Category Archives: Living Well

How to Make Your Picnic One to Remember For All the Right Reasons

Whether it is taking that special someone on a romantic date or getting the family out into the fresh air to enjoy each other’s company, picnic and BBQ’s are a great way to enjoy food. However, forgetting simple steps for health and hygiene can leave everyone remembering the meal from the toilet in sickness rather…
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Are You Taking Advantage of The Power of Peanuts?

When you think of peanut do you think of a food which is high in energy and will not be very good for maintaining weight or health? Well I am here to remove this misconception from your mind and to help you realise the true potential of this amazing food! Firstly, a fun fact to…
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Why You Should Care About Vitamin B12

There are a multitude of vitamins and minerals which are needed for a healthy body. Vitamin B12 or cobalamin is one of the 8 B vitamins. Vitamin B12 is vital for your body to keep your nerve and red blood cells healthy. This vitamin is needed to makes DNA which stores the genetic material for…
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Old Habits Die Hard, Set Your Child Up For the Best Future Possible

Eating well at any age is important but even more so when we are in our younger years. During this period habits are being created for life which can influence the health of children in the immediate and for the rest of their life through creating habits and food preferences. Eating well is also important…
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Supplements May Be Doing You More Harm Than Good!

When it comes to getting all your nutrients needed for health, many of us jump straight to supplements. Your body may not be so easily tricked though from the extraction of a vitamin or mineral in a pill over the whole food form. This appears to be true for calcium supplements. A study which followed…
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Alcohol, Is It Just The Calories You Need To Worry About?

Are you one of the many Australians who enjoy a glass of wine or beer as one of their favourite pastimes? Enjoying a drink with mates can be seen as part of the Australian culture. You may be unaware that drinking above the recommended standard drinks a day and each week, may be harming your…
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Activated Nuts GO!

To me activated nuts sound like a line out of a kids TV show to bring down the baddies. Something like ‘Power Rangers Go!’ If you are wondering what activated nuts are all about and what it means then read on. The theory behind activation of nuts? When nuts are soaked in water for a…
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