In today’s Wellness Minute Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy explain why you should drink more water.While it is debatable exactly how much water you should be drinking each day – it is true that a lot of people are walking around suffering from dehydration without really knowing it. You don’t want to get dehydrated, and a lot of times when you think you’re hungry you are actually thirsty. So drink some water instead of raiding the pantry or vending machine. Dr Fitness loves to squeeze a little lime or lemon in his water to give it some flavor. He also dilutes his sodas with water as well. Listen right now to hear Dr Fitness’ tips. Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s Wellness Minutes improve your health in 3 minutes a day or less. iTunes Follow me on Twitter @FatGuy
shared some great information about what is in the new How to Be Healthier issue of SobeFit magazine with Olympic swimmer Gary Hall on the cover. Marta talked about the fact that many diseases Americans suffer from are preventable if you eat right, exercise more and lower your stress levels. Included in this issue are specific tips you can do today to live a healthier life. Marta explained that the most under rated supplement is Dr Fitness’ favorite Omega 3 or fish oil. Marta also shared some of the things she learned about prevention from her conversation with Ken Cooper from the Cooper Institute in Texas. Subscribe to the best fitness magazine in America at 
help the busiest parents get their dinner mealtime chaos under control. Aviva suggests to make a weekly plan so that you only grocery shop one time a week. Her recipes are calorie controlled they take 30 minutes or less and have less than 10 ingredients in them. During the show Aviva shared some great tips on how to deal with a picky eater, how to avoid processed foods and how to add fresh, healthy seasonal foods into your meals. Her seasonal online weekly meal planner and now book is hugely popular online and in family and health publications. Go to her website 
anyone we have ever met came on to talk about her new book A Slimmer You. LA (I don’t think that is her real name) has worked with some of the biggest tabloids in the world so she knows about the secrets to weight loss. Her book has 93 easy to follow tips to help you right away. Here are some of the weight loss tips she shared with us: Don’t skip breakfast, change the way you approach food, read food labels carefully, don’t eat and watch TV. She also explained that their are 4 types of eaters. Listen to the interview and buy her book to see which one you are. To learn more please go to her website 
On today’s show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy had on Dr Tim Harlan aka Dr Gourmet came on his regular segment to explain the role of carbohydrates in your diet. He talked Glycemic Index and told us about how his website and program helps. Dr Gourmet’s favorite carbs are legumes, he said that if you eat legumes 4 times a week, studies show that you could lower your risk for a heart attack by over 20%. He says that eating healthy and being healthy is all about balance. He said he thinks that the Atkins and South Beach diets are silly. He said that the glycemic index rating of a Milky Way bar is lower than that of rice – which do you think is healthier for you? Do you really think pork rinds are better for you than carrots? So if you eat high fiber, fresh natural carbs you should be all right. To learn more please go to 
