Diets and Nutrition
Have an energy fuelled 2009
The short days and long dark nights of January and February can leave even the hardiest of us feeling down in the dumps and New Year’s resolutions, of getting to the gym and socializing more, can quickly fall by the way side. Make 2009 different and have a happy energy packed start to the year with a few simple changes to your diet.
Beat the Christmas calories with fibre-rich foods
As Christmas approaches and the non-stop party season begins, it's traditionally a time when the nation reaches for more indulgent foods higher in sugar and fat - inevitably leading to the pounds piling on. But, just increasing the amount of fibre in your diet can really help towards keeping you feeling fuller for longer, cutting cravings for sneaky indulgent snacks and ensuring you have enough get up and go to see you through to the New Year.
Detox in a box
Celebrities across the globe swear by them and Jennifer Lopez recently announced she lost her baby weight through a diet delivery service. Detox in a Box delivers a chilled hamper full of satisfying and delicious meals for a whole week, direct to clients’ doors.
A new diet for 2009
Leading fitness expert Simon Lovell has developed a simple, credit-crunch defying plan that focuses on what you eat between your normal breakfast and normal dinner. Simply fill a lunch box with a delicious combination of vegetables, lean meat and fish and ‘graze’ throughout the day. You’ll feel fresh, vibrant, slimmer and full of energy in as little as 7 days.
Slim into your LBD for Christmas
With the credit crunch in full swing, recycling last year’s little black dress is a must this party season! However, after a year of snacking this may be a bit of a squeeze. Here to help you slip back into that LBD is straight-talking lifestyle guru and author, Steve Miller, with his tips on how to motivate yourself to slim down in time for the festive season.
The Atkins diet is back
Atkins, one of the world’s leading weight control brands, is back, bigger and better than ever before with the introduction of the new improved diet, ‘Atkins Nutritional Approach’, and the new reformulated bars. Dieting on the go can be difficult, but with the Atkins bars it couldn’t be easier.
Take the hard work out of your diet
The Pure Package, the gourmet food delivery service taking London by storm has teamed up with the most prestigious personal trainers in London-TJF Personal Training to provide a free personal training session and assessment for the first 100 people to sign up to The Pure Package in November.
Try a little tenderness
Tenderstem broccoli has a mild, distinctive flavour and a texture which is more akin to asparagus than traditional broccoli and it’s deliciously succulent. As the name suggests, Tenderstem is tender from floret to stem so you can eat the whole vegetable, unlike ordinary broccoli which tends to have a thicker, and sometimes woody, stem.
Beauty water promises to banish winter skin blues
As the temperature plummets and we approach the winter months, it becomes more and more important to keep the skin hydrated and nourished. However, as the harsh, freezing winds set in its good to know that there’s a product on hand that can help to combat those winter skin blues.
Europe welcomes first Macrobiotics Wellness Clinic
Opening on 17th October 2008, SHA Wellness Clinic is devoted to improving and prolonging wellbeing and will be the first wellness clinic in Europe to offer the macrobiotic system of diet, developed by Michio Kushi, the internationally recognised father of modern macrobiotics.
Mulberries hailed as new superfruit
All hail the new superfruit sensation to reach these shores and stand out from the crowd with the highest levels of antioxidants of any red berry fruits. The mulberry, which resembles a raspberry, boasts an impressive nutritional CV outperforming cranberries, blueberries, blackberries and raspberries.
Cook your way to a health heart
You Can Cook, a Scottish Community Interest Company, is to provide a unique cookery class for recovering heart patients in a purpose-built site at Astley Ainslie Hospital in Edinburgh. The class, taking place later this month, will identify the link between a healthy diet and a healthy heart. Heart patients will be shown that by choosing certain foods, including foods that are low in saturated fats and cholesterol, their health and overall prognosis can significantly improve.
The lunchbox way to five a day
Just as we think we're getting to grips with healthy eating, another report is published revealing just how far away we are as a nation from eating enough fruit and veg. And it's an even bigger blow to discover that some children's diets are far from as healthy as they should be too.
Lighten up with Bertolli
We all know the feeling: just when you thought there couldn’t be another superfood to enthuse over, another ‘lifesaver’ pops up in the news. These days we’re bombarded with ways to stay healthy but sometimes they just make life more complicated.
Boost the kids’ back to school brain power
With ‘back to school’ time on the horizon, we’re all hoping to give our children the very best start for the new academic term. And there’s never been a more important time to look to nutrition to help your child rise to the challenges of starting a new school year.