Workout Wednesday: Want to Quit Smoking? Start Exercising!!
Smoking is bad. Quitting smoking is hard. But exercising can make quitting easier, and make sliding back into smoking less likely. That’s the word from a big new study, which tracked the health and habits of 434,190 people in Taiwan from 1996 to 2008. Smokers who got just 15 minutes of exercise a day were […]
Read MoreFresh Friday: Spaghetti Squash And Swiss Chard Gratin
Our garden spaghetti squash finally turned yellow and while we never get tired of spaghetti squash with marinara and meatballs, I wanted to try a new spaghetti squash recipe. I found a great recipe for spaghetti squash and chard gratin and even though we eat dairy rarely, it looked too good to ignore. It’s healthy comfort food. Here is […]
Read MoreWeight Loss Wednesday: Quitters Never Win, Winners Never Quit
I began wearing the Body Media Core Arm band on July 5 (see https://doubleeaglefitness.com/index.php/weight-loss-wednesday-high-tech-weight-loss/) I wanted to prove to all of our weight loss clients that the science and the process work! I wanted to show them that results are inevitable with knowledge, dedication and effort. I wanted to prove to myself that I could […]
Read MoreMotivational Monday: Use NLP to Squelch Negative Self-Talk
If you are what you eat, then you are also what you think. In my former career with the US Department of Defense, I studied Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP), the science of the effect of language–verbal and non-verbal–on the brain and nervous system. NLP is used for a variety of problems, namely phobias, depression, breaking bad habits, psychosomatic illness, […]
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Fresh Friday: Roasted Heirloom Tomato Soup
While most people enjoy heirloom tomatoes as the stars of summer salads, I indulged a sudden craving for heirloom tomato soup. Catching a slight summer cold certainly had something to do with this odd summer hankering. This recipe is incredibly simple with a sublime aroma of garlic, tomato, and rosemary that will permeate the kitchen. […]
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