Did you know that half a teaspoon of cinnamon a day can help control blood sugar levels? This is great news for the 2 million plus people who have to live with this disease and also for the increasing number of people who are being diagnosed with blood sugar problems. Cinnamon has also been found [...]
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CONTROL BLOOD SUGAR AND REDUCE CHOLESTEROL WITH CINNAMON.
Posted in Top Tips for a Healthy Diet, tagged advice, diet, digestive, food choices, healthy eating, IBS, irritable bowel syndrome, nutrition, nutritionist, slimming, slimming tips, tips on February 2, 2010 |
My top tips for a healthy diet……
Posted in Top Tips for a Healthy Diet, tagged advice, diet, food choices, healthy eating, nutrition, nutritionist, slimming, slimming tips, tips on January 3, 2010 |
START THE DAY WITH WARM WATER AND LEMON This will cleanse the bowels and stimulate the liver at the start of the day. NEVER MISS BREAKFAST Your body needs energy after fasting all night as your blood sugar is low. Without breakfast, your body will spend all day trying to make up for it by [...]
Top Tips for December.
Posted in Top Tips for a Healthy Diet, tagged advice, diet, food choices, healthy eating, nutrition, nutritionist, slimming, slimming tips, tips on December 2, 2009 |
1. Take advantage of the season’s fresh, local vegetables. Use parsnips and leeks to make warming soups by cooking them with an onion, carrot and any other vegetables you like. You can also bake these root vegetables with olive oil in a hot oven until tender. 2. Don’t avoid all fats. If you’ve been on [...]
Top tips for November.
Posted in Top Tips for a Healthy Diet, tagged advice, diet, food choices, healthy eating, nutrition, nutritionist, slimming, slimming tips, tips on November 5, 2009 |
1. Broccoli contains cancer-fighting compounds called glucosinolates, but boiling broccoli for 10 minutes can reduce its protective effects by as much as 50%. Steaming is much less damaging and also preserves more of its Vitamin C too. Steam cooking is much better for all vegetables, so it is worth investing in a steamer. 2. [...]
Top Tips for September
Posted in Top Tips for a Healthy Diet, tagged advice, diet, food choices, healthy eating, nutrition, nutritionist, slimming, slimming tips, tips on September 1, 2009 |
1. Top your summer salad with olive oil in place of your normal creamy salad dressing. You will not only save calories, you will be adding valuable monounsaturated fatty acids to your meal. Olive oil has been shown to reduce chronic and degenerative diseases in the Mediterranean areas where it is regularly eaten. So, mix [...]
Top Tips for May.
Posted in Top Tips for a Healthy Diet, tagged advice, diet, healthy eating, nutrition, slimming, slimming tips, tips on May 4, 2009 |
1. We all know there are loads of health benefits to eating fruit and veg. But did you know they are an excellent source of potassium, a mineral needed by the kidneys to flush excess sodium from the body? So your 5-a-day may reduce the negative effects of too much sodium in your body, which [...]
Top Tips for March.
Posted in Top Tips for a Healthy Diet, tagged food choices, healthy eating, nutrition, slimming, slimming tips, tips on March 4, 2009 |
1. There are two types of fibre and you need both of them in your diet. Insoluble fibre is found in wholegrains and vegetables and soluble fibre is found in fruit, oats and beans. Both types of fibre fill you up and help digestion, but soluble fibre can help control cholesterol levels, as it binds [...]
Top Tips for December
Posted in Top Tips for a Healthy Diet, tagged advice, healthy eating, nutrition, tips on December 10, 2008 |
1. We know it is hard to avoid chocolate at this time of year, but you can make sure you only eat the best for your health. Dark chocolate high in cocoa solids (70%) is generally lower in sugar and higher in antioxidants than milk chocolate. This type of chocolate also causes endorphins to be [...]
Top Tips for November.
Posted in Top Tips for a Healthy Diet, tagged advice, healthy eating, nutrition, tips on November 2, 2008 |
1. An apple a day is a good motto. Apples are a low glycaemic index food and rich in soluble fibre, making them a great energy-boosting snack that will fill you up. Or, as a healthy dessert, try stewed apples with cinnamon and sultanas. British apples are now in season, so support local growers and [...]
