Category: Cholesterol
Food Eliminate processed foods Eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables Choose lean protein such turkey or chicken Eat fish twice per week Drink 1.5 – 2 litres of water each day Limit tea and coffee to 4 cups per day Consume no more than…
Eating a healthier diet can often conjure up images of hard work, maximum organisation and extended preparation time. However, increasing your fruit and veg intake needn’t be like this in reality. Making incremental and easy changes to your daily diet will prove to make a…
The beginning of a New Year sparks fresh ideologies of living the healthiest of lifestyles. We’re sure that this notion will light up a range of visualisations that if you were being honest with yourself, will never realistically fit so seamlessly and attractively into your…
We are often hijacked by our emotions, often causing an untold amount of damage to our health and wellbeing both physically and emotionally. Our Wellbeing Roadshows offer a visual, interactive and personal look into your health status. Included are 14 zones, identifying key areas for…
If you missed it, be sure to head to last week’s blog posts for the first and second installment of this posting before reading on! Transitioning to a healthier diet can often seem overwhelming. However, starting out small will see you make great leaps in…
We have chosen a short selection of everyday ingredients below and highlighted the health benefits that come with eating them. Each of these ingredients is easily incorporated into your everyday meals and will help to boost all aspects of health and wellbeing. We have placed…
If you missed it, be sure to head to last week’s blog posts for the first installment of this posting before reading on! Transitioning to a healthier diet can often seem overwhelming. However, starting out small will see you make great leaps in improvements to…
October is National Cholesterol Month, raising awareness of the damage that high cholesterol can cause, and ways in which to reduce your risk of long terms and potentially fatal diseases. Cholesterol is a fatty substance found in your blood. If you have too much cholesterol…
9th– 15th October is National Curry Week! Not only is this national favourite delicious and versatile, it also offers a whole host of health benefits. Of course we are not referring to the fried rice and oily naan bread, but the spices used in many popular…
Over half of all adults in England have raised cholesterol (>5mmol/L). Healthy adults should aim for total cholesterol of 5mmol/L or less and LDL cholesterol of 3mmol/L or less – this will be slightly different to those at an increased risk of heart attack. There…
Worldwide, 1 person dies every 2 seconds from a heart attack or stroke, claiming 17.3 million lives every year. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the single biggest killer in the world, being the cause of death for 31% of us. This number is predicted to rise…
Eating a healthy and balanced diet can at time seem expensive. However, there are plenty of healthy food choices that are not just affordable, but very cheap, especially when compared to many convenience foods. Always try to eat in-season foods, as they will then be…