Your heart is a pump and its job is to push blood around your body, delivering the oxygen and nutrients your body needs to be healthy and work properly. It can beat up to 100,000 times a day; that’s up to 3 billion heartbeats during an average lifetime! Carrying excess body fat can have a […]
We’ve had many rave reviews about Amber’s trifle from our Breast Cancer breakie last month, so we thought we’d share her recipe with you. Perfect for a Christmas breakie, whether it be in a single serve mason jar or a large trifle bowl. Enjoy!
Many of you may agree that Christmas is one of the most difficult times of the year to stay strong with regards to healthy food choices and maintaining your weight. There are so many temptations just waiting to test us! Here are some thoughts that may help sooth some of your food related anxiety. It’s not all bad news after all!
1. Several studies have shown that organic Apple Cider Vinegar can help reduce blood sugar levels by increasing insulin sensitivity. This is not only beneficial to people that have type 2 diabetes but also anyone looking to lose weight.
2. Apple Cider Vinegar can help cleanse the digestive system by not only killing bad bacteria in the gut but also encouraging the production of healthy digestive juices and natural enzymes…..
When eating out choosing the better options will be the difference between having to make up for it in the gym and falling behind on achieving the results you want. You can never out train a bad diet as playing catch up never works unless you are spending over 6 hours in the gym each day doing high intensity workouts for the entire time!
Carbohydrate is an essential part of our diets, but not all carbohydrate foods are equal. The Glycemic Index (GI) is a relative ranking of carbohydrate in foods according to how they affect blood glucose levels. Carbohydrates with a low GI value (55 or less) are more slowly digested, absorbed and metabolised and cause a lower and slower rise in blood glucose.
