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How to get Motivated for your Workout
Talking about getting fit used to be one of my very favourite pastimes. There was nothing I liked better than a proper girly natter with friends (preferably over a bottle of wine and a big bowl of pasta), going over latest fitness fads and diets. “I really need to start a diet tomorrow.” (slurping up [...]
10 nutrition tips for older Women
Chill Out! The level of hysteria over food and nutrition for young children has escalated beyond all reason. It was never meant to be this complicated. Normally healthy young children are pretty resilient when it comes to eating. So, again, stop worrying about feeding your kids perfect diets. There is no scientific way to feed [...]
Keep fruits and vegetables within reach for healthier eating!
How can you use this information to help you eat healthier: Knowing that food that is close to you gets eaten more, try putting away unhealthy snacks such as chips and cookies inside a cabinet where you cannot see them. Leave washed fruit such as apples, peaches, and bananas on the counter or somewhere where [...]
Dark Chocolate and Heart Health
The potential health claim for chocolate is that it’s good for your heart. Chocolate is made from cocoa, which contains polyphenols, which may work as antioxidants that lower LDL-cholesterol (the bad kind) and reduce blood pressure. The hope is that eating some chocolate every day will decrease your risk of cardiovascular diseases. Cocoa contains epicatechins and catechins, which are similar to the [...]
Top 5 Nutrition and Fitness Tips
1. Eat More Fruits and Vegetables Studies have shown that eating more fruits and vegetables can reduce muscle damage in athletes and reduce sickness days by as much as 50% as well. Less sick days and less muscle damage means less injuries and workouts missed from being sick! And anyone who’s a serious athlete knows that even [...]
Top 5 Nutrition and Fitness Tips
1. Have a well balanced diet, taken into moderation and coming from the three basic food groups. Have a nutritious breakfast packed with protein and fiber Make your snacks out of vegetables and fruits, wheat breads, healthy fats and lean meats Stay out from fatty, high in sugar and high in sodium foods 2. Drink [...]
5 Tips to Increase your Workout Effectiveness
Limit your workouts to 30-40 minutes. Though the tendency of some people who really want to get a lot out of their workouts is to spend a lot of time at the gym, the truth is that after 30 or 40 minutes, the benefit isn’t as great. To go that long, you’d have to lower [...]
12 Foods that Lower your Cholesterol
1. Oats 2. Red Wine 3. Salmon & Fatty Fish 4. Nuts 5. Beans 6. Tea 7. Chocolate 8. Margarine 9. Spinach 10. Avocado 11. Garlic 12. Olive Oil
5 Incredible Workout Tips
1. Be Happy Be sure to pick an activity you actually enjoy doing, suggests Los Angeles celebrity trainer Sebastien Lagree. “If you hate weights, don’t go to the gym. You can lose weight and get in shape with any type of training or activity,” he says. And choose something that is convenient. Rock climbing may be a [...]
Study: Those with depression at higher risk of sleepwalking
About 8.5 million adults in the USA have experienced nighttime wanderings and those with sleep apneas and psychiatric disorders, depression or obsessive compulsive disorders are at higher risk, says the study of 19,136 Americans ages 18 and older. Antidepressants, over-the-counter sleeping pills and certain other medications can increase the risk, but they bring on events in people [...]
