by Melanie on April 22, 2008
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We all know that a healthy lifestyle can profoundly impact our overall well being, but did you know that this includes memory and concentration as well?
If you’re a writer, I’m sure you’ve experienced the dreaded “writer’s block!” While this is normal, if it happens too often, it could end up hindering your performance in the long run.
Making poor food choices prevents the body functioning at peak levels, ultimately affecting our ability to remember things, and concentrate as well as we should.
When I experience problems with concentration I can normally trace it back to poor eating habits over the last week or so. It’s so frustrating, and it’s definitely not a productive way to write!
Anyone else ever feel like this?
So, what are the benefits of making good lifestyle choices?
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by Melanie on April 4, 2008
Would you like a little help in making healthy meal choices at the restaurant? Many people find eating out particularly challenging, but what can we do to make the choice simpler?
Yo! Sushi restaurants
Yo! Sushi restaurants are now using the Food Standard Agency’s traffic light scheme, as a means to help consumers make healthy food choices at a glance.
They’ve produced their own nutrition booklet, displaying the nutrient content in their meals, and showing a quick indication of how healthy meals are by using the traffic light colours.
Their booklet also provides information on food intolerance or allergy, for example indicating gluten, or soy free dishes.
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by Melanie on March 28, 2008
It’s no secret that childhood obesity in recent years has become an ever increasing, and extremely worrying problem! If you’re a parent, what can you do?
Healthy eating and exercise habits are usually established in childhood, therefore a healthy home environment can promote healthy habits, which continue into adulthood.
But, it seems that many parents feel ‘guilty’ imposing certain foods, or behaviours upon their kids.
So, what can you do to encourage healthful behaviours?
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by Melanie on March 26, 2008
Do you wake up too bleary eyed in the morning to think about breakfast? There’s an old saying, which says, “Breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dine like a pauper!”
The truth is however that most people don’t eat a suitable breakfast, never mind eating “like a king!”
Breakfast literally means “breaking the fast,” and it helps us to ‘restock’ or ‘refuel’ our energy stores, which have been depleting during the overnight fast, giving us energy for the day’s activities.
But, why is breakfast so important?
5 key reasons not to skip breakfast:
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by Melanie on March 12, 2008
Do you tend to stick with ingredients you know well when cooking? There’s often a tendency to avoid new recipes, however this can result in mealtimes becoming stagnant and lacking in variety.
Having recently got my hands on a couple of delightful cookbooks, I’ve been pouring over them ever since.
Just flicking through recipe books can give you tons of inspiration. If you don’t want to buy new cookbooks, why not borrow them from the library? Most library’s have a great selection of cuisine from all over the world that are sure to give you new ideas!
Here are a few of the charming ingredients I’ve re-discovered recently:
#1 Pears
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