Jul 22, 2025 | Health Topics, Nutrition
What is a Balanced Diet? A balanced diet gives your body all the nutrients it needs to function correctly. A balanced diet is a diet that contains a variety of foods in certain quantities and proportions so that the requirement for calories, proteins, minerals,...
Jul 22, 2025 | Health Topics, Nutrition
What you eat drastically affects many aspects of your health, including your risk of developing chronic diseases like heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. Cancer growth can be heavily influenced by your diet, but it must be noted that many foods contain beneficial...
Jul 22, 2025 | Health Topics, Nutrition
DO WE NEED ANTIOXIDANTS? Antioxidants are highly promoted by media, some physicians and dietitians, and nutritional industries for a variety of reasons. They are said to help slow the aging process or help prevent vision loss, cancer, heart disease, strokes, and other...
Jul 22, 2025 | Health Topics, Nutrition
If you ever watch sports, you have probably seen athletes sipping on brightly coloured beverages before, during or after a competition. These sports drinks are a big part of athletics and big business around the globe. Many people believe that these drinks are the...
Jul 22, 2025 | Health Topics, Nutrition
CAFFEINE – THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE TRUTH! Health experts are often asked about caffeine. Is caffeine good for you? Bad for you? Should you drink coffee / tea? Recently, a Scientific Advisory Board met to discuss the latest scientific literature on coffee and tea. THE...
Jul 22, 2025 | Health Topics, Nutrition
Thinking of the calories burned from walking in terms of your favourite foods may help you be realistic with your weight loss goals. While you don’t have to offset everything you eat with walking, knowing how hard you’d need to work to burn off a treat can help...
