Healthy-Fat Foods That Are Good For Our Bodies

Healthy-Fat Foods That Are Good For Our Bodies Avocado Eat it on your sandwich, or serve it up in guacamole. Tasty avocado is good for your heart and may help with osteoarthritis symptoms, thanks to healthy fats. An extra benefit? When you eat avocado with other foods, it helps your body better absorb their nutrients. Half a medium avocado is one serving and about 115-160 calories. Seeds Little pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, and...

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Listeria in Your Freezer: How Long the Bacteria Survive

Listeria in Your Freezer: How Long the Bacteria Survive  The latest Listeria-related food recall includes more than 350 frozen fruit and vegetable products, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The recall covers frozen foods produced as far back as May 2014, with "use by" dates through as far as April 2018, the CDC reported. Listeria bacteria represent one of the top causes of food-borne...

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When healthy eating takes over your life

When healthy eating takes over your life Macros; points; percentages; 80/20; 90/10; the list goes on. In recent times, we have assigned food a value other than sustenance. The "clean eating" movement has taken over the way we view food and eating. The diet industry has flooded the market with hundreds of ways to eliminate food groups and with tips on how to adopt a lifestyle of restrictive eating that has nothing to do with calories and losing...

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Essential vitamins and minerals for your child

Essential vitamins and minerals for your child The body needs essential vitamins and minerals to work properly. Most children and adults will get all the nutrients their body needs by following a healthy and balanced diet. However, it's not always that easy, particularly when your children start school and you have less control over what they're eating during the day. If you are worried your child isn't getting all the essential vitamins...

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12 Signs of Uncontrolled Diabetes

12 Signs of Uncontrolled Diabetes Blood tests tell you and your doctor when your glucose levels are too high. But signs of uncontrolled diabetes can appear all over your body. High blood glucose can damage nerves, blood vessels, and organs, resulting in a wide array of symptoms. Talk with your doctor if you spot any of them, so you can stay in control of your diabetes and improve your quality of life.   1. Your bowels and bladder...

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10 ways to trim your waist

10 ways to trim your waist So you've over-indulged a bit, and the waistline has expanded again. But here's a novel way to start your year - forget about dieting! It's just a short-term activity that might get you quick results. Success in the long term will only happen if you make positive, sustainable changes to how you eat and how active you are. Take your waist seriously . There is a wealth of evidence that suggests that if you have...

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Life, death and the beauty of unknowing

Life, death and the beauty of unknowing Caffeine is a bitter substance derived from the leaves, fruit and seeds of various plants and acts as a natural pesticide against threatening insects. Caffeine is of course found in high amounts in the seeds of the coffee plant and the leaves of the tea bush but it's also commonly found in: • Kola nuts - used to flavour cola drinks • Cacao pods - used to make chocolate products, and guarana berries...

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Alternative approaches to reducing your blood pressure

Alternative approaches to  reducing your blood pressure There are numerous complementary and alternative approaches to managing your blood pressure. Some have a strong body of evidence behind them and are well accepted by the medical community, whilst others are little more than old wives tales. Complementary therapies are defined as those that are used alongside with conventional medical treatments, whilst alternative therapies...

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Blood pressure and your kidneys: key facts to know

Blood pressure and your kidneys: key facts to know Our kidneys play a critical role in our health and have many important functions including controlling the volume of blood in our circulatory system - which in turn means that there is a very close relationship between the health of our kidneys and our blood pressure control. If your blood pressure is raised, it can stop your kidneys functioning at optimum level, and can even shut...

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Why sleep is so vital to our health (and how to get better at it)

Why sleep is so vital to our health (and how to get better at it) o you get enough sleep? There's a fair chance the answer to this question is 'no'. If that is the case, that puts you in a group of around 28 million people in Britain who are getting too little sleep.1 Most adults require at least 7 or 8 hours a night, but it isn't uncommon for people to sleep for under five hours. While not sleeping well occasionally shouldn't...

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Don't give up to your DESK JOB, learn to stay fit

Don’t let your desk job make you unhealthy and fat. Here are a few exercises and diet tips to stay fit in spite of a sit-down job. Many people complain about this. Increasing stress and inactivity at work leads to weight gain. Here’s what to do… Exercise at your desk For a toned stomach: Sit tall and straighten the spine. Clench the abdominal muscles tightly pulling the naval into the spine. Hold for one to five seconds and repeat...

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