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However unlikely it may sound, a cold shower can help with weight loss. Why? Research shows that because your metabolic rate can increase up to five times its resting level during a cold shower to maintain your core body temperature at 37…
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Commit yourself. Get moving! Just do it! There is no need to wait for the new year, the first of the next month or a Monday. It’s important that you commit to your fitness goals. Set short-term goals. Having something specific to aim…
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Busy lives and changing habits mean that fewer families now eat their evening meal at the dining table, preferring to tuck into their meal in front of a television or computer instead. A study of young children found that those who eat…
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Yogurt is high in calcium. Studies have shown that calcium increases thermogenesis, the body's core temperature. This may boost metabolism. Says a 2016 study published in the ‘American Journal of Clinical Nutrition’, dietary calcium…
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This stew is very simple to make and is full of warming spices. Cook the chick peas well before starting so they become super soft in the final stages. You can use carrot, beetroot and sweet potatoes as well as or instead of pumpkin.…
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If you keep baking soda in the kitchen, chances are you only use it for one thing: Baking. But baking soda has many other uses. As a natural but powerful absorbent and cleaning agent, baking soda is an alternative to chemical detergents and…
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These make a great snack, dessert or breakfast bar. Really filling and full of fibre, they perfectly combine ingredients to suit a healthful lifestyle. Ingredients 2 ½ cups jumbo rolled oats ½ cup whole wheat flour ½ cup…
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Says a 2012 study published in the ‘European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences’, the powerful antioxidants in fennel, like vitamin C and quercetin, can help reduce inflammation and levels of inflammatory markers. Try this…
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The real danger of excess fat in your pets is not the fat but the inflammation the fat causes. Adipokines or cytokines are signal proteins produced by fat tissue. They cause or contribute to hundreds of harmful inflammatory processes…
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More than one in three working women suffer from ‘food shame’ according to a study carried out by a European food manufacturer. They also actively worry they will be judged by employers and co-workers on what they eat. Eight out of ten…
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