Wheat Facts & Myths

Many low carb diets ban wheat and foods made with wheat or wheat flour for a variety of reasons. Most are not supported by current research.

This video shares some common facts and myths about wheat and foods made with wheat.

In this video:

• What is wheat?
• A brief history of wheat.
• Refined vs. whole wheat.
• Reasons to avoid wheat.
• Symptoms of wheat allergy & celiac disease.
• Is foreign grown wheat healthier than American wheat?

Bakeware and Cookware Selection & Care Part II

Selecting the right cookware and bakeware makes home cooking much more pleasurable. You do not have to spend $100’s on individual pieces or a set.

In Part II of this two part video:

• Reactive versus non-reactive.
• Oven safe.
• Cost & quality.
• Flatness
• Buy a set or individual pieces?

Bakeware and Cookware Selection & Care Part I

Selecting the right cookware and bakeware makes home cooking much more pleasurable. You do not have to spend $100’s on individual pieces or a set.

In Part I of this two part video:

• Bakeware & Cookware materials.
• 18/8 versus 18/10 stainless steel.
• Nonstick versus uncoated.
• Teflon® and PFOA health risks.

Healthy Eating On $5 A Day?

For many individuals and families, meal costs run into the $1,000 annually. A $5 or more breakfast, a $10 to $20 lunch, and a $15 or more dinner. And that is for one person. The cost or dining out and prepared foods usually goes on a credit card. Is it any wonder, many people do not have any savings?

After 5 years of producing my YouTube cooking videos, I reviewed my annual food cost. Unlike professional food photographers, the foods I prepared were all eatable after being photographed. They were foods I actually eat. My annual food costs? About $1800 or $5 a day. $5 a day for three meals and snacks.

I live in Phoenix, Arizona where food costs are moderate due to intense competition. Regardless of foods costs in your area, you can eat for a fraction of the cost of dining out. The catch? Over 95% of my meals are home cooked.

I know many people claim they do not have the time to cook or they do not want to cook. Fine. That is a decision you must make.

Considering the facts that about 70% of adult Americans are overweight or obese and that 60% of the American diet is prepared foods there appears to be cause and effect.

Also consider the fact that home cooked meals have less chemical additives than prepared foods.

This video looks at how you can slash your food budget and eat healthier.

Bharadvaja’s Twist

Bharadvaja’s Twist begins in Hero pose and works your upper and lower body. This moderately difficult pose has a number of physical and mental health benefits. Review the contraindications before doing this pose. While it may look simple, it can be challenging it you have limited range of motion or flexibility in your neck, shoulder, elbow, hips, knees and ankles.

English Name: Bharadvaja’s Twist

Sanskrit Name: Bharadvajasana

Difficulty Level: 4

Start Position: Hero

Instructions:

Step 1.

Keep your right leg in Hero pose and extend your left leg.

Step 2.

Bend your left knee and place your left foot in your right hip.

Step 3.

Holding your left foot with your left hand wrapped behind your back, twist to the left and place your right hand on your the outside of your left thigh.

Step 4.

Gaze over your left shoulder. Hold the pose for a few breaths or as long as the pose feels comfortable. Release. Return to Hero pose and repeat on the other side.

Physical Benefits:

  • Strengths back muscles
  • Improves flexibility
  • Opens up the chest
  • Improves knee, hip, and ankle health
  • Helps relieve menopausal discomfort
  • Lowers blood pressure
  • Improves digestions
  • Opens up the chest
  • Reduces low back and neck discomfort

Mental Benefits

  • Increases focus
  • Calms the mind
  • Increased mental clarity
  • Relieves mild anxiety & depression

Contraindications:

  • Knee, hip, or ankle injury
  • Headache
  • Migraine
  • Arthritis
  • Heart disease
  • Neck back injury

Is Junk Food Really Junk?

Are some foods and beverages really junk foods? What are junk foods?

All foods provide some nutrients. Some foods are more nutrient rich than others. In most case, ones overall diet and lifestyle determines whether or not they live a long, healthy life.

In this video:

• What is junk food? 00:39
• Does junk foods equal comfort foods. 1:56
• Essential versus nonessential nutrients. 3:37
• Should you avoid or ban junk foods. 5:22
• Being mindful of your diet and lifestyle. 13:22

Amount Of Added Sugar In Prepared Foods

Do you need to reduce the amount of added sugars in your diet? Added sugar increases calories, contributes to weight gain, and increase the risk of type 2 diabetes.

In this video:

• What is added sugars? 00:41
• Recommended daily limits for added sugars. 2:55
• Does sweet fruit or added sugar increase your risk of type 2 diabetes? 4:46
• Consumer added sugars. 7:01
• Examples of added sugar in prepared foods and beverages. 8:10

14 Secrets Fad Diets Won’t Tell You

Do fad diets delivery what they claim? Millions of Americans have become perpetual dieters trying to lose excess weight, and cure or prevent serious chronic diseases like heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, high blood sugar, and high cholesterol.

Many fad diets claim more than they deliver. Glowing endorsements are anecdotal and unverifiable. Research is often based on animal studies not duplicated in humans or short-term, small scale human studies.

This video shares 14 secrets the fad diet industry does not want you to know.

Asana Of The Month: Happy Baby

If all adults were as happy as babies, we would live in an entirely different world.

This months asana is Happy Baby. An easy asana for people of all ages that opens up the hips, massages abdominal muscles and back, and can help relieve anxiety and stress of everyday life. Hold the pose as long as it feels comfortable, and repeat it as many times as you like. As a famous song said, “Don’t worry. Be happy.”

English Name: Happy Baby

Sanskrit Name: Aanda Balasana

Difficulty Level: 2

Start Position: Reclining on back or Wind Relieving Pose

Instructions:

Step 1.

Raise your legs and hold the outsides of each foot with your hands

Step 2.

Bend your knees into your armpits.

Step 3.

Drop your sacrum towards the floor. Rock from side to side to massage your back.

Physical Benefits:

  • Improves digestion
  • Strengthens shoulders & spine
  • Improves knee flexibility
  • Opens the hips
  • Relieves low back pain
  • Massages back and abdomen

Mental Benefits

  • Relieves stress
  • Relieves mild anxiety

Contraindications:

  • Knee or shoulder injury
  • Hip injury or pain
  • Back injury
  • Hernia

Teflon vs. Anodize Aluminum Coatings

This video shares some of the differences between Teflon® and anodized aluminum cookware and bakeware.

Included in this video:

• Why coat aluminum cookware?
• What is Teflon®?
• Teflon® health risks.
• What is anodize?
• Use and care of coated aluminum cookware.

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