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These articles provide advice on healthy eating for sports, weight loss and general wellbeing. Diet is vital to health, so we explain what a healthy diet is and how it affects your weight.
A recent study has revealed what many people have suspected for a long time – organic food is not any better for your health than conventional food grown using herbicides and pesticides. The organic food market is huge, with many families happy to pay more than double the standard price for some products, such as organic chickens and organic eggs. Organic vegetables and fruits are also being supplied in greater numbers by farmers, and the public are lapping it...
Preparing well before exercise, a sporting event or even a day out playing is essential to get the most out of yourself. Eating the wrong foods before a workout can leave you not feeling in the mood, lethargic and generally lazy. A heavy meal may make you bloated, and a too much meat can take a long time to digest. People respond differently to different foods, but if you find that you are sometime feeling sluggish during a run...
Ginger has been used as both seasoning and medicine for over 50 years. During the Middle Ages, it was used against the plague. Today, it is used for ailments that run from simple colds and sniffles to rheumatoid arthritis. Its effectiveness against headaches has been documented. Taken at the first sign of migraine, ginger can reduce the symptoms and severity of headaches by blocking prostaglandins, the chemicals that cause inflammation in blood vessels in the brain. This anti-inflammatory activity...
One question that many people ask when they first take an interest in Tai Chi, Chi Gung, yoga or any other energetic art, is “what is the best diet for improving the flow of chi throughout the body?”. Generally the same diet principles apply to a “chi diet” as to any other healthy diet. However some people recommend more organic, vegetarian food. Here are some eating and drinking recommendations for those practising internal martial arts and looking to improve...
If you are looking for a simple healthy eating diet plan, then this three day plan is ideal. It can easily be incorporated into your week, if you wish to make it a regular event, or you can adopt it for long weekends to help maintain a healthy weight. This short diet limits calories while still providing adequate slow release energy, nutrients and plenty of fiber. The oats in muelsi are low GI and release their energy slowly which...
Before we reveal the secrets to losing cellulite, lets remind ourselves of what cellulite actually is. We often call it “orange peel” skin due its appearance, but obviously there are no oranges hidden away under the skin! Cellulite is a relatively common condition, affecting both men and women, which usually starts to appear after puberty. Cellulite is when the skin of the lower limbs, abdomen, and pelvic region becomes dimpled. For most people this only becomes a problem when...
Building muscle and trimming fat are the main too goals of most men that exercise. Whether you are training for a sport, or just want to look good naked, then more muscles and less fat is likely to be your goal. We all know that diet plays an important role in helping to build and maintain muscle. However, few people realise that diet also plays a role in the amount of testosterone that is produced, and testosterone is essential...
Fancy yourself as a lean, slim-hipped, red hot Latin lover? Try Sylvester Stallone’s anti-ageing, high energy, vegetarian diet. Sly lost 7 pounds (3.2kg) in just 2 weeks on the diet, without feeling hungry. You may lose even more than this, depending on your starting weight and lifestyle. Girls can follow the diet too, but cut out the treats and drink, only half the alcohol allowance! Do you want to know how to workout like Sly Stallone? DAILY ALLOWANCES: 1/2...
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