Chat Passion

2 min. di lettura

It’s ‘the miracle cure’ (NHS) If you aren’t yet active, start by moving a bit more every day. Walking is excellent, easy and gets you where you want to go. Try getting off the bus one stop earlier, walking in your lunch hour and up stairs and escal

Woman's Weekly Living Series

3 min. di lettura

‘If your body spots a sudden drop in calories, it thinks a famine is approaching and will do all in its power to encourage you to stock up on food and conserve energy by releasing chemical messengers that make you hungry and sluggish,’ warns NHS weig

Clean Eating

1 min. di lettura

New Harvard-based research links healthy eating patterns to lowered risk of cardiovascular disease by as much as 14 to 21%! The study found that a heart-protective diet is high in whole grains, fresh fruits and veggies, legumes and nuts, with lower i

New Idea

1 min. di lettura

Dan Churchill has a lot going for him. He’s young, talented, and has a stellar career to date, including his own show Surfing the Menu: The Next Generation, several cookbooks and he’s currently the chef and co-founder of Charley St restaurant in New

Women's Health Australia

3 min. di lettura

I eat well during the week but fall off the wagon every weekend. Am I kidding myself that I’m healthy? Answer It depends what you mean by ‘eat well’ and how far you’re falling off this wagon. Spend five days mainlining kale for the sake of Friday ni

Nadia

1 min. di lettura

You might not be aware of the extent to which your eating is dictated by dieting rules. And while many of us may not think we are on a diet, often what we believe constitutes healthy eating may in fact be far more restrictive than was ever intended.

WellBeing

2 min. di lettura

Despite the colloquial association with human lunacy, nuts are a very healthy food. Nuts vary from tree to tree (or bush), but generally speaking a good nut gives you healthy unsaturated fats, a bit of protein and a smattering of vitamins and mineral

Australian Women’s Weekly NZ

5 min. di lettura

Your metabolism naturally slows down with age, so you start to burn fewer calories. This slowing down happens because we lose lean muscle as we get older. Lean muscle uses up a lot of the energy we consume, so the less lean muscle we have, the fewer

Healthy Food Guide

1 min. di lettura

Your individual intake will vary depending on your age, gender, height, weight and physical activity level. We use 8700kJ (2100cal) as an average daily intake, as this is the value prescribed by the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code. You’ll

Healthy Food Guide

1 min. di lettura

Your individual intake will vary depending on your age, gender, height, weight and physical activity level. We use 8700kJ (2100cal) as an average daily intake, as this is the value prescribed by the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code. You’ll

Woman's Own

1 min. di lettura

‘A popular dandruff myth is that scratching off the scales will make it better,’ says trichologist Stephanie Sey, with Nizoral. ‘But this will aggravate the scalp, causing more inflammation.’ Researchers at Bristol Robotics Laboratory have created th

Woman's Weekly Living Series

1 min. di lettura

1 Follow the Eatwell Guide at nhs.uk for information on a healthy balanced diet containing all the food groups, or ask your practice nurse for a printed version. 2 Carefully chosen snacks, convenience or frozen foods, as well as lots of fruit and veg

What Doctors Don't Tell You Australia/NZ

5 min. di lettura

Hippocrates might have pronounced that food should be our medicine, but it’s advice that doctors have been ignoring for the past 100 years. And they really should have been listening, as underscored by a new research study that has discovered one in

NPR

3 min. di lettura

Some 11 million deaths annually are linked to diet-related diseases like diabetes and heart disease, a study finds. Researchers say that makes diet the leading risk factor for deaths around the world.

