By Melanie Chisnall Exercising when you’re overweight can feel a little impossible, or like an uphill struggle, especially when you’re demotivated and don’t know where to begin. Don’t feel discouraged; there’s always a starting point…
Posts tagged health
The good and bad about dairy products
by Lyndy Mansfield You will gain weight if you eat dairy products. This is not true. Like anything else, too much is not a good thing, so moderation is what you need. Some research says…
Most nations to miss UN target on chronic diseases: study
More than half of all countries will likely fail to hit the UN target of reducing premature deaths from a quartet of chronic diseases by a third before 2030, researchers said Friday. Cancers, heart and…
Cleft Lip and Palate: Here’s what you need to know
Help a Child Face Tomorrow (HCFT) is an African humanitarian medical organization with its headquarters in Nairobi, which is active in Sub-Saharan Africa with a mission to improve the health and lives of people living…
5 Ways to cheat – on your diet – and still lose weight
One of the reasons many people give up on their diets is because they are TOO restrictive. We all want/need to give in to our cravings and be allowed to eat our favourite foods every…
Why oats is the best breakfast food for weight loss
(By Annali Van Zyl) Did you know that eating breakfast raises your metabolism by ten per cent? If you want to get into great shape, you should incorporate oats in your diet. The possibilities…
Jennifer Aniston’s fitness secrets
Jennifer Aniston’s uses boxing to maintain her A-list body. The 49-year-old actress is known around the globe for her fit physique and the ‘Friends’ actress owes it all to her diet and fitness regime, including…
Low-carb diet linked to elevated mortality risk: study
Middle-aged people who get roughly half their daily calories from carbohydrates live several years longer on average than those with low-carb diets, researchers reported Friday. The findings, published in The Lancet, challenge a trend in…