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Coffee Selectors: More Than Just The Essential Start To Your Day

Coffee Selectors: More Than Just The Essential Start To Your Day
You are not alone if life does not begin before your first cup of coffee. The health benefits of coffee have been mixed over the years but with more and more research on this delicious beverage the odds are in favor of enjoying coffee daily. The ritual of a drink of coffee is pure perfection.…
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Nutella vs Peanut Butter

Nutella vs Peanut Butter
Are you confused whether Nutella is a worthy alternative to peanut butter? Let me start by saying that just because Nutella has the word nut within it does not make it within the same health league as peanut butter. The first part of ingredients and ingredients lists you need to understand is that companies need…
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Probiotics Enhance Iron Absorption

Probiotics Enhance Iron Absorption
Probiotics are the good bacteria you want in your gut. Food is the best source of probiotics for general health and wellbeing as food provides a diverse range of types of probiotic strains. Each different probiotic strain provides your body with different health benefits. Known benefits of an optimal variety of probiotics in your gut…
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Ways to Reduce Runner’s Gut

Ways to Reduce Runner’s Gut
Did you know that 30-50% of runner experience the dreaded runner’s gut? Horrible symptoms which start when you are on your run which can include nausea, diarrhoea, stomach cramps. What you chose to eat day to day and before training can have a big impact on this. Here are 4 tips to try:   Train…
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Get Enough Vitamin D to Optimise Your Lung Function

Get Enough Vitamin D to Optimise Your Lung Function
The ability to breathe at your best capacity is important no matter who you are.  Whether you want to be able to keep up with your kids, run faster or longer or simply to optimise your quality of life. Lungs enable your body to remove waste and take in essential oxygen for the function and…
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Easy Swaps to Promote Healthy Cholesterol Levels

Easy Swaps to Promote Healthy Cholesterol Levels
If you have been told you have high cholesterol you may think that all cholesterol is bad. Cholesterol is not always bad and is needed in moderation for a healthy body. Cholesterol forms the main structure of your cell membranes and also plays an important role in making vitamin D, bile acids which you need…
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Enjoy Chocolate for Your Health

Enjoy Chocolate for Your Health
There is no denying that chocolate makes life more enjoyable. The origins of chocolate date back to the Mayans and Aztecs and this delicious food has been enjoyed worldwide for over 4000 years. Unlike the sickly-sweet versions available today with too much added sugar the original version was consumed in a drink form. The plant…
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Enjoy Wholegrains to Age Well

Enjoy Wholegrains to Age Well
Getting older is a privilege and aging well and with optimal health is largely under the control of your lifestyle choices. One of these choices to optimise your health as your age includes including adequate whole grain servings each day. Wholegrains have a variety of health promoting factors to support healthy ageing, this includes: Supporting…
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