A healthy diet is not only good for your mental a physical growth and well-being, but it is also good for your overall quality of life and life expectancy. Healthy eating can help to protect you against several chronic non-communicable diseases, including diseases, heart diseases and cancer. You need to avoid some foods detrimental to your health, such as salty and sugary foods, high-calorie foods such as fast foods and industrially produced foodstuff like crisps. When you maintain a good … [Read more...] about Importance of Healthy Eating
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Healthy Heart Tips
Valentine's Day has come and gone - and although February is the month of romance, hearts and flowers, it is also the month when in the US in particular, (as it is American Heart Month), we are reminded of the need to take care of the physical health of our hearts as well as the emotional aspects! To help you, we’ve compiled some heart-healthy tips that will help you take care of your heart all year round. Obviously please check with your GP to see if these are appropriate for you. However, … [Read more...] about Healthy Heart Tips
Does Sugar Make You Feel a Bit Brain Groggy?
How high sugar diets can affect your brain function and memory We all know that having a diet packed with sugary treats and drinks isn’t great for our waistlines, but did you stop to think about the effect such treats might have on the rest of your body? High sugar levels can mess up your sleep pattern, cause spikes in energy and lethargy, and make your teeth rot, but it may also have a direct impact on your brain and memory function. A recent study attempted to prove or refute this … [Read more...] about Does Sugar Make You Feel a Bit Brain Groggy?
Making Healthy Choices: Understanding Food Labels
There is certainly no shortage of information about making healthy choices in our diet, but much of it seems confusing and conflicting! How do we make sense of the nutritional information on food packaging in the limited time available on our shopping trips? Winchester Chiropractor Max Atkinson says that food labels on packaging can be helpful when trying to decide between two similar products on the supermarket shelf, but they can also cause confusion. We have put together this short guide … [Read more...] about Making Healthy Choices: Understanding Food Labels
