How to Lose Fat

To understand how to lose weight it's more important to understand how you gain weight in the first place.

1) Carbohydrates (not fat, or protein) increase the hormone insulin
2) Insulin shoves carbohydrates into cells and stores them as fat
3) The more insulin and carbohydrates you have the fatter you get

The only way to lose weight is to remove the carbohydrates that are causing the fat storage. 

Once you reduce and eliminate these, then your body will burn the fat already stored as energy.

There is no secret surgery, pill, potion, lotion. You will NEVER lose weight until you stop fat storage first by reducing the carbohydrates!

Find healthy recipes on drkehres.com. 

Recipe: Healthy Deviled Eggs

Eggs are a healthy and easy source of protein and nutrients, and can be made in many different ways. Deviled eggs are a great healthy appetizer for your next get together. Be sure to eat the yolk too!

Healthy Deviled Eggs recipe:

photo from thenourishinggourmet.com

• 6 hard boiled eggs
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1/4 tsp sea salt
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 2 tsp mustard
• Half of a squeezed lemon
• 1 tsp paprika

Mix the ingredients until fluffy (add the olive oil last). Scoop back into the egg whites and sprinkle with paprika. 

Enjoy!

Other healthy egg recipes:
Mini Egg Muffins  
Venison Egg Breakfast Salad
Eggs in Peppers
Blueberry Crepes

Recipe: Mango Spinach Protein Shake

As seen on NBC 25
March 12, 2013



Enjoy Dr. Dan's Shamrock Shake, a healthy mango spinach smoothie!

Recipe:

• 1 cup spinach
• 1/3 cup frozen mango
• 1/4 cup frozen peaches
• 1/2 banana
• 1 scoop unflavored whey protein powder
• 1 tbsp. chia seeds
• 1/2 cup almond milk (or 1/4 cup canned coconut milk and 1/4 cup water)

Blend and enjoy!

This recipe is gluten-free and dairy-free. 

See other shake recipes:
Vanilla Coffee Protein Shake
Peppermint Mocha Protein Shake
Cherry Chocolate Protein Shake 
Chocolate Banana Protein Shake
Dr. Dan's Veggie Shake
Pumpkin Spice Protein Shake
Berry Protein Veggie Shake

Saginaw Chiropractor on Balance: Use it or Lose it! [NBC 25]

Saginaw chiropractor Dr. Dan Kehres, as seen on NBC 25 with Joel Feick:



Balance is something many of us take for granted – until we lose it. An indication on how well your brain is communicating with the rest of your body, balance typically gets worse with age. But you can improve your balance, it just takes practice like any other skill.

Most people sit for the majority of the day which is one of the worst things you can do for your balance. Standing and moving around activates the muscles in your legs therefore improving your coordination and balance.

According to The Gerontologist, falls are the leading cause of injury death for people over 65 years of age. Also, on average one in three people age 65 and older fall one time per year. Being proactive and preventing falls is very important for this age group. Especially when it is slippery outside, always take smaller steps as the larger steps you take, the worse your balance gets!

Many falls actually happen at night when it is dark. When you aren’t able to use your eyes, it completely changes how your body balances. Now imagine getting up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom, your vision is not very good and your leg muscles are not as strong as they used to be. Practicing balance exercises with your eyes closed is a great way to prevent falls and injuries.

Practice these balance exercises daily: 

• Stand on one leg: alternate every 30 seconds, five times on each side. This helps the connection between your brain and the rest of your body improving balance.
• Stand on one leg, eyes closed: alternate every 30 seconds, five times on each side. Be sure to hold on to a wall or chair when you start practicing! This helps to prepare your body for walking when it’s dark. If you get really good at this, buy a balance disk and practice on that.
• Chair squats: Use a chair and practice getting up from a sitting position, 20 times with no hands. Squats help strengthen your legs and hips, creating a strong foundation to prevent falls. Weak leg strength is the main reason people their lose balance and fall. 
• Up and down: Practice getting on the ground and getting up. If you have trouble with this, make sure you practice with a friend to help you. Many elderly people struggle getting off the ground without something to grab or lean on. If they fall in an icy parking lot and nobody is around to help it could mean big trouble! This is a very simple exercise to practice, but very important.

Start doing these exercises on a daily basis to improve your overall balance. Injuries from falls could greatly be reduced by doing them.

The Definition of Dessert

We don't eat bread, so this is what I use my toaster for
(unplugged of course)

When most people think of desserts they think of cookies, cakes, ice cream or pie. When I think of dessert, I think of anything that is processed such as bread, cereal, dairy, snack bars, frozen dinners, pasta, fast food and more.

When trying to eat healthy focusing on eating real food is the key. If you use this simple rule it will clarify and simplify most health questions or issues.

Does it have a long ingredients list? If it does, then odds are it is not going to be healthy. Can you pronounce the ingredients on the list? If you can’t read it, don’t eat it.

A cucumber, pineapple or venison does not have an ingredients list, obviously. But bread, Vitamin Water and Nutri-grain bars on the other hand have a long, unprounceable ingredients list.

If you can find something in nature and eat it then it’s going to be healthy. The more levels of processing something has been through, the unhealthier it is for you.

For example, a blueberry picked directly from the wild can be eaten, but for you to eat grain from a field it has to go through different levels of processing and typically contains made in a lab nutrients or fiber added back into it because they were damaged during the processing of the food.

The next time you are eating a meal think about it from a real food or dessert food perspective. Healthy protein, fruits and vegetables are real food. Processed food such as dairy, grains and packaged food is dessert.

Eat real, healthy, nutritious food 80 percent of the time. The other 20 percent of the time, enjoy dessert! But now you know to choose your dessert wisely... a piece of bread or a piece of cake?

Because it is all the same.

NBC 25: Tips for Meditating

by Joel Feick, NBC 25

NBC Reporter Brittany Shannon and Dr. Dan Kehres

Our lives are full of stress. Work. Money. Family. Stress. Stress. Stress.

Local chiropractor and healthy living advocate Dr. Dan Kehres says after a while, all that stress takes a toll on your overall health. On NBC 25 Today, Dr. Kehres says we all need to take steps, everyday to relax. Perhaps meditation is your way to do it. There are breathing techniques you can learn. You can consider yoga. Anything that takes you away from reality for about 20 minutes to find your quiet place.

For more on Dr. Kehres: drkehres.com

Inspiration: Make Your Health a Priority

NBC 25: Sleep Tips for Reducing Stress

Saginaw Chiropractor Dr. Dan Kehres, seen on NBC 25. Article by Joel Feick, NBC 25

Need some beauty sleep? A Saginaw chiropractor says forget the beauty. Proper sleep helps with overall health. Dr. Dan Kehres, a regular contributor to NBC 25 Today, says there are ways to help you get better sleep. One is by taking melatonin, which you can find in a health food store. The other is to create a dark environment, blocking as much sunlight as possible that comes into your bedroom.

Dr. Kehres' website also says "in order to allow your body full recovery time during the sleep cycle, reduction of cortisol is essential. Stimulants such as caffeine, sugar and tobacco all increase cortisol. It has been shown that caffeine has a half life of six hours. So, if you drink a cup of coffee at 4 p.m. with 400 mg of caffeine you will still have 200 mg of caffeine in your system six hours later at 10 p.m. Due to caffeine’s long lasting effects, try to avoid it after lunch and in the evenings."

He also showed us a cool alarm that features a light that slowly wakes you up (see video above).

More on his website at www.drkehres.com 

Here's a video he made about sleep http://www.drkehres.com/2011/12/simple-sleep-tips.html