Thinking Thursday With HHWN

Enjoying A Healthy Lifestyle with

 Bryant and Anita Hewitt

Wednesday February 28, 2013

Food To Chew On:

Wednesday –  Silent Strength that Speaks Out

John 7:50-51 (NKJV)

 Nicodemus (he who came to Jesus by night, being one of them) said to them, “Does our law judge a man before it hears him and knows what he is doing?”

Thought For The Day:

The Lord gives us wisdom to take a stand that will lead people to a confrontation with the Lord. What we say must be guided by Him, but silent strength speaks out!!

There comes a time for us to stop thinking about eating right and exercising and Just Do It!!! J On this “Thinking Thursday” it is a no brainer… It is all up to you if you want to live longer and healthier here are the tools you need to get on track and stay on track.

We Believe In You … YOU CAN DO IT!!! J

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Elderly Balance Exercises For Seniors to Help Prevent Falls

What you will need to begin balance training in your home

(Continued from yesterday)

7. A sheet of paper or a note pad is a great item to add challenge to you walking exercises. As you will see in the video, try to walk while gazing at the paper. This advanced elderly balance exercise will improve your ability to walk comfortably in the supermarket or at the mall. Just don't charge too much!

8. Lastly we need YOU! This means that you can do it. I know you can. I have had every balance situation in my profession as a physical therapist. Remember to exercise every day. "Practice makes....permanent!" You will get better at whatever you practice every day. So don't practice sitting on the couch anymore!

6 Creative Ways to Get Children Excited about Healthy Eating

4.  Do the shopping together

Get your child involved in the shopping and you’ll see their interest in fruit and veg completely improve. If you currently order your food online (whilst it is convenient) it’s ruining the interaction that your child should be having with food. Take them around the super market at least once a month to look at all the produce, and even let them pick and choose anything that catches their eye. They’ll not only feel valued – but they’ll be excited to share their choices with the rest of the family!

A Healthy Menu For

Thursday

For breakfast, choose 1 cup All Bran cereal topped with 1 small, sliced banana, 1 cup nonfat milk and coffee or tea with a sugar substitute. Lunch can include a turkey sandwich, 1 cup tossed green salad with 1 Tbsp. olive oil and vinegar and a baked apple. Your dinner meal includes 1 cup lentil soup, 6 saltine crackers and 1 cup nonfat milk. For dessert, try one small slice angel food cake and ½ cup strawberries.

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Wellness Wednesday With HHWN

 Enjoying A Healthy Lifestyle with

 Bryant and Anita Hewitt

Wednesday February 27, 2013

Food To Chew On:

Wednesday – The Inner Secret

John 7:38 (NKJV)

 He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.”

Thought For The Day:

Draw from the well, for the more you draw the more the artesian replenishment of the Spirit will be given.

As we learn the importance of “Health and Wellness.” It is easy to make the necessary changes for life…. We all what to be healthier, have more energy and live longer… so we are willing to do what we have to do… So Keep Up The Good Work!!! J

What you will need to begin balance training in your home

(Continued from yesterday)

5. Can't walk in a straight line? No problem. Take some handy painters tape, place a line of it down your hallway or in your living room. In our videos you will notice I have placed a piece of making tape on the floor to follow along with. It is especially helpful with sideways movements as these are the hardest to remain straight when performing. Make sure you have some handy when you need to take a sobriety test!

 6. To get more of a workout you may use ankle or wrist weights. Don't use more than one or two pounds for either your legs or arms. More weight than this may lead to shoulder injury due to holding your arm out away from your body. Who needs a gym!

 

6 Creative Ways to Get Children Excited about Healthy Eating

3.  Grow the vegetables and fruit yourselves

If you have a garden or even a window ledge, then you can be growing the good stuff. Give your children the responsibility of growing them, watering them, planting them and picking them and they’ll start to really get excited about the end product. Make a big deal out of it too – and when the veg or fruit finally emerges – have a big family meal to celebrate the cooking of the freshly grown produce! You child will feel proud and excited!

 

 A Healthy Menu For

Wednesday

For breakfast select one lowfat blueberry waffle, 2 tbsp. sugar-free syrup, ½ cup fresh raspberries and 1 cup nonfat milk. Enjoy coffee or tea sweetened with a sugar substitute, too. Your lunch meal includes 2 scrambled eggs, 1 oz. low fat cheese, 1 slice of toasted whole grain bread and 1 tsp. soft margarine and ½ cup fresh pineapple. For dinner, choose 3 oz. broiled salmon, ½ quinoa, ½ cup broccoli and cauliflower mix. Have 4 oz. low fat yogurt with ½ cup sliced strawberries for dessert.



