by Laurel Leicht What you consume—and when you have it—can help improve your running game, whether you’re a 5K-er or a long-distance runner. Discover the secrets to powering up for success. Even if you only jog the occasional few miles, you’ve likely heard about marathoners carb-loading before a race or long run. But pasta isn’t the only...
Potassium aids in muscle contraction, fluid regulation, and mineral balance. What’s more, potassium blunts the effects of excessive sodium consumption. A potassium-rich diet helps the body flush out sodium. It also helps relax blood vessel walls and, in turn, lower blood pressure. Increasing your potassium intake while reducing your sodium intake can slash your stroke risk by 21%, and may...
Stress and anxiety are nothing but an invitation to disaster, but did you know that what you eat can greatly affect the way you think and feel? Here are 10 foods that can help you develop a calmer mind so you can deal with stress better: 1. Chocolates Their anandamide content keeps the dopamine levels of the brain in check, thereby ensuring...
Yoga is not merely for the sake of calming your mind. In fact, it goes beyond this point by relieving you from undesirable health problems such as the following: 1. Ease Stress You cannot completely avoid stress. You will encounter it at home and even in the workplace. However, you can minimize its intensity by...
Having a good gut health is for very important for an overall wellbeing. When your gut isn’t healthy it can have an impact on mental health, weight, mood and a number of other digestive disorders. It’s linked to a number of different medical conditions. Keeping your gut nice and healthy can help keep the...
Fatty liver occurs when excess fat accumulates inside liver cells. This means normal, healthy liver tissue becomes partly replaced with fatty tissue. The fat starts to invade the liver, gradually infiltrating the healthy liver areas so that less and less healthy liver tissue remains. The fatty liver has a yellow greasy appearance and is often...
This is such an easy and quick dinner to make that you can have it on the table in 30 minutes! You don’t have to serve these with pasta, you can serve with mashed potato, polenta or even brown rice. This recipe took a shortcut by using pasta sauce from a jar, however, you can...
Overeating is one thing, but when it comes to these six foods, you can actually overdose. Even with healthy food, there can be too much of a good thing. Watch your intake of these healthy foods to ensure that you’re not getting too much of them, or doing more harm than good! Bananas Bananas make...
Running isn’t for everyone. Committing to a regime of running isn’t the easiest. In winter it can be too cold or too dark. In summer it can be too hot and uncomfortable. If it rains, well there goes your slippery story. Running is also difficult exercise as it places a large demand on all of...
Feel like changing that dinner menu? Try this tasty Indonesian chicken skewers and spicy coconut salad for dinner tonight! The lemongrass adds an aromatic depth of flavour to the marinade of these low cal chicken skewers. Photo by Jeremy Simons | Taste Magazine INGREDIENTS 1/2 small red onion, coarsely chopped 4 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped...
Thursday 11 September is R U OK?Day but we know that whether it’s a friend, family member, partner, or colleague ,...
The following material has been sourced from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Prostate cancer was the...
National Stroke Week encourages the community to know the F.A.S.T. (Face, Arms, Speech and Time) signs of stroke so that...