Have you heard of the term ’emotional eating’? I’m sure we all have experienced this during our life. You know the feeling: it is around 3pm and you crave something sweet to have with your afternoon coffee or tea. Watching TV after dinner and you just have to have those snacks while indulging in your favourite TV show. You feel a bit down and so make some comfort food to pick up your mood. How often do you feel this…
Day 20 #my25daycountdowntoahappychristmas
Day 20 Missed a prompt? You can catch up HERE. Let’s Keep Sizzling!…
5 ways to increase your daily veggie intake
You may have read my previous posts and know that I am making June my month of Health & Wellness. That means looking at my overall health through exercise, diet and mental health. So far for the month, I’ve outlined what my approach will…
Tired of dieting? 3 Reasons You Need to Stop Dieting today
Are you tired of constantly dieting and not getting any results? I hope you are sitting down when you read this BUT You need to stop the diet today to be healthier and happier. The word ‘diet’ has become synonymous with losing weight and…
How to Achieve a Healthy Weight Range
In a previous post, I wrote about Why You Need to know what a Healthy Weight Range is and the health risks associated with being overweight. If you missed it, CLICK HERE. So we know ‘Why’ and now I’m going to discuss How…
Is Your Food Aging You Prematurely? Anti-Aging Diet
We are all looking for the elixir to keep looking youthful but really we have it already. A good balanced diet does wonders for our skin and can slow down the aging process. Personally, I don’t mind my wrinkles and laughter lines because it…
Osteoporosis – Ways to maintain bone strength
Just because we age doesn’t mean we will suffer from Osteoporosis even if your bone density test shows risk. There are ways to maintain bone strength and reduce the risk of Osteoporosis. It is never too early to start and the Mayo Clinic suggests…
Last weekend I ran in a 10km fun run – The Bridge to Brisbane. I ran with my lovely daughter and one of my Saturday Sisters, Caz. After our fun runs we usually treat ourselves to a breakfast and a catch up. This time,…
In my ‘August – The Month of Midlife Matters’ series which is published on the Millers’ ‘The Seeing Me Project, , I have discussed making Choices and Health Checks we should be having regularly. Now it is time to Get Physical and look…
I recently saw the results of an Australian Study, published in the British Journal of Nutrition, which indicated that eating an anti-inflammatory diet could reduce depression in midlife. Depression does not discriminate and can affect anyone. In midlife depression can be caused by the…