BEAT THE HEAT !!
The summer heat is just starting to set in. Many of us live for these warm, beautiful months, but you have to keep in mind several things to get the most out of your days and stay healthy!
What are the risks of Heat or simply when one is lazing in the sun or exercising for too long.
Symptoms of heat-related illnesses to be aware of:
Heat cramp symptoms: Severe, sometimes disabling, cramps that typically begin suddenly in the hands, calves, or feet, and hard, tense muscles.
Heat exhaustion symptoms: Fatigue, nausea, headaches, excessive thirst, muscle aches and cramps, weakness, confusion or anxiety, drenching sweats, often accompanied by cold, clammy skin, and slowed or weakened heartbeat. Heat exhaustion requires immediate attention but is not usually life-threatening.
Heat stroke symptoms: Nausea and vomiting, headache, dizziness or vertigo, fatigue, hot and flushed, dry skin, rapid heart rate, and decreased sweating, and increased body temperature (104 to 106 degrees). Heat stroke can occur suddenly. If a person is experiencing symptoms of heat exhaustion or heat stroke, obtain medical attention immediately. Any delay could be fatal
Summer Fun starts here!
Ultimate Frisbee
Advantages: Great non-contact sport. Burn calories and stay fit while having fun with others. It allows you to use some of your competitive juices and also offers the added benefit of meeting new people. Calorie Burning Potential: 360 calories in 30 minutes
Cycling
Advantages: All you need is a bike. You can cycle most anywhere. It is an appropriate activity for beginners and you can continually advance with your workout. It’s a low impact workout. Calorie Burning Potential: 380 calories in 30 minutes
Water Skiing
Advantages: Enjoy lake fun while also burning a lot of calories, and building upper and lower body strength. Calorie Burning Potential: 270 calories in 30 minutes
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Tips for Gilling!
♥ Choose a great marinade- the result will be a very tender and tasty meat dish! Use 1-2 cups of marinade for 1.5-2 pound of food
♥ For charcoal grilling, stack into a pyramid for lighting and make sure there is enough briquettes to cover area of all the food
♥ Carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide are given off during combustion, so never BBQ inside!
♥ When roasting or grilling with a BBQ pit closed, open a can of beer and place beer over hottest part of fire. The beer will boil and super saturate the air inside the pit with water vapor beer flavors and alcohol.Add tomato and /or sugar based BBQ sauce at the end of grilling
Lastly….Enjoy your feast outside and relax!
The difference between organic and nonorganic Tomatoes…
Organic ketchup delivers three times the cancer-fighting carotenoid, lycopene, as non-organic brands.
Lycopene has been shown to help protect against prostate, breast, pancreatic and intestinal cancers. Purple, green and red varieties of ketchup all deliver similar amounts of lycopene (although dark red ketchup contained slightly more), but a major difference has been discovered between organic and non-organic brands: organic ketchups far surpass non-organic brands.
One organic brand delivered 183 micrograms of lycopene per gram of ketchup versus non-organic brands average 100 micrograms per gram. Sometimes it pays to go organic!
RECIPE OF THE MONTH
“Hot” Grilled Trout
Ingredients:
1/4 cup lemon juice,
2 T margarine (melted),
2 T vegetable oil,
2 T chopped parsley,
2 T sesame seeds,
1 T Tabasco hot sauce,
1/2 tsp ground ginger,
1/2 tsp salt,
4 brook trout 1 pound each.
Instructions:
In dish, combine lemon juice, margarine, oil, parsley, sesame seeds, TABASCO sauce, ginger and salt; mix well. Pierce skin of fish in several places with fork. Roll fish in juice mixture, coat inside and out. Cover. Refrigerate 30 minutes to 1 hour, turn occasionally. Remove fish from
marinade; reserve marinade. Place fish in hand-held hinged grill; brush fish with reserved marinade. Cook about 4 inch from hot coals 5 minutes. Turn; brush with marinade, cook 5 minutes longer.
Fish is done when it flakes easily with fork.
If desired, serve with additional TABASCO sauce.
