Tiny Thursday With HHWN

Hewitt Health Wellness Network

 Enjoying A Healthy Lifestyle with 

Bryant & Anita Hewitt

Thursday, October 31, 2013

Food To Chew On:

Don’t Miss the Blessing!!

2 Corinthians 9:8 (NKJV)

And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.

Thought For The Day:

Money talks, but what does your say about you and your faith?

Today is Tiny Thursday, you just have to make tiny changes and move more and stick with it I promise you will see some great results!!!

Have a Healthy Thursday with HHWNJ

Five Things You Should Never Eat (And What To Eat Instead)

Try This Instead: Brown Rice

Brown rice has three times the amount of fiber, more B vitamins as well as other nutrients and will keep you feeling fuller for longer. That should be enough to convince you to swap your large pile of white rice out for a small pile of brown rice.

Why Going Gluten Free Can Be Unhealthy

Gluten free has gone mainstream. The multibillion dollar gluten-free food industry has exploded over the last few years, to the point that you now can go to just about any restaurant or grocery store and find a gluten-free alternative for whatever food you seek. From gluten-free breads, pastas and pastries to gluten-free shampoos and lotions, "gluten free" has become ubiquitous in our culture.

A recent survey from market research firm the NPD Group finds that America is cutting gluten in a big way. The survey estimated that around one third of US adults wanted to decrease or eliminate gluten from their diets, a record high. It's undeniable that for a growing number of the population, gluten-free foods are the best thing since sliced bread — so to speak.

Gluten, the protein that is found in grains such as wheat, rye, spelt and barley, can be highly inflammatory for a lot of people. Gluten exposure triggers a 70% increase in intestinal permeability (leaky gut syndrome), and spikes inflammation in the body for as long as six months.

Gluten affects people in extremely different ways. From the horrible autoimmune attacks of celiac disease and the allergic responses from a wheat allergy, to the estimated 1 in 20 Americans who have a gluten sensitivity, gluten is the center of a lot of research when it comes to chronic, inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.

With that said, "gluten free" is not synonymous with healthy. The major problem, in my opinion, is that the gluten-free alternatives that millions are eating with good intentions are highly inflammatory themselves. For example:

Gluten-free grains:  Gluten-free foods typically contain corn, oats and rice. The problem is that these grains can all have potentially damaging inflammatory effects on the body

Pseudo-grains:  Quinoa and amaranth are two other ingredients used in gluten-free foods. These foods are high in saponins, which act as a defense mechanism for plants, and can cause gut inflammation and contribute to leaky gut syndrome.

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.

Work It Out Wednesday With HHWN

Hewitt Health Wellness Network

Enjoying A Healthy Lifestyle with 

Bryant & Anita Hewitt

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Food To Chew On:

Free Indeed

John 8:36 (NKJV)

 Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.

                                 Thought For The Day:                                 

What distorted ideas of life keep people from being free? Am I less than the free person Christ wants me to be because of any of these debilitating ideas?

Happy Work It Out Wednesday. As you know that there are no quick fix to getting healthy…. and it is up to you to work it out…Here's a tip that well work for you: eat right and exercise and you will see awesome results…..

So Work It Out with HHWN!! J

Five Things You Should Never Eat (And What To Eat Instead)

4 Do Not Eat: White Rice

Just like white bread, white rice has minimal nutritional value, and the glycemic load will quickly prime your body for storing fat.

The 3 Best Gluten-Free Flour Alternatives

3. Hazelnut Flour

High in protein, hazelnut flour also boasts high levels of the B vitamin folate, which is important for cell health and brain development.Hazelnut flour also has the highest proanthocyanidin content of any tree nut. These helpful compounds may help reduce the risk of blood clotting and urinary tract infections.

Obviously, what works for one person may not be best for the next. We have to take in consideration individual factors such as food intolerances or allergies. It is my passion to design health programs tailored to the individual, navigating them to a path of maximized health.

A Healthy Menu For

Wednesday

For breakfast select one low-fat 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.

