Energy Management not Time Management
The topic of personal productivity in the workplace is often focused on managing to-do lists, emails and avoiding the common mistake of constant partial attention. While successfully managing these factors is extremely important, an often overlooked area of productivity is our energy management – both physiological and psychological. Low energy…
Reclaim Your Lunch Break
Reclaiming your lunch break is a worldwide initiative designed to get you thinking about taking back your lunch hour which is rightfully yours. It is estimated that more than 70% of American and British employees take no more than 20 minutes lunch break each day and most end up eating…
How to Eat out on a Diet
Eating out can be difficult when you are trying to lose weight as it is often hard to know what the best meal options are. For this reason I am going to run you through a few key words to look out for when reading a menu as well give…
The Power of Drinking Fresh Juice
“The human body is really just like a juice machine” – Jason Vale To look at how the human digestive system is designed this quote rings true. The mouth begins the process by pulping vegetables and fruit (or any other food); the juice of the food passes into the blood…
The Annual Medical Check-Up: A Life Saver
Regular medical checkups are important, however, many of us do not realise how beneficial checking in with the doctor can be. Our busy lives mean getting to the doctor can interrupt one’s schedule, but developing a deadly disease can interrupt one’s life. Spending a little time, every 12 months, checking…
Food Cravings :: How to Get a Handle on Them
Food cravings are an intense yearning for a certain food type. Sweet and salty foods are generally the most common cravings, though cravings for protein rich food like meat or cheese are normal also. While it is natural to experience food cravings, left uncontrolled, cravings often lead to overeating which…
Supplements :: Should You Take Them?
Vitamins and minerals (aka micronutrients) are essential for normal growth and function as well as overall health. The human body cannot produce its own micronutrients, so we need to get them from whole foods. Without vitamins and minerals the body is subject to disease and other ill effects of vitamin…
Wellness Coaching :: A Commitment to Change
Wellness Coaches, along with Life Coaches and Executive Coaches are commonly utilized these days within the professional arena; the term itself is used to describe a professional who can help one achieve a vision for lifestyle change. With a 24/7 culture and unlimited resources to the general public, there is…
The Importance of Stretching
I have spent the last two weeks doing health assessments on a variety of people from all walks of life and the one piece of advice which I kept repeating time and time again was why it is so important to stretch. If the topic of stretching had to be…
Exercise, Nutrition and Your Immunity
The human body has been designed to protect itself against foreign invaders (bacteria, viruses, etc), all the mechanisms used for defence are known as immune system. Exercise and nutrition can impact the function of your immune system, so at this time of year when the flu and the common cold…
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