October 2009
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"Skin"ny Truth and Bad Driver Bulletin
Sanitize with Your Pumpskin
Those addictive, sugary mallowcreme pumpkins may not do the trick, but it turns out that your carved critter may be useful year-round. The shell of pumpkins can be turned into an extract that prevents yeast infections in humans, a study in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry found.
Pumpkin shells display antibacterial properties, an especially useful...
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Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy Podcast →
If you haven’t had a chance to catch my first radio interview, you can take a listen here! Simply click on the title above and hit the play button at the top of the page that opens. Or scroll down and subscribe to the Podcast to have new episodes delivered to your iTunes every week!
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Worth the Trip
My Mom, sister Sarah and I made a trip to Chicago a few months ago to see the musical Jersey Boys and experience other fun things bigger cities have to offer. One of those great things: fantastic healthy restaurant options!
I took a hint from my friend and blogger extraordinaire Jenn and led my family to Karyn’s Cooked. The Karyn behind the “Conscious Comfort Food” restaurant is...
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Don't Call it a Comeback
Cookie Monster
Have you heard of the “Cookie Diet?” It’s been around the block a time or two after it was introduced in the 1970s. Many are claiming that the bakery-based diet is back in style, since cookies are now available for purchase online. Plus numerous celebrities have been spotted with the designer cookies, including Denise Richards, Jennifer Hudson and Kim Kardashian.
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Radio Debut!
I am so excited to announce that I will be making my radio/podcast debut in just two short days on the Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy show! The show airs live in Atlanta every Thursday, but can be downloaded for your listening pleasure at any time on iTunes. (I believe it is also streamed live online. Updates about each interview’s stream can be found on Thursdays by following @FatGuy on...
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Bypass the Donut Shop
We’ve all had those mornings when nothing seems to go as planned. Your alarm fails to go off, you discover a stain on your outfit, or maybe you’re just moving in slow motion. So what do you do for breakfast? It’s best not to simply skip it. Your stomach will be growling long before lunch and you’ll also likely lack energy. Plus, countless studies have exhibited the...
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Cleaning Up, Chowing Down
Spick and Span…and Shame?
We all know that hand washing is important—it’s been practically drilled into us since, well, we were born. Yet some still skip the sink on their way out of the bathroom. Scientists have been studying how to influence everyone to suds up before leaving the loo, and they seem to have uncovered the best tool: embarrassment.
To correspond with Global Hand...
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Mmmacaroni
Who hasn’t eaten pasta from a blue box or a bowl of my childhood favorite, Velveeta Shells and Cheese? Well, my tastes have changed in the past ten years or so, and I can’t even remember the last time I ate Macaroni and Cheese. More than the flavor, I’m turned off by the usually heavy cream-filled sauce that is a saturated fat mine.
When I saw Fiber Gourmet reviewed online, I...
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Walk Wisely
The Grass is Always Greener…
On the other side of the street! It’s wise to be conscious of the side of the street you walk or run on when working out around your town. Why you ask? Pollution apparently congregates on one side of the street (at least in areas with buildings around), according to research done at the University of Leeds, UK. Steer clear of the side that is downwind.
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Dip Chip
You’re craving a crunchy treat, perhaps something salty like potato chips. But the Lay’s slogan is right, you can’t eat just one…and you feel greasy left with the oily residue on your fingers after digging through a bag of potato chips. So what do you do?
I say, grab some Crispy Dippers!
These chip substitutes truly are crispy and would hold a dip amazingly well, but...
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Long Life in Bad Times, Plus a School's Sweet Eats
Bad market, long life?
As a whole, Americans tend to have longer lifespans during times of economic recession and depression, according to University of Michigan researchers who studied data from the 1920s-1940s. They guessed that since more people drive when they are financially in the black, more deaths occur on the roads. Plus citizens have more money to spend more on alcohol and drugs and may...