diet Archives - Kyle Newman

Feb

2010

Health timebomb hits baby boomers: Over 60′s suffer more illnesses caused by bad diet and lack of exercise share

This article was in the Daily Mail a few months ago, but I really feel that it warrants re-visiting. Whilst in some ways it’s no great surprise, I do find it incredible that we’re getting unhealthier as a society, despite our so called advances in modern medicine and free healthcare. Or maybe that’s why? Perhaps many people have abdicated responsibility for looking after their bodies and are leaving it for the doctors to fix them for free when things go wrong? (more…)

Re-energise Your Body and Mind share

Don’t let the winter blues get you down. Many of us are trying to implement our New Year health kick, recover from our holiday season indulgences, detox and shift a few pounds, so here are our 5 top tips for looking and feeling great:

1. Drink more water – drinking an adequate amount of clean water is essential to maintaining your health and performance. You should aim to drink 30-35ml of water per kg of body weight, per day, eg: if you weigh 55kg, then you should drink approx 1.7 – 1.9 litres of water per day. Add a pinch of salt to each litre of water to improve taste and helps to maintain the correct salt balance in the body.Also avoid diuretics (drinks that dehydrate you) such as tea, coffee and alcohol. Which will also help you detox too. Drink herbal teas and fruit juices instead

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