HEALTH & WEALTH for LIFE
Archive for October, 2011
Hormones Imbalanced?
Oct 27th
The terms “oestrogen” and “progesterone” are thrown around a lot when women’s bodies are under discussion. These two steroid hormones are important influences on the metabolism of both sexes. Men and women both produce oestrogen and progesterone normally, but our environment also imposes a tremendous amount of oestrogen on our bodies. Man-made oestrogens in hormone More >
Sleep and Rest
Oct 25th
Possibly the most important factor in well-being is getting enough sleep and rest. In order to be physically fit and to feel your best, sleep and rest must be considered just as important as eating fresh foods and exercising regularly. Do you know the difference between sleep and rest? Sleep is the biologically necessary loss More >
Lean Mean Protein
Oct 23rd
Did you know that making one small change in your diet can help you lose more than 6 kg a year? Just by choosing a lean piece of meat over a high-fat one each day! Skinless chicken breast over the same amount of prime rib, or 95 % lean ground beef over 85 % lean, More >
How Much Fat Should You Eat?
Oct 21st
I have a long list of questions I’m asked all the time but are hard to answer. Last week I was asked – for what seemed the umpteenth time – another question that I’m adding to my list: “How much fat should I eat”? The answer, as you may have guessed, is “it depends” – More >
Boost Your Diet With Fibre
Oct 19th
Eating a high-fibre diet can be easy and delicious with these simple tips. Dietary fibre fills you up (without weighing you down) Keeps blood sugar levels in check, Helps prevent chronic diseases, including cancer and cardiovascular disease. But even though fibre is widely available in fruits, vegetables, legumes, and whole unprocessed grains, most people get More >
Handling Happy Hour
Oct 13th
When you are out with friends for happy hour it’s easy to lose track of how many calories you’re taking in. Socialize but control your portions and stay happy and healthy during happy hour. Tags: Healthy snacks, unhealthy snacks, happy hour, alcohol and weightloss, Daily Health Tip Digg Stumble Upon Del.icio.us Buzz
Menopause: Change of Life, Change of Lifestyle
Oct 12th
If you were to ask most women when they’d be most likely to gain weight in their lives, they’d probably pinpoint two life-changing events – pregnancy and menopause. And while weight gain during pregnancy is expected and necessary, the same doesn’t hold true for menopause. Yes, the body undergoes changes that may make weight maintenance More >
Don’t Over-Compensate Activity with More Food
Oct 11th
Maybe you’ve had this happen to you – after working out a little harder than usual, you find yourself thinking, “I just burned up an awful lot of calories – think I’ll have a cheeseburger.” It’s called “calorie compensation”. Often after exercising, we end up overeating – convinced that we’ve burned up a lot more More >
5 Great Food Pairings for Healthier Nutrition
Oct 5th
People often ask me if there are certain foods that they should – or shouldn’t – eat at the same time. Some people have heard, for example, that “if you don’t eat proteins and carbs at the same meal, you’ll lose weight” – but a study published about ten years ago1 debunked that idea. On More >
