Hello. We are the Foolish Couple. We believe that healthy relationships start with health and we help couples achieve total success in health and in relationships through nutrition, exercise, mindset and lifestyle. Over the next couple of weeks, we will be talking about "Healthy Aging".
To us, healthy aging means:
We came up with the 3 pillars of healthy aging. And today we’ll talk about the first one.
The first pillar to healthy aging has to do with our eating habits. Too many of us eat like it’s our last meal. They eat whatever they feel like, without thinking about the consequences of how the food affects their bodies.
Good foods can heal you, but bad foods can really hurt you. Your choice of food is...
We are the Foolish Couple, Andy and Minna. We believe that healthy relationships start with health and our goal is to help people achieve true health and healthy relationships through nutrition, exercises, mindset and lifestyle.
Today we have invited our resident teddy bear to this blog because, well, as you can see, he is wearing underpants. And today, we’re going to talk about, yeah, underpants.
The other day someone told us about this episode on South Park that he insisted that we should watch. Normally we don’t watch South Park, but we decided to check out this particular episode, which is called “underpants gnomes”.
So, the story goes like this. The character in South Park was talking to his friends, and he said,
‘Someone has been stealing my underpants! I only have 1 pair left!’
So, they set off to look for the underpants thief, and they found out that it was a bunch of...
Ever since ancient history, humans have been searching for ways to look and stay young, to preserve their vitality and youthfulness, and to live forever.
We are the Foolish Couple, Andy and Minna. We believe that healthy relationships start with health and our goal is to help people achieve true health and healthy relationships through nutrition, exercises, mindset and lifestyle.
In ancient Chinese history, people used to have to praise their king with “Ten Thousand Years of Life” before they can be dismissed. Not only do we all wish to have a longer life, but we all want to live a Happy, Healthy Life. Modern medication has advanced to the point that your life can be extended by many years, even when you have chronic, degenerative diseases.
But how will your quality of life suffer if you depend on medication and medical treatment to stay alive? Will you still able to fulfill your...
Well, that’s what we’re going to talk about today.
So far this week we have been quoting excerpts from our free downloadable e-book Gut Matters that is available now and you can get your own copy. We’ve talked about the gut brain connection, what microbiomes are, and in our last episode we talked about the 6 factors that influences inflammation inside our gut, and we also talked about what leaky gut is.
Today, we’re going to talk about the 4 ways to optimizing your digestion. Because, after all, what’s the point of knowing all this about your gut if you are not going to do something to improve your gut health right?
We are the Foolish Couple, Andy and Minna. We believe that healthy relationships start with health and our goal is to help people achieve true health and healthy relationships through nutrition, exercises, mindset and lifestyle.
So here it is.
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Your gut can make you happy and it can make you cranky. Your gut may affect your emotions without you ever knowing it. Do you wonder how that happens?
This week we have been quoting excerpts from our free downloadable e-book Gut Matters that is available now and you can get your own copy. We’ve already talked about the gut brain connection, how your gut and your brain talks and replies to each other, and that’s how your gut can affect your mood also. We’ve also talked about microbiomes and how it heavily impacts your overall health.
Today, we’ll tell you more about gut problems. You’ll want to stay with us because we are going to tell you the 6 factors that influences inflammation in your body. And inflammation is pretty much the culprit of almost all chronic diseases.
We are the Foolish Couple, Andy and Minna. We believe that healthy relationships start with health and our goal is to help...
Are you a fan of swimming in cold water? I wasn’t, but I decided to challenge myself by swimming every morning, for 28 days, in my unheated outdoor pool. I did this to experiment on what happens when our bodies are exposed to cold water. This is what I found.
HI I am Andy from the Foolish Couple. We believe that healthy relationships start with health and our goal is to help people achieve true health and healthy relationships through nutrition, exercises, mindset and lifestyle.
I actually wanted to start this challenge last November when I read an article that intrigued me. The article talked about a bunch of seniors in Europe jumping into cold freezing lakes to swim every day. Why did they do it? Well, they claimed that it had healing benefits such as anti aging and more importantly for relieving chronic pains. I have been suffering from chronic pains for a very long time and who doesn’t...
Is it one of those crazy health fads that everyone will talk about for a while and then will go away? Or is it actually important for you to know?
This week, we are pulling excerpts from our free downloadable e-book 'Gut Matters' that is available now and you can get your own copy. I am Minna from the Foolish Couple. We believe that healthy relationships start with health and our goal at Foco Academy is to help people achieve true health and healthy relationships by nutrition, exercises, mindset and lifestyle.
Yesterday we talked a little bit about what exactly is your GUT and we also talked about the connection between your gut and your brain. If you missed the episode, here's the link to access it. We feel that it is important for you to understand your gut because, as Hippocrates said way back in 370BC,
And that statement is even more true today then back then because, other than certain...
The Gut-brain connection
How well do you know your gut? We sometimes talk about having gut feelings, or that our gut is not feeling well. But do you really know where your gut is and what it does? What are the different parts of your gut and how do you keep your gut healthy?
This week, we are going to pull excerpts from our free downloadable e-book that is available on our website, www.TheFoolishCouple.com.
We are the Foolish Couple, Andy and Minna. We believe that healthy relationships start with health and our goal is to help people achieve true health and healthy relationships by nutrition, exercises, mindset and lifestyle.
Your gut, which is also known as your gastrointestinal track (GI track), is a magnificent processor with a genetic intelligence that is encoded in every one of your microbes. (Excerpt, Gut Matters, Chapter 1).
Your gut, in addition to promoting normal gastrointestinal functions, also provides protection from infection,...
Welcome to Foolish Insights. We are the Foolish Couple, Andy and Minna, nutrition coaches and success mentors. We created the FoCo Academy to guide and mentor people to achieve true health and healthy relationships through nutrition, exercise, mindset and lifestyle changes.
So far this week we have been talking about a few myths on health. We’ve talked about how a 60 year old actually has the same capacity to build muscle mass as a 30 year old, but only if they have the same levels of nutrition and they do muscle building exercises.
We also confirmed the fact that you really don’t need to eat everyday, 3 meals a day. Both of us has done extended fast for 5 days and not only did we survive, our bodies actually came out thriving as a new fat-burning machine. Yesterday we explained how saturated fat is not bad for you but is actually essential for your good health, but highly processed foods are the real culprits behind a lot of...
Welcome to Foolish Insights. We are the Foolish Couple, Andy and Minna, nutrition coaches and success mentors. We created the FoCo Academy to guide and mentor people to achieve true health and healthy relationships through nutrition, exercise, mindset and lifestyle changes.
This week we are going to talk about a few health myths. So far we’ve talked about how a 60 year old actually has the same capacity to build muscle mass as a 30 year old, if they have the same levels of nutrition. Yesterday, we confirmed the fact that you really don’t need to eat everyday, 3 meals a day. Both of us has done extended fast for 5 days and not only did we survive, our bodies actually came out thriving as a new fat-burning machine.
Today, let’s talk about the history of low fat diet.
The pivotal moment is really when Eisenhower had a heart attack in 1955, and he was out of the office for 10 days. The stock market plummeted on that...
Watch this webinar to learn how high toxicity in your body causes inflammation and lowers your immunity against viruses, making you sick and Tired. Learn about the three simple tests to measure how toxic your body is.