Fantastic-Tips Friday With HHWN

Hewitt Health Wellness Network

Enjoying A Healthy Lifestyle with

 Bryant and Anita Hewitt

Friday, August 09, 2013

Food To Chew On:

How Do You Want to Be Introduced?

2 Corinthians 3:3 (NKJV)

 You are an epistle of Christ…

Thought For The Day:

If our lives were the only means people had to know about Christ, what would they say about Him?

Happy Fantastic Friday, we have so wonderful tips of you’ll. Tips to stay healthy and energetic!!

Have a Wonderful Day with HHWNJ

Hip Flexor Exercises For Seniors And The Elderly

Hip flexor exercises for seniors and the elderly like hip marching are very important in maintaining lower body strength.

These leg exercises will increase your walking endurance and ability to pick up objects off lower surfaces. 

Strong ankles and knees help with balance when reaching and turning at home or in the back yard.

 This exercise will increase the strength of your hip flexors which are the muscles responsible for lifting your leg when stepping over things like hoses and shovels in the garden.

How many times have you almost tripped over those back yard hazards! Give this easy and helpful exercise a try.

Add it to your daily 30 minutes of exercise and see how much better walking outside will become.

The 7 Worst Training Mistakes I've Ever Made…

2. I Didn't Eat Egg Yolks

This is actually one of the funniest stories about my first year of training (when I didn’t really know what I was doing but thought I did)…for 8 months, I refused to eat egg yolks.

I thought (correctly) that that was where all the fat in the egg was.

What I didn't realize is that it’s also where the vast majority of the beneficial nutrients of the eggs were. Yolks are also necessary to make egg protein complete (egg whites on their own are not complete in terms of amino acid profile – they’re good, but not perfect, like a whole egg).

The funny part is, I was eating fried cafeteria eggs at the time (6 every day)…fried on a griddle covered unidentifiable grease that I’m VERY sure contained at least 3 times the fat of those yolks I would cut out of my fried eggs (like an idiot). And by not eating the yolks, I wasn't eating the lecithin found inside the yolks that would emulsify and help protect me from the effects of that terrible fried grease I was eating my eggs with. Live and learn.

The Lesson:

Eat whole eggs unless you absolutely have to avoid fat. The cholesterol found in whole eggs is not going to raise your blood cholesterol…it doesn't work that way. It’s the stuff your body makes itself that causes the problems, not the cholesterol you eat, which is why for those who have cholesterol issues, sometimes diet doesn't help all that much.

To put that in perspective, in my 21 years of training, I would estimate I’ve eaten about 44,000 whole eggs. My cholesterol is just fine.

The protein and other nutrients found in the yolks is going to do you WAY more good than eating just plain egg whites.

A Healthy Menu For

THURSDAY

The American Academy of Family Physicians suggests choosing low-fat, lean cuts of meat, and trimming away any fat before cooking. A high-protein breakfast may consist of two scrambled eggs, with 2 slices of whole wheat toast, 1 tsp. of margarine and 2 tsp. of all-fruit jelly. A tuna sandwich--3 oz. tuna, 2 tbsp. low-fat mayonnaise--stuffed into a whole-wheat pita, with a medium apple and 3 graham cracker squares is a lean protein lunch. Two tbsp. of raisins with 15 peanuts is a satisfying afternoon snack. A lean 3 oz. portion of London broil with 1/2 cup of roasted potatoes, 1 cup of corn and a tossed salad with low-fat salad dressing is a sensible dinner. A 1/2 cup serving of whole-grain cereal with a 1/2 cup skim milk easily becomes an evening snack.