Healthy Eating
9 Easy Ways to 5-a-day for Healthy Eating
You know you should eat more vegetables and fruit as part of healthy eating, but it’s easy to forget and then come the end of the day you have had maybe 2 or 3 portions. If you start the day right, and have a look at these ideas you will be able to clock up…
Read MoreHigh Fibre Diet for Weight Loss
Will this be the next weight loss diet? Move over 5:2 diet, here comes the High Fibre Diet. A recent study (*) found that a high fibre diet could be easier to follow and more effective than a traditional calorie controlled diet for weight loss. It’s focused and it’s simple. You just eat more high…
Read MoreCalories and Alcohol – Could alcohol be making you fat?
Calories and alcohol – do you know how many calories there are in your favourite drink? Did you know that as a drinker, on average, 10% of daily calories are from alcohol? Yesterday, MEPs voted for calorie labels to be put on all alcoholic drinks in a vote at the European Parliament to help with…
Read MoreOverweight Child – Would you know?
Would you know if you had an overweight child? According to a new British study (*), of almost 3000 children, 31% of parents underestimated whether their child was classified as very overweight (obese), overweight, healthy weight, or underweight. Also only 4 parents described their child as being very overweight despite 369 children being classified as…
Read MoreHealthy Eating and Weight Loss – Can You Eat Too Much Fruit?
A client asked me recently ‘can you eat too much fruit?’ Colleagues at work had been telling her that there is a lot of sugar in fruit and she shouldn’t eat so much. Here’s my view on fruit for healthy eating and weight loss. Eating Fruit Reduces the Risk of Disease Fruit contains fibre, vitamins,…
Read MoreA Healthy Recipe for Success – Get Up, and Eat Vegetables
Have you stopped going to the gym already? Relieved dry January is over and about to celebrate this weekend? Well don’t worry, here’s a healthy recipe for small changes everyone can make now. Get Up Sitting for long periods of time, even if you exercise regularly, could increase your chance of dying from any cause.…
Read More3 Great Ideas for Healthy New Year Resolutions
I saw on the front of today’s Daily Mail a headline for 25 health resolutions. I didn’t read the article but if you are looking for some suggestions here are 3 great ideas for New Year resolutions to help you be healthier in 2015. Healthy New Year Resolution 1. Go Gluten-free If you have irritable…
Read MoreExercise every day that you eat and maybe pick an exercise goal
I read a case study about this advice a cardiologist gave to a patient with high blood pressure and an irregular heartbeat. The patient took the advice and all his symptoms improved. The cardiologist was making the point that exercise is a powerful prescription we should all take. Here are a few suggestions. Get…
Read MoreHealthy Weight – Do You Measure Up?
I like to take measurements of clients and help them understand what that can tell them about their health. I use them to create realistic targets that make a difference. Here’s a summary of what I look for. Do you measure up? The Body Mass Index (BMI) is one indicator of your body size in…
Read More10 foods I buy that are organic & why
One argument for eating organic foods is to reduce chemicals that get into the body. The World Health Organisation (WHO) released a report last year stating that endocrine (hormonal) disruption from harmful chemicals is more extensive than was thought 10 years ago. Buying organic is more expensive so I buy those organic foods that make…
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