Tender Tuesday Tips With HHWN

 Hewitt Health Wellness Network

Enjoying A Healthy Lifestyle with

 Bryant & Anita Hewitt

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Food To Chew On:

Don’t Expect the Worst—Expect God

Proverbs 12:25(NKJV)

  A good word makes it glad.

Thought For The Day:

I’m determined to spend more time waiting for god than waiting for trouble.

Today is Tender Tuesday Tips. We all need to be good to ourselves, so take out some time and get a massage you will feel like a million bucks afterwards. It’s all about being healthy we must take care of our mind, body and soul.

Have a Healthy Tuesday with HHWN J

Five Things You Should Never Eat (And What To Eat Instead)

Try This Instead: Vinegar Dressing

Vinegar-based dressings pack amazing flavor in with minimal fat and calories. You can even mix your own dressing at home. Take high quality vinegar, fresh lemon juice, salt and pepper, your choice of dried herbs, and a bit of olive oil.

The 3 Best Gluten-Free Flour Alternatives

2. Almond Flour

This healthy gluten-free alternative can be found in health food stores or made at home from organic almonds. Almond flour is high in monounsaturated fats, which decrease the risk of heart disease, and abundant in the antioxidant action of vitamin E. Almond flour is also abundant in magnesium and potassium, which are essential for maximized health.

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.

Merchandise Monday With HHWN

Hewitt Health Wellness Network

Enjoying A Healthy Lifestyle with

 Bryant & Anita Hewitt

Monday, October 28, 2013

Food To Chew On:

Hopeful Thinking

1 Thessalonians 5:8 (NKJV)

 But let us who are of the day be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation.

Thought For The Day:

Life is a battle against Satan’s discouragement and people’s negative attitudes. Get fitted up for the battle with hope!!!

Today is Merchandise Monday. The diet industry is a multi million dollar business… You can save money by just watching what you eat, make healthier choices in how your cook your foods and exercise… You are savings hundreds just by doing that little bit. It’s all about making little changes and you will see awesome results!!

You Can Do It with HHWN!!  J

Five Things You Should Never Eat (And What To Eat Instead)

3 Do Not Eat: Creamy Salad Dressing

You were so good to order a salad, but then canceled out the low-cal benefits by drenching the salad in fattening creamy dressing. Just a few tablespoons of creamy dressing contain more than 20 grams of fat and hundreds of calories.

The 3 Best Gluten-Free Flour Alternatives

BY DR. WILLIAM COLE

In an article I wrote a few weeks ago, Why Going Gluten Free Can Be Unhealthy, I explained how many people are trying to do the right thing by eating gluten-free foods, without realizing a "gluten-free" label is not equivalent to "healthy." I showed how going gluten free can be done right and how it can be done wrong, from a health perspective. In reality, one could argue that the standard Western diet is so abysmal that any minor change to it would be an improvement. A relative improvement, from very bad to just bad, does not mean optimal health.

If optimal health is our goal, we need to consider which foods are the most nutrient dense, have the most bioavailable nutrients, and cause the least amount of stress to our bodies.

Let's go over the three gluten-free alternatives that fit that criteria. These are the choices I consider to be the best options if you want to go gluten free the healthy way. Look for these in the gluten free foods you buy or use them as substitutes when you bake:

1. Coconut Flour

This gluten-free option is high in lauric acid. Lauric acid is a healthy saturated fat that's essential to your immune system. Healthy saturated fats are critical for cellular health. These fats are also important for healthy skin and thyroid health. Because coconut flour comes from the meat of dried coconut, it is also high in clean protein. Rich in fiber, coconut flour will also aid in healthy digestion and gut health.

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.

Suddenly Saturday Tips With HHWN

Hewitt Health Wellness Network

Enjoying A Healthy Lifestyle with

 Bryant & Anita Hewitt

Saturday, October 26, 2013

Food To Chew:

Saturday – A Channel, Not a Reservoir

1 Corinthians 2:16 (KJV)

 For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? but we have the mind of Christ.

