Health aNd Fitness Guide

Potato chips and snacks that claim to be healthier because they’re baked and not fried may not be lower in fat content than the fried stuff. Similar to the guise of the ‘low-fat’ edibles, the grubs that trumpet the ‘baked, not fried’ message are usually fatty to begin with. If a product naturally has a → Continue reading »

Organic food is produced without using artificial chemical fertilizers and pesticides — the way it was when man began growing crops. Organic crops — cereals, pulses, vegetables, fruits, spices — are not subjected to food irradiation and do not use genetic modification. → Continue reading »

If you thought low-fat yoghurt was a healthy treat for the ‘calorie conscious’, you are wrong. Check out its sugar content, and you will be surprised to find that the ‘low-fat’ yoghurt has a higher calorie count than the same portion of full-fat yoghurt! This is due to the extra sugar added for better taste. → Continue reading »

Remember to add a glass of juice to your morning routine and you may stop forgetting everything else. Drinking at least three glasses of fruit or vegetable juice a week slashed risk of dementia by 76 per cent, a study says. The active ingredients — polyphenols — are found in any 100 per cent fruit → Continue reading »

This is the fifth post in a series of Workout and Nutrition Tips by Jason Gremley. One of the first things that Jason has recommended to his training clients looking to lose body-fat is to drink green tea on a regular basis. It definitely appears to assist in the fat-burning process and is reputed to have → Continue reading »