 

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Tickle Tuesday With HHWN

Enjoying A Healthy Lifestyle with

 Bryant and Anita Hewitt

Tuesday February 26, 2013

Food To Chew On:

Tuesday - Beyond Admiration to Adoration

John 7:17 (NKJV)

 If anyone wills to do His will, he shall know concerning the doctrine, whether it is from God or whether I speak on My own authority.

Thought For The Day:

Jesus is not the greatest man who ever lived; He is the only Son of God, our Lord. If we want to know God, we must begin with what He said in His Word and obey what we hear!

From the days of tickling our own fancy, and having our own desires met unlimited. Delight in the Lord and receive the fresh manna of this day.

By now we all should be “Tickle Pick”, about how we are feeling …. Our clothes are fitting looser, we have a new pep in our step, looking and feeling better then we have ever felt in our lives…. Keep Up The Good Work!!! J

What you will need to begin balance training in your home

(continued from yesterday)

3. A kitchen counter to hold on to. This is a great place to walk when you are just beginning your balance exercise program. Simply hold on to the counter with one hand for balance while you step forward, sideways etc. Even if your counter is only a few feet long, just turn around and start again. Maybe you will be inspired to start cooking again!

4. Soft items to step over. I like children's stuffed animals or slippers. Make sure they are not over 6 inches high. That's all you need to step over during your stepping exercises. Don't get too ambitious and use that large stuffed panda bear!

6 Creative Ways to Get Children Excited about Healthy Eating

2.  Always eat dessert

This sounds like a funny way of making children healthier – but if you start introducing fun fruit into dessert then the children will feel excited about it. Don’t just stick to boring apples and pears – mix it up a little bit. Try pineapple, raspberries, strawberries, star fruit and grapes – and make fun shapes out of them. Your children won’t be able to resist. It’s also a common fact that most children will be more open to fruit than they will be to vegetables – so keep this in mind if you child is particularly stubborn.

A Healthy Menu For

Tuesday

For breakfast, eat 1 cup raisin bran cereal with 1 cup nonfat milk, 1 cup blackberries. Enjoy this with coffee or tea with a sugar substitute. Lunch consists of a grilled tomato and cheese sandwich on whole grain bread, 2 celery stalks served with 2 tbsp. chunky salsa for dipping. Add 1 cup red seedless grapes for dessert. For dinner, choose 3 oz. pork tenderloin, 1 cup boiled kale, 1 cup nonfat milk and ½ a red grapefruit. If you are hungry later in the evening, enjoy 3 cups air-popped popcorn.

 

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Mystery Monday With HHWN

 

 Enjoying A Healthy Lifestyle with

 Bryant and Anita Hewitt

Monday February 25, 2013

Food To Chew On:

Monday – The Ties that Bind

John 7:5 (NKJV)

 For even His brothers did not believe in Him.

Thought For The Day:

A special salute to those who have had to pray their prayer, remain faithful to Christ, and witness with love and firmness in a family situation that is not Christian. They must find their fellowship and support outside the family. Our calling is to give them special encouragement and fellowship.

There is No Mystery to eating and exercising… as humans have a tenancy to make it harder then what is really is …. When we really get the concept of hard work does pay off big!! We will be healthier, feeling great and living longer…. And in my book that is a Win, Win!!! J

Elderly Balance Exercises For Seniors to Help Prevent Falls

What you will need to begin balance training in your home

 1. The basic piece of equipment you will need is an armless chair. Usually a kitchen or dining room chair is just fine. This will give you confidence while performing your exercises. Always keep the chair close by. It provides a great place to rest after exercising!

 2. Smooth bottom shoes. Try not to wear shoes with tacky rubber or trail type shoes. These will catch on the carpet and floor which may result in tripping. I like a dance type shoe, one with a leather bottom. These allow a catch-free step. A dance shoe will also come in handy when you begin your dance class!

6 Creative Ways to Get Children Excited about Healthy Eating

Getting your children excited about eating healthy food is one of the major struggles of modern parenting. And it’s no surprise really, think about all the advertisements for junk food your children probably come across on a daily basis, think about all their friends at school munching away on sweets and chocolate during lunch!