Thought For The Day:

“A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all other virtues” – Cicero

Suddenly Saturday Tips….Be good to yourselves, treat you to something you have been wanting… take in a movie, go to the park, visit some friends or family members. Do what makes you happy. It is all a part of our healthy being!!

Have a Healthy Weekend with HHWN!! J

Five Things You Should Never Eat (And What To Eat Instead)

Try This Instead: Sprouted Grain Bread

If you must have bread, then stick with sprouted. Sprouted grain bread is a lot easier on your digestion and is packed full of nutrients. Two delicious brands are Food For Life's Ezekiel bread, and Manna Organics. Sprouted grain breads are often kept in the freezer section since they don't contain preservatives to prolong shelf they don't contain preservatives to prolong shelf life.

Why You REALLY Shouldn't Use Protein Powders

My go-to plant protein of choice is hemp seeds, which are in my mind the cleanest complete protein available on the market today. Hemp seeds are considered a whole food, so you don't have to worry about any scary manufacturing nightmares, nasty preservatives, artificial flavors or toxins. They're an amazing source of source of fiber and omega-3 fatty acids, helping to keep you fueled, regular, happy and healthy.

For the protein gram counters out there, just three tablespoons of hemp seeds will load you up with 14 grams of protein! If you know someone using a questionable protein powder, please share this post. And now, I want to hear from you. Do you use protein powder? Have I convinced you to try an alternative? I want to know!

A Healthy Menu For

Saturday and Sunday

Saturday

For breakfast choose 1 hard-cooked egg, 2 slices whole grain toast, 1 tsp. soft margarine, 4 oz. low fat yogurt and ½ cup blueberries. Lunchtime includes ¾ cup shrimp sala Sunday

For breakfast, enjoy 4 oz. of oatmeal with 1 tsp. soft margarine, 1 medium apple, 1 cup nonfat milk and coffee or tea with a sugar substitute. Your lunch meal includes a chicken sandwich on 2 slices whole wheat bread, 1 tsp. low fat mayonnaise, 6 oz. baby carrots and ½ cup sliced strawberries. For dinner, choose 3 oz. roast beef, ½ cup roasted asparagus, 1 small wedge of cantaloupe and 4 oz. low fat yogurt.d, one medium tomato, 1 breadstick and 1 small peach. For dinner enjoy 3 oz. broiled sole, ½ cup brown rice, ½ cup cooked carrots and 4 oz. sugar-free chocolate pudding.

Sunday

For breakfast, enjoy 4 oz. of oatmeal with 1 tsp. soft margarine, 1 medium apple, 1 cup nonfat milk and coffee or tea with a sugar substitute. Your lunch meal includes a chicken sandwich on 2 slices whole wheat bread, 1 tsp. low fat mayonnaise, 6 oz. baby carrots and ½ cup sliced strawberries. For dinner, choose 3 oz. roast beef, ½ cup roasted asparagus, 1 small wedge of cantaloupe and 4 oz. low fat yogurt.

Flashback Friday With HHWN

Hewitt Health Wellness Network

Enjoying A Healthy Lifestyle with

 Bryant and Anita Hewitt

 

Friday, October 25, 2013

 

 

Food To Chew On:

 

Friday – God’s Good Pleasure

 

Luke 2:14 (KJV)

 

 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

 

Thought For The Day:

 

“If God is for us, who can be against us?”(Romans 8:31)

 

Flashback Friday, we survived to see another day… It wasn’t the end of the world after all!!! What I like about Flashback Friday as we exercise we are working out muscles, our immune system and burning calories!!

Have a Healthy Flashback Friday with HHWN!! J

 

Five Things You Should Never Eat (And What To Eat Instead)

 

2 Do Not Eat: White Bread

 

White bread products have minimal nutritional value and are quickly converted by your body into sugar. So you may as well eat a cupcake. Even breads that are technically wheat, but are as soft and smooth as white bread, should be avoided. Don't be afraid to discard the bread from your sandwich or to push away that bread basket. Your waist will shrink and you'll lose that bloated feeling that high carbohydrate meals give you.

