Category: Hydration
This week highlights the importance of good nutrition and hydration and the impact it has on your mind and body. In order to sustain good health, you need to consume a healthy and balanced diet. Everything you eat will have an impact on your physical…
Each year, the British Nutrition Foundation holds a healthy eating week. This year healthy eating week runs from 28 September – 4 October. Each day of the week will focus on an aspect of a healthy lifestyle, breaking the week up into small goals. The…
The purpose of water: Carries nutrients around the body Removes waste Controls body temperature by regulating the amount of fluid we lose through breathing and sweating How much fluid do we need? Water makes up for about two-thirds of a healthy body in an…
The Eatwell Guide recommends that we should drink six to eight glasses of fluid a day. Water, lower fat milk and sugar-free drinks including tea and coffee all count. With this in mind, below is a list of fluids; try to have these as first choice:…
Do you need to regain that spring in your step? Unhealthy habits and lifestyle choices can lead to decreased energy, productivity, creativity, motivation and overall happiness. Maintaining balance throughout all areas of your life can be tricky, but by making small changes, you can accomplish…
Embarking on a healthier lifestyle is what many of us strive for. Be that at the beginning of the week, month or year. This idea can often seem daunting and unachievable. However, small changes are all that are needed in order to create a healthy…
May is Global Employee Health & Fitness Month, so take the opportunity to promote healthy habits, instigate a balanced diet, plenty of exercise and boosted wellness and energy within your workplace. What could happen if you let your health and wellness take a backseat?…
Water is vital for all of us to remain healthy and functioning at our best, we require between 1.5-2 litres of water each day, and more if we are exercising, have a strenuous lifestyle or are experiencing hot weather. But sometimes we find ourselves struggling…
Annual World Health Day arrives on the 7thApril, a day brought about under the sponsorship of the World Health Organization (WHO). This is an annual reminder to highlight the importance of health and wellbeing throughout you, your family, friends and workplace. Maintaining and nurturing your…
Good nutrition and adequate hydration is essential when it comes to basic functioning, let alone performing at your best. Nutrition and hydration enables your body to function, grow, repair and build. No single nutrient enables your body to achieve all of these, which is why…
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…
Everyone has a basal metabolic rate; this is the number of calories your body burns to keep alive, including breathing and maintaining the required body temperature. There are certain foods that have been shown to boost your metabolic rate. These foods create a ‘thermic effect’,…