Weekly Wellness
Issue 264
Featured Article
REMOVED
Fitness Tip
Cardio or Strength First?
If you enjoy doing cross-training sessions, but do not know whether or not you should start with cardio or strength training, start with cardio. This way, you burn more calories post-workout. Plus, cardio feels harder after a weight workout, which can compromise performance, make you burn fewer calories and cause you to give up earlier than planned. If time is not a factor for you, try doing cardio and weights on separate days. In addition, it might be a good idea to add a supplement to you wellness habits. See also: Introduction to Physical Fitness.
Nutrition Tip
Weight Loss and Vanilla
A study at the St. George's Hospital in London
indicates that vanilla may help you lose weight. Under
the guidance of Catherine Collins, a state registered
dietician at St. George's, overweight people who were
given vanilla-scented skin patches found that their sweet
food intake was significantly reduced, leading to greater
loss than those given dietary advice alone. She
concluded that an intensely sweet vanilla-scented candle
or essence may have a similar effect though it has not been
proven in a test environment. Dieticians in the United
States working with overweight people are also often testing
clients with an array of aromas as a way to reduce food
cravings. While vanilla may not work for everyone, it
appears to be useful for most. Breathing the aroma of a
vanilla bean in a glass tube, or wearing vanilla body
products may be helpful.
Quip or Quote of the Week
Quote:
"There is no sincerer love than the love of food." -George Bernard Shaw
Quick Recipe
Irish Breakfast Tea
Fill a kettle with fresh, cold water, adding enough to make the desired amount of tea. When water is near boiling, pour a little into your teapot; swirl it around to warm the pot. Empty the pot. For each cup of tea, place 1 teaspoon of loose leaf Irish breakfast tea leaves into the warmed pot. Allow the water in the kettle to reach a brisk, rolling boil. Pour the water from your tea kettle onto the leaves in the teapot. Let the tea steep for three to five minutes, depending on the size of the leaves. Stir just before serving; strain into cups.
Tidbit(s)
Feel full on fewer calories.
It sounds like a diet gimmick. But in reality, the concept of energy density can indeed help you feel satisfied with fewer calories. By consuming fewer calories, you can fight that fat over time and keep it off long-term. Visit our Low Calorie Recipes for some ideas.
Food Facts
You know lemon juice is lovely in hot tea, but have you tried a squeeze of fresh orangeor tangerine? Use fresh orange or lemon juice to marinate beef, chicken and pork, as well.
When preparing a marinade, use as little oil as possible. Oil seals the outer layer of proteins in the meat and prevents the flavor of the marinade from penetrating.
Rice cookers make great rice, are foolproof, and are almost effortless to operate. They shut off automatically when the rice is cooked to keep it from burning.
More Quick Cooking Tips Online!