 It’s not hard to see why healthy food seems so unappealing to them! I mean, think back to when you were a child!  Chances are, you weren’t so keen on the green, healthy stuff either. But as parents, we strive to make our children as healthy as we possibly can, and the easiest way to do this, is to get them just as excited about healthy eating as you are.

There are several ways you can do this – and trust me, they’re not as complicated as you might have initially thought. You don’t have to disguise things or use trickery – you just have to be honest and use a little parenting magic. So here goes…

1.  Get your children to help cook

Getting your children involved in the cooking side of food means that they feel like creators – and they are excited to try eating what they just made with their own hands! Cooking a healthy pizza is a great place to start (and a great way to ease them in). Make some healthy dough and get some low-fat cheese, and them ask you child to choose which toppings they want on their pizza. Allow them one meat (wafer thin ham is always a good choice as it is practically water) and then top up with lots of healthy vegetable choices. It works like a charm! And because your children know the pizza was made by them – they feel less scared of or wary of the healthy food.

A Healthy Menu For

Monday

Enjoy a breakfast of 1 whole wheat English muffin with 1 tsp. soft margarine and 1 tsp. no sugar jam, 1 small orange, 1 cup nonfat milk and coffee or tea with a sugar substitute. For lunch, choose ½ cup tuna on whole wheat pita bread, 1 tsp. low fat mayonnaise, ½ cup green beans and ½ cup fresh blueberries. For dinner, have 3 oz. orange roughy, ½ cup roasted new potatoes, 1 small banana and 1 cup nonfat milk.

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Submission Saturday with HHWN

Enjoying A Healthy Lifestyle with

 Bryant and Anita Hewitt

 

Saturday February 23, 2013

Food To Chew On:

Saturday – Hope from a Heard Saying

John 6:53-54 (NKJV)

Most assuredly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you. Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.

Thought For The Day:

Christ offers us the full impact of His life, ministry, and message. His death on the cross provides us with the forgiving power of His shed blood. But most important of all, He gives us Himself in the power of His Spirit.

On this beautiful “Submission Saturday” what does that mean??? Until we start changing the way we look at food and submit to a healthier way of living, we will see wonderful results…. Please take it from me. I have lost over 80 lbs. just by making small changes into my life and I feel wonderful!!! If I can do it I know You Can Too!!

Have a Healthy Weekend from Bryant and Anita Hewitt

 

Elderly Balance Exercises For Seniors to Help Prevent Falls

Follow These Elderly Balance Exercise Safety Guidelines

 • These exercises are intended for normal imbalance and unsteadiness in seniors as they age due to inactivity and disuse.

• Make sure you check with your doctor if you suspect a more serious balance problem involving vertigo, ear infections, Meniere's disease, chronic dizziness or drug interactions.

• If you are working with a senior with poor balance or the frail elderly, make sure they are closely supervised at all times.

• Progress to the next exercise when the preceding one can be done safely or if you have enough assistance.

• Be aware of your posture. Try to maintain your weight over your ankles.

• Avoid fast movements including quick turns or changes in position.

• Use a chair as a place to not only perform seated exercise but also to hold on to while standing. Hold on with your finger, one hand or two hands.

• Always get up slowly when rising from a chair.

• Don't close your eyes when exercising or standing at your chair.

• If you are taking medications, ask your doctor if there are any side effects which may cause light-headedness or decreased balance.

Foods to Brighten Your Day

(Part 2 from yesterday)

4. Sardines are an omega-3 loaded fish. Research from Ohio State University found that people who regularly consumed foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids are 20% less anxious feeling than those who do not consume them.

 5. Avocados are a must if you are stressed. Stress can deplete stores of B vitamins in our bodies.  These B vitamins are essential for the creation of serotonin. Avocados are an excellent source of B vitamins and potassium, which helps to lower blood pressure.

 6. Sunflower seeds an excellent source of magnesium and a one ounce serving will give you (91mg)…you need (320mg) a day. A deficiency of magnesium can slow dopamine production, leaving you feeling stressed and anxious.

* If you work hard to keep your outsides looking good, why not do the same for your insides. This doesn’t mean you can’t have any more cookies!! Eat them because you love them but, in moderation.