 

Why You REALLY Shouldn't Use Protein Powders

 

So here we are again, consuming something we think is supposed to be healthy for us and make us look and feel our best, and yet, it could be making us sick. Ugh. Protein powders are often filled with preservatives, genetically modified organisms (GMOs), allergens like dairy (whey protein isolate) and soy, and other synthetic toxins like aspartame, saccharin, and artificial flavors.

 

In case all that wasn’t enough to get your attention, since protein powders are considered a supplement, they’re not even regulated by the FDA. In fact, Consumer Reports conducted an eye-opening study a few years ago, showing that several protein powders on the market contain dangerous levels of toxic heavy metals — specifically arsenic, cadmium and lead. Not good.

 

The long of the short here is that there are way too many scary risks, which far supersede the promised health claims of protein powders. The good news is you don’t have to rely on these supplements, because you can get all the protein you need from eating real whole foods!

A Healthy Menu For

Friday

Your breakfast choices include 2 small buckwheat pancakes, 1 tbsp. sugar-free syrup, 1 cup nonfat milk with coffee or tea. For lunch enjoy a chef salad with 2 oz. ham and low fat cheese, 2 tbsp. low fat salad dressing, 1 small orange and 4 oz. low fat yogurt. Dinner includes 1 cup angel hair pasta, ½ cup spaghetti with meat sauce, ½ cup applesauce and 1 cup nonfat milk.



Trusting Your Body Thursday With HHWN

Hewitt Health Wellness Network

Enjoying A Healthy Lifestyle with 

Bryant & Anita Hewitt

Thursday, October 24, 2013

Food To Chew On:

A Far Country In The Heart

Luke 15:31 (NKJV)

 And he said to him, Son, you are always with me, and all that I have is yours.

Thought For The Day:

“A darkened heart is a far country, for it is not by our feet but by our affections that we leave Thee or return to Thee” –Augustine.

Today is “Trusting Your Body Thursday.” We must learn how to listen to our bodies…. Believe it or not our bodies really do talk to us, the fact is we don’t listen to our bodies!! Our body say’s rest and we push our bodies even feather or our body say’s we are full and we keep on stuffing ourselves than we feel sick later or our body say’s sit down and what do we do we keep on standing. Then when we can’t move that is when we say “I should have listen to my body the first time!!” We are speaking from experience how well we know this to be a fact!! So today let’s start trusting our bodies more!! J

Five Things You Should Never Eat (And What To Eat Instead)

Try This Instead: Broiled

If you simply must have a French fry, then make them at home in your oven. Use sweet potatoes, as these are a more complex carbohydrate. Cut into matchsticks, drizzle with a tablespoon of olive oil along with a dash of salt, then place in your oven on broil. Turn every five minutes until the fries are tender on the inside and crispy on the outside.

Why You REALLY Shouldn't Use Protein Powders

BY JULIE PELÁEZ

People love their protein powders, and they'll defend the benefits of these supplements until they're blue in the face. I get it, because I've been there. Years ago I drank a banana, blueberry and a whey protein powder blend smoothie every day. I thought I was being really healthy, because after all, the powder promised ripped abs, sleek muscles, more energy and better athletic performance.

Sounded good to me. I just drink this protein shake every day, and I’ll be a healthy, hot super-yogini, right?

Wrong! Protein powders are highly processed and are often heated to the point that the protein is denatured, which makes it nearly impossible for the body to recognize and use. The result is higher levels of acidity and toxicity in the body, which can lead to plenty of unwanted illnesses and diseases.

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.

Twisting Tuesday Tips With HHWN

Hewitt Health Wellness Network

Enjoying A Healthy Lifestyle with 

Bryant & Anita Hewitt

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Food For Chew On:

A Gaol or a Goal

Galatians 5:1 (NKJV)

Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.

