Staying Healthy at Home
One of the biggest barriers to exercise for many people can be finding the time to get active regularly. Sedantary jobs and busy schedules often mean that we simply can't make the time to hit the gym as often as we would like! That is why better understanding how to get a great workout in at home can go a long way to boosting your health and fitness efforts!
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Eat Well for a Healthy Christmas Season
Christmas is undoubtedly a favourite time of many to over-indulge and put the diet on the back-burner. Although Christmas Day itself is the traditional time to cook up a feast and enjoy it with family and friends, the Christmas season celebrations can often be spread out over the entire month of December!
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Choosing Healthy Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates are an important food group and are generally considered to be essential to optimum health. This is something that we have explored more extensively in a previous article. Today we are going to take a closer look at which foods are arguably the best carbohydrate sources for a healthy diet.
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How to Enhance Your Digestive System
There are many myths and misconceptions surrounding digestive health, and even experts have varying opinions on what the best way is to encourage optimum digestion.
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Eat Well When Eating Out
One of the biggest problems for dieters can be trying to make healthy choices when dining out away from their own kitchens. This might be due to a dinner at a friend’s house, or at a restaurant, cafe, or similar establishment. There are many different imaginable scenarios where you won’t be cooking your own food, and in these instances it is incredibly helpful for your health and fitness if you know how to make healthy choices!
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Mixing Plant-Based Proteins
Last week we looked at what protein is and the roles that it has in the body. Today we are going to explore this concept further, and look at great ways to make sure you get the recommended amounts through a variety of easy to source foods!
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What is Protein?
If you have ever dipped your toe into the expansive world of fitness then you will no doubt have heard a lot about the importance of protein in the diet. Although protein needs do become more complex if you are trying to enhance your fitness levels, it is also an aspect of overall nutrition that everybody should pay attention to.
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Eating Well for Optimum Health
Eating well is one of the simplest things that you can do to preserve and enhance your health. Choosing healthy foods that are bursting with vitamins, minerals and other nutrients is a great way to give your body the support it needs to function well. Foods that are high in calories, saturated fat and simple carbohydrates may be tasty, inexpensive and easy to shop for, but in the long-run they are not going to be serving your body well!
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Are You Confused by Carbs?
Carbohydrates have been demonised by health experts in the last few years, with much supporting evidence as to why they might not be a great choice for dieters. Although several diets may suggest that you eliminate carbohydrates if you are to lose weight effectively, they are actually an essential food group.
Calcium on a Plant-Based Diet
When you are attempting to decrease the amount of animal products in your diet, or eradicate them entirely, you will often hear that it is difficult to consume all of the necessary vitamins, minerals and other nutrients. However, the simple truth is that with a few dietary adjustments it is fairly easy to keep your body and mind healthy! This fact is certainly applicable when it comes to calcium.
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