Harvard Medical School publishes a health letter every year. In 2014, their letter listed five steps that help prevent colorectal cancer. In this post, I will explain three of the five points mentioned. Colon Cancer Prevention 1.Vitamin D Vitamin D is free (it comes from sunshine) and seems to have a protective effect on many diseases. Exposing most of your body to sunshine 10 minutes per day is enough to have good levels of vitamin D. You can have your vitamin D checked by a doctor to discuss possible supplementation. Although it is not clear yet whether vitamin D supplements have the same effect as vitamin D from sunlight, Harvard…
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Foods to Eat to Maintain a Healthy Weight + Prevent Obesity
The holiday season might be a strange time to write about limiting calorie intake but, you don’t want to wake up in January 20 pounds heavier than you were last year. Obesity is a dangerous future for all of us unless we take active steps in maintaining a healthy weight. I like to start every year fresh with some good New Year’s Resolutions. What about you? For those of you who are into detox during the holidays, I found a cool and tasty way to do that here. BMI & OBESITY The World Health Organisation definition of obesity is based on a person’s Body Mass Index, which is the…
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Feeling stressed? Eat this!
“A nutrient-dense diet may help amp down stress” – writes a blogger at National Public Radio today, in collaboration with Harvard School of Public Health, and I am loving what I am reading. Feeling stressed and need to eat to feel better? No problem! Just, instead turning to unhealthy fats and carbohydrates, turn to these amazing foods to help ease your stress: 1. Eggs 2. Dark, leafy greens 3. Pumpkin seeds 4. Fish rich in omega-3 5. Flax seeds 6. Dark chocolate The article is called Food-Mood Connection: how you can amp up or tamp down stress, you can find it on the NPR website.
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School Lunches for Kids // INFO + TIPS + RECIPES
A FRIEND OF MINE IS MOM OF THREE. She asked me if I could research what would be good school lunches for kids. You might already know that bread is an unhealthy ingredient but, if bread is taken out of the equation, what is left over for your kids to eat? THERE ARE SMALL AND BIG CHANGES YOU CAN MAKE to ‘health-ify’ your child’s lunch. Bear in mind that children might take some time to get used to the new flavors. Organising a fun ‘tasting day’ during which your kid(s) can make a selection of those foods they like the most (from recommendations below) could help with the transition. If…
