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Get Healthy with Chris Freytag

Get Healthy with Chris Freytag

#159 Get Healthy with Chris Freytag Download | Play in New Window | Scroll down for podcast apps In episode 150, Jill McCauslin and Chris Brown interview Chris Freytag, the founder of Get Healthy U and Get Healthy U TV. Chris Freytag has been teaching, training, writing books, creating DVD’s, and speaking on the subject of health and fitness for the last 30 years. Get Healthy U TV is a streaming website with workouts for midlife women. They have over 700 workouts for all levels and ages. You can access the workouts on your computer, smart phone, Roku, Fire TV and the Get Healthy U app. Get Healthy U is the sister fitness hub that educates and inspires women to make healthy lifestyle choices as they age. Get Healthy U...

Adjusting soup on the fly

Adjusting soup on the fly

What do I mean by adjusting soup on the fly? Good question. I made a pot of vegetarian chili in the Instant Pot the other day and had it for dinner. It was not my best attempt at soup or chili. I think I put too much broth in. It was not as thick as I expect chili to be. Maybe it was because I didn’t add any meat but I’m pretty sure I’ve made vegetarian chili before and it was fine. I ate a bowl of the chili and stuck the remainders in the refrigerator. Then the next day I made a pot roast for a family dinner. I made it in the Instant Pot as well. Basically the pot roast consisted of chuck roast (beef), potatoes...

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Kale Chips and The Trouble with Indigo

Kale Chips are Delicious! I found my favorite way to enjoy kale. Perhaps you've tried it in a salad, or wilted in a soup with lots of vegetables. That is two different ways that I enjoy eating kale. But by far, my favorite way is by turning kale into kale chips. It's a great light crunch snack. I feel that they are a better crispy, crunchy snack than potato chips. Kale chips are very easy to make. I bought a giant bag of kale which was already in smaller pieces. If you bought kale in big giant pieces there is an important step to cut out the large center rib of the piece of kale. Even when you cook the center rib, the texture is so much different...

Preventing Dementia

Preventing Dementia with Mitchell and Emily Clionsky

Preventing Dementia with Mitchell and Emily Clionsky - 149 In episode 149, Jill and Chris talk with Emily and Mitchell Clionsky, the authors of Dementia Prevention: Using Your Head to Save Your Brain. Their book is the culmination of 45 years of extensive clinical evaluation and treatment. A husband-and-wife team, they have a combined 70 years of professional and clinical experience in medicine and neuropsychology and have treated 20,000 patients. Emily Clionsky, MD, completed residencies in internal medicine and in psychiatry, and is a diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Mitchell Clionsky, PhD, is a board-certified neuropsychologist who specializes in evaluating and treating patients with cognitive impairment, dementia, ADHD, and traumatic brain injury. They partner at a private practice, Clionsky Neuro Systems, Inc., based in Springfield, Massachusetts. Their...