Thought For The Day:

Lord, forgive me for clutching my past failures. I commit myself to leave my self-incriminating gaol and dedicate myself to You goals for my life….~Amen~

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Five Things You Should Never Eat (And What To Eat Instead)

1 Do Not Eat: Fried Food

Fried food is loaded with fat and calories while offering zero nutritional value. It's a lose-lose! Sure, fries and chips TASTE good, but healthier items also taste good. Just say no to the deep fried items on your menu. You'll be thinner, healthier and won't have greasy fingers.

15 Simple Ways To Reduce Toxins In Your Life

14. Prevent emotional toxins from building up!

Practice journaling, meditation, forgiveness, mindfulness, and emotional release techniques on a regular basis. Don’t hesitate to seek professional help if needed.

15. Last, but probably one of the most important is sleep!

It's the best way to rejuvenate the body’s detoxification capacity both on a mental and physical level. Assess whether you wake up refreshed every morning. If not, please get evaluated for why that is so! It could be the most important thing you did for yourself!

Hopefully some of these simple reminders will help you. For additional individualized help and functional testing of your gastro-intestinal tract health, food sensitivities, toxin testing; adrenal health evaluation, or testing for micro-nutrient, vitamin, mineral and antioxidant deficiencies (which impact your liver’s ability to eliminate toxins), find a Functional Medicine Physician in your area.

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.

Something Special Saturday With HHWN

Hewitt Health Wellness Network 

Enjoying A Healthy Lifestyle with 

Bryant & Anita Hewitt

Saturday, October 19, 2013

Food To Chew On:

Fuel For the Flame of God

Luke 24:32 (NKJV)

 Did not our heart burn within….?

Thought For The Day:

I want to suggest “Fire of Love, burn in us, burn evermore now and for eternity.”

Today is Something Special Saturday!! You deserve to treat yourself to something that would make you happy and smile. J If you have a taste for cake have a piece of cake but not the whole cake… We all need a blow day to eat with you’ve been craving for… and then tomorrow go back to your routine of healthy eating and exercising.. This will keep you balance and not on binge mode…

Have A Healthy Weekend with Bryant and Anita Hewitt!! J

5 Foods That Improve Your Eyesight

5 Seafood to the Rescue

You’ve probably heard from your doctor that Omega-3 fatty acids will help lower your cholesterol, but did you know they also helps help protect your eyes against macular degeneration and dry eye syndrome? Foods like salmon, tuna, and sardines provide . Doctors typically recommend eating an omega-3-rich diet to reduce the risk of eye problems — one to two servings of tuna per week (or one fish oil tablet a day) can make the difference in your eye health.

15 Simple Ways To Reduce Toxins In Your Life

12. Shake it up!

Movement mobilizes toxins! Exercise regularly to gently release toxins through skin via sweat. Yoga is great to enhance lymphatic drainage. Slow deep breathing releases toxins through lungs.

13. Get those bowels moving.

Our gut has been called the “Phase 3” Detoxification pathway! Avoid constipation, so that once the liver has done its job of converting the fat soluble toxins into water soluble compounds, they are easily and rapidly eliminated in the stool. Constipation leads to recirculation of toxins in the body, increasing toxic exposure, thus increasing risk for cancers and other chronic diseases.

A Healthy Menu For

Saturday and Sunday

Saturday

For breakfast choose 1 hard-cooked egg, 2 slices whole grain toast, 1 tsp. soft margarine, 4 oz. low fat yogurt and ½ cup blueberries. Lunchtime includes ¾ cup shrimp salad, one medium tomato, 1 breadstick and 1 small peach. For dinner enjoy 3 oz. broiled sole, ½ cup brown rice, ½ cup cooked carrots and 4 oz. sugar-free chocolate pudding.

Sunday

For breakfast, enjoy 4 oz. of oatmeal with 1 tsp. soft margarine, 1 medium apple, 1 cup nonfat milk and coffee or tea with a sugar substitute. Your lunch meal includes a chicken sandwich on 2 slices whole wheat bread, 1 tsp. low fat mayonnaise, 6 oz. baby carrots and ½ cup sliced strawberries. For dinner, choose 3 oz. roast beef, ½ cup roasted asparagus, 1 small wedge of cantaloupe and 4 oz. low fat yogurt.