasurable experience, not one that causes guilt or remorse. Getting enough food is rarely a problem, but getting enough good nutrition can be a challenge. What should you eat to stay healthy? Nearly everyone has an opinion, from your best friend to the daily newscaster. There is a lot of advice available, but the basics for good health have not changed since the first fad diets were introduced centuries ago. A bomb...
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The Right Fit: Nutrition-101 Protein
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Proteins and Amino Acids. Protein is a nutrient that is needed daily by the body. Protein has many functions:. It helps to build, repair, and maintain body cells and tissues like your skin, muscles, organs, blood, and even bones. It also forms enzymes and hormones that enable your body to function normally. Enzymes enable chemical reactions to take place in your body. Hormones signal the appropriate enzymes to start working on what the body needs. Only protein can perform all the functions described abov...
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The Right Fit: Southern Fried
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Friday, April 1, 2011. I said 90% of the time; that’s because if I want to have my momma’s fried chicken (best in the land) when she comes to visit, I do. It’s a non-deal to stray a bit on rare occasions. Sometimes we beat ourselves up so much for those departures, it derails all of our best efforts. Remember, there is no perfect. This is not an open invitation to move the 90% needle to 75% or 50%. If you see that you are going down that slope, pull up, call me and let’s get back to the plan.
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The Right Fit: February 2011
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Thursday, February 24, 2011. In order to make the logistical and psychological changes necessary to be successful in controlling your weight or blood sugar, there must be an incentive for you to keep up the effort. Without some deeply personal reason to continue, most people wind up feeling frustrated and discouraged, eventually reverting back to the same bad habits that put them in the place they find themselves. That incentive is not always obvious at first. For years I have helped my patients search f...