A Healthy Menu For

Saturday and Sunday

Saturday

Breakfast

Cinnamon–Chocolate Chip Pancakes with fresh berries

 335 calories, 6.4 g fat

Lunch

Sweet Potato Soup, made with carrot and onion, and garlic pita wedges

 394 calories, 8.6 g fat

Snack

Half of Zucchini-Spice Bran Muffin with 1 tbsp. ricotta mixed with 1 tsp. sugar

 169 calories, 6.8 g fat

Dinner

Ginger-Lemon Chicken Skillet with bow tie pasta and mixed veggies

 648 calories, 8 g fat

Drink

 White wine (4 oz)

 96 calories, 0 g fat

Dessert

 Premade No-Bake Citrus Cheesecake with fresh berries

 180 calories, 6.5 g fat

Sunday

Breakfast

 Zucchini-Spice Bran Muffin with 1 cup grapes

* Make three muffins today. Have one this morning and wrap up the other two in plastic wrap or a re-sealable bag for breakfast and snacks later this week.

357 calories, 9.6 grams fat

Lunch

 Spicy Steak Salad with black beans, dressed with either Roasted Garlic–Balsamic Vinaigrette or Carrot-Ginger Dressing

*Make and chill both dressings and use them interchangeably on your salads all week. Freeze one third of the steak you bought, cook two thirds, eat half now and pack up the rest.

463 calories, 20.6 g fat

Snack

 Nonfat plain yogurt (6 ounces) with 1 tablespoon slivered almonds, 2 tbsp raspberries (or blackberries) and 2 teaspoons honey

185 calories, 3.8 g fat

Dinner

Shrimp Scampi With Pasta, Spinach, Cherry Tomatoes and Olives

*Pack up half of the shrimp you cooked for tomorrow's lunch, and in another container, store half of the pasta for tomorrow's dinner.

468 calories, 15.8 g fat

Dessert

Chocolate-Covered Strawberries (2) with slivered almonds, 8 oz skim milk

*Make four strawberries; eat two and chill two.

287 calories, 14.2 g fat



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Feast Friday With HHWN

Enjoying A Healthy Lifestyle with

 Bryant and Anita Hewitt

Friday February 22, 2013

Food To Chew On:

Friday – Bread That Really Satisfies

John 6:35 (NKJV)

 And Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.

Thought For The Day:

Our spiritual hunger pangs are but our response to the aroma of the fresh bread of life Christ has provided for us

Happy Friday, we are eating differently and you can feast and go wild on your fruits and veggies!! Let your imagination take you  to places you have never gone before with fruits and vegetables….. Have Fun and Good Eating!!! J

Elderly Balance Exercises For Seniors to Help Prevent Falls

Can I keep or regain my balance?

Here is the light at the end of the tunnel. I especially like working with the elderly and seniors on balance simply because it is a skill that many of us can keep during our adult life. 

Though there are often many factors involved with decreased balance as we age, a lot of this decline is simply due to our inactivity.

This can usually be improved with training. This training will involve improving your overall upper and lower body strength along with challenging your balance system daily with activities that require you to use the three systems I spoke of above.

When I talk to seniors about balance, I use the example of tennis player posture. If you play tennis you know that there is a server and a receiver. Think of how the receiver stands. Feet wide apart, knees and hips flexed, upper body leaning forward.

Players use this posture because it is the most "ready for action" position they can get into in order to react to the serve. It is a very stable and safe position. That is usually also our choice as we age...finding the safest most balanced position.

 Unfortunately, when we make this choice, our balance system is poorly challenged and our brain begins to become lazy. Our brain says, "Well, Mary just doesn't need all that balance anymore. I'll start turning off some balance switches."

Here is another example. Have you ever watched women’s gymnastics on the TV? Have you ever wondered how a 16 year old young woman can jump onto a 4 inch wide beam way up in the air and do a hand stand or flip?

Do you think any 16 year old young women could do that? Well the answer is no. Someone who does not practice this level of balance cannot perform these activities. They will fall off the beam and embarrass themselves for sure!

Well, like anything else in life it is about practice. There is a saying you may have heard but I put it in a different way. "Practice makes PER...MANENT". If you are practicing something wrong, it will be permanently wrong.

Are you practicing sitting in your recliner? Come on, be honest. If you are, then you will certainly get better at sitting in your recliner! Start practicing balance exercises.

Foods to Brighten Your Day

How do you boost your mood? Oreo cookies, cheesecake, Boston cream pie!! These six foods may not sound all sweet and yummy but use them creatively and you’ll be getting more bang out of your calorie count and a less stressed out mind.

1. Peppers are packed with vitamin C, which can inhibit the production of the stress hormone cortisol. Yellow peppers have the highest levels (341mg), Red peppers have (209mg), and Green have (132mg).