Diabetes Self-Management

1 min. di lettura

There are no magic bullets to avoid bone health problems, but there are several prevention measures that can help, including regular exercise, adopting a balanced diet and making healthy lifestyle choices. EXERCISE FOR LIFE: Bones are living tissue,

Better Homes and Gardens Australia

2 min. di lettura

YOU USED TO » CUT 3500 CALORIES A WEEK TO LOSE 450G FAT The theory once held that 450g of fat equalled 3500 calories, so to lose 450g a week, you’d slash 500 calories (roughly 2100kJ) a day, by eating less, exercising more or a combo of the two. But,

Healthy Food Guide

1 min. di lettura

Australian Healthy Food Guide @hfgaustralia #cookwithhfg hfgaustralia @HFGAustralia After a tough year and not making my health a priority, I decided 2020 was the year to reverse the damage I’ve done ... but where to start? Your January 202

Women's Fitness

1 min. di lettura

‘What sports nutritionists really eat’ (WF issue 1) was an eye opener. Good nutrition and a healthy diet are essential to improving your sports performance, whether you are a competing athlete, a weekend sports player or a beginner to exercise. My ai

True Love

4 min. di lettura

Meat – whether red, poultry or pork – has always been a firm favourite of mine. So much so that I eat it most days of the week – a meal is simply not complete without meat. My childhood has probably been the biggest influence when it comes to this. G

The Australian Women's Weekly

5 min. di lettura

Your metabolism naturally slows down with age, so you start to burn fewer calories. This slowing down happens because we lose lean muscle as we get older. Lean muscle uses up a lot of the energy we consume, so the less lean muscle we have, the fewer

People

3 min. di lettura

As early as kindergarten Mason Hicks remembers overeating. “I would wake up and have four bowls of sugary cereal,” he says. By his sophomore year he was 6 ft. tall and 350 lbs. “I never felt good about myself,” he says. “I accepted I would be big my

that's life

1 min. di lettura

A long-term study of over 200,000 people found that a healthy eating routine is more important than what kind of diet you choose when it comes to avoiding cardiovascular disease. Four healthy eating plans were studied: Healthy Eating Index-2015; Alte

BBC Good Food Magazine

1 min. di lettura

If you’re looking to incorporate more plant-based sources of protein, try these clever swaps, all of which contain similar amounts of protein. But, bear in mind that the calories, nutrients and micronutrients will vary, so aim for a balanced diet.

Healthy Food Guide

1 min. di lettura

Have you heard about Meat-free March? What about Meat-free Monday? It seems the plant-based movement is getting larger and louder every year. In last month’s issue we looked at the science behind the question ‘How much meat is too much?’, because t

Good Health Choices Magazine NZ

1 min. di lettura

Recent research identified five dietary patterns that were beneficial for preventing diabetes – the alternative Mediterranean diet, the Alternate Healthy Eating Index, the DASH diet, the plant-based diet index and the healthful plant-based diet index

The Australian Women's Weekly

5 min. di lettura

It seems with every passing year that there is new advice about what is healthy to eat, and what is not. Some of this advice comes from well-intentioned but unqualified people promoting the latest ‘fad diet’. These fad diets are usually based on the

BBC Good Food Magazine

1 min. di lettura

I am many decades past my child-rearing days, but watching Punteha adapt Iranian recipes with her modern knowledge of children’s nutrition has shown me how to feed a child a balanced diet. She still gives Millie treats and a taste of various goodies

New Zealand Woman’s Weekly

1 min. di lettura

Chief Advisor of Food and Nutrition at Heart Foundation, Dave Monro, shares his top five tips for preventing heart disease: All foods can be included as part of a healthy diet and avoid labelling food as toxic or bad. Remember, it’s your whole dietar

Woman's Day

2 min. di lettura

Biologists David Raubenheimer and Stephen J Simpson believe that looking to other humans for diet advice may be where we’ve been going wrong! Their book Eat Like The Animals shares what creatures can teach us about our own eating habits. Like most

New Idea

1 min. di lettura

It might be time to switch over from MasterChef to Jamie Oliver, according to a new study from the Netherlands. The study found that children who watched child-orientated healthy cooking shows were more likely to choose healthier food options. Resear