Hello, edible energy! Introducing the top 10 foods to recharge your batteries, fast! Rolled Oats All hail your breakfast bowl. Why? These health-boosting flakes help stabilise blood sugar for hours. “Protein and fibre balance out sugar cravings, so we make healthier choices throughout the day,” explains nutritionist Kristen Beck, director of Beck Health and Nutrition...
Adds these foods into your diet to boost your metabolism and crush cravings. When you incorporate healthy fat into your diet, lots of fab things happen. You crush cravings. You boost your energy and metabolism. You steady blood sugar and insulin surges. You feel full and get by for longer periods of time without eating...
Experts are quick to point out that Alzheimer’s is not a normal part of ageing. But it’s also true that the majority of people who have the disease are over the age of 65. While healthy eating can lower your risk of diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease, it’s not yet clear if that’s true for Alzheimer’s disease as...
Is your habit something you truly want to break? If it’s not, find a workaround by adding healthy foods to your day (like an extra veggie at dinner to fill you up) or taking something out to balance it (like a dessert). If you do want to break your habit, here’s a game-plan: Make the...
Ever since fat was demonised, people started eating more sugar, refined carbs and processed foods instead. As a result, the entire world has become fatter and sicker. However, times are changing. Studies now show that fat, including saturated fat, isn’t the devil it was made out to be. All sorts of healthy foods that happen...
Try these 6 practical nutrition tips to avoid the pain. A staggering 20 percent of Australians suffer from migraines at some stage in their lives – that’s around 4.9 million of the population, according to Headache Australia. The 2018 Migraine in Australia report revealed that 71 percent of migraine sufferers are women and, to put a monetary value on the...
Ever feel like you’re always hungry? The problem may be what’s on your plate. Meals and snacks are meant to be filling. Otherwise, you end up grazing all day and never feeling truly satisfied. But the fact is, certain foods are a lot better than others at handling your hunger. Here are seven that will keep...
When you feel the need to chug a tonne of water, the reason why is usually clear: You haven’t been drinking enough of it. If you go really hard at the gym or spend lots of time sweating in the sun, you need to replenish the fluid you lose through sweat. Otherwise, you may experience...
Changing or overhauling your diet is not easy – but most of those good intentions will crash and burn. That’s because those changes will just be too extreme, not to mention punitive. No sugar or dairy! No carbs after 1pm! Nothing in a package! When those resolutions quickly fizzle, it can feel like you failed....
Check out these 5 clean picks that promote sounder, more satisfying sleep: Mozzarella You know that turkey is rich in tryptophan, an amino acid that prompts your body to produce more of the feel-good chemical serotonin, which ultimately helps you chill out and doze off. But mozzarella cheese packs nearly twice as much tryptophan as...
This year’s theme is Bright Products. Dark intentions. Unmasking the Appeal Appealing flavours, but hidden dangers. Shameless manipulation of...
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World Health Day is a global health awareness day celebrated every year on 7 April, under the sponsorship of...