 2. Walnuts have been linked to heart health and weight control, but just a handful a day! New research from the University of Barcelona finds that nuts, along with almonds and hazelnuts, can boost levels of serotonin, a hormone that increases feelings of well-being.

 3. Chickpeas have the vitamin B called folate and in only half of a cup you get (141mg) of folate. This vitamin is necessary for the production of dopamine, a neuro-transmitter associated with pleasure.

A Healthy Menu For

Friday

Breakfast

Scrambled Eggs Rancheros on whole-wheat toast with salsa, black beans, onions and mozzarella

 363 calories, 12.7 g fat

Lunch

Black Bean–Almond Pesto Chicken with precooked brown rice, zucchini and tomatoes

516 calories, 19.2 g fat

Snack

Nonfat plain yogurt (6 oz) drizzled with 2 tsp honey and topped with 1 tbsp chocolate chips; 1 orange

 251 calories, 3.7 g fat

Dinner

 Oven-Baked Fish and Sweet Potato Fries with salad

 Nuke an extra sweet potato to use for tomorrow's lunch.

 526 calories, 10.6 g fat

Drink

White wine (4 oz)

 96 calories, 0 g fat

Dessert

Chocolate-Covered Strawberries (2) with slivered almonds

 201 calories, 14.2 g fat

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Testing Thrusday With HHWN

 Enjoying A Healthy Lifestyle with

 Bryant and Anita Hewitt

 

Thursday February 21, 2013

Food To Chew On:

Thursday – The Calming of Our Stormy Seas

John 6:20 (NKJV)

 But He said to them, “It is I; do not be afraid.”

Thought For The Day:

Christ comes striding over the turbulent seas of our lives and says, “Yahweh have no fear!! I’m with you!!”

As we are living a changed life, we are looking at foods differently, we are no longer… “Living to Eat but Eating to Live!!!” so we will be tested … and like any test we will pass or there will be time we will not pass, but Never Give Up!!! If we blow it for the day then we will do better tomorrow… it is that easy… so enjoy eating healthier!!! J

Elderly Balance Exercises For Seniors to Help Prevent Falls

Well then, how does our balance work?

Our balance system is truly amazing!

When we rise from a chair, climb stairs and walk outside on uneven terrain there is cooperation between the brain, nervous system, muscles and bones which help keep us from falling.

Our body can do this by way of three systems. 

• Visual cues come from our eyes and tell us all sorts of information about our environment. Our eyes help us see and prepare for potential dangers and obstacles which can prevent falls.

• Internal spatial orientation tells us where our arms and legs are positioned in space. For example, if you close your eyes and then lift your arm and wave it about your head, you know where your arm is because of this inner sense of feedback.

• The inner ear also contains a fluid-filled semicircular canal which gives us important information on the position of our head and its movement in space in relation to gravity.

This is why we get seasick or car sick when there is a lot of head movement and ground movement.

When all these systems are working together automatically with our musculoskeletal system we can stay active and independent, preventing falls and improving your elderly balance.

Foods You Don’t Have to Buy Organic for the Holidays

Sweet Potato Bake

Cook Time: 30 min

 Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients Add to grocery list

3 cups mashed sweet potatoes

1 cup sugar

 1/3 cup butter, melted

 2 eggs

 1 teaspoon vanilla

 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

 1/4 cup heavy cream, half and half, or whole milk

Topping:

 1 cup brown sugar

 3 tablespoons butter, melted

 1/3 cup all-purpose flour

 1 cup pecans or walnuts, chopped

Mix together with fork; sprinkle over top of casserole.

Directions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Mix all ingredients together except for cream. Beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Add cream; mix well. Pour into greased casserole dish ( 1 1/2 quarts). Add topping. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes.

A Healthy Menu For

Thursday

Breakfast

Zucchini-Spice Bran Muffin with 1/2 cup mixed berries

 285 calories, 9.9 g fat

Lunch

 Vegetable-Taco Salad with black beans, broccoli, spinach, cheddar and toasted tortilla wedges

 426 calories, 15.5 g fat

Snack

Nonfat plain yogurt (6 oz.) with 1 tbsp. slivered almonds, 2 tbsp. raspberries (or blackberries) and 2 tsp. honey

 185 calories, 3.8 g fat

Dinner

 Skinny General Tso's Chicken with a salad topped with Carrot-Ginger dressing and precooked brown rice

 493 calories, 10.5 g fat

Dessert

Sweet Pumpkin Parfait, made with pumpkin puree, ricotta and chocolate chips

 188 calories, 6.9 g fat

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