Eat healthy Archives - Page 3 of 26

Food tips, myths and facts

June 11, 2018

Great superfood combinations for your health

'Superfood' has become a bit of a buzzword recently, used to describe anything you would eat that is vaguely healthy for you. However, there are several foods that are extremely good for you - providing you with the chemicals you need to fight off illness and lose weight - which definitely deserve to be called super. A diet rich in these superfoods can be great for your health. However, if you want even more benefits, you should try eating them in combination. Some foods team up with each ...
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Food tips, myths and facts

June 8, 2018

How much protein should you be eating?

When the topic of nutrition comes up - especially for people who regularly exercise - the conversation will inevitably focus on protein. We're always being told to eat fewer carbs and more meat, fish, nuts and other sources of protein. We're encouraged to consume the nutrient before and after the gym, and are even being sold it in a variety of powders, bars and shakes for building muscle. But how much of this is actually necessary, and how much is just hearsay and health fads? When it come...
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Managing weight

May 18, 2018

Could the Mediterranean diet really help your health?

The Mediterranean diet is one of the biggest trends in recent years, with plenty of people arguing that it has helped them lose weight and live a healthier life. However, is it really a sustainable way to live, or is it just another fad that will fade over time? Unlike a lot of trendy, unsustainable diets, eating Mediterranean doesn't involve obsessive calorie counting, fasting, cutting out a particular macronutrient or anything extreme. It simply means eating a diet consisting mainly of f...
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Recipes to try

May 1, 2018

Healthy work lunches that are easy to prepare

Lunch can be the most difficult meal of the day when you're working and trying to stay healthy. No matter where your workplace is, the options surrounding you to buy food are likely to be unhealthy. At best, you can get yourself a pre-packaged salad and hope that the dressing isn't loaded with sugar and fat. However, making a healthy meal you can bring from home is just as difficult. Nobody wants to eat the same salad day in, day out, but it can be hard to think of a good, healthy meal you...
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Managing weight

April 10, 2018

Cure your Easter addiction: How to curb those chocolate cravings

Easter was over a week ago, yet if you're anything like us, you'll still be struggling to get the taste of chocolate eggs out of your mind. There's something about Easter eggs that makes them so much more delicious than normal chocolate, which is great once a year but not so good when you're trying to eat healthily. The problem is, chocolate can be fairly addictive, making it hard to stop once you have a taste for it. This is why you're more likely to crave a Mars Bar than an apple. In fac...
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