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Tips to Improving your Posture and Height

12 May 2013 @ 5:26 pm |

Generally we spend too much of our lives sitting. This contributes to weak abdominal muscles and tight hamstrings causing us to slouch and over time develop bad postural habits. Performing a few basic exercises as often as possible will rectify bad posture, transform the way you carry yourself and make you feel better. Stretches combined with exercises that target the spine, abdomen, hips and legs will get you there.

The goal is to stretch tight areas like the chest and hamstrings and strengthen weak areas like the upper back and abdominals.

Start off by lengthening your stance. Begin with…

Health Boosts for your Summer illnesses

9 May 2013 @ 5:48 pm |

Health Boost for Your Summer Dealing with summer ills

Summer’s back, some what, and with it come irritations like swimmer’s ear, minor injuries, sunburn and insect bites.
Here are a few simple preventive measures and natural solutions that will help you enjoy a worry-free summer.

Minor injuries – Apply a comfrey-based ointment or some St. John’s wort oil for their healing effects. For light burns, lavender essential oil has significant antiseptic and reparative qualities.

Sunburn – Use a high SPF sunscreen made with natural ingredients to protect your skin’s health. Apply aloe gel to soothe the burning sensation…

Which exercises are best for you?

8 May 2013 @ 9:41 pm |

To reap the benefits of exercise, you need to combine a mixture of aerobic and resistance exercise and maintain suppleness and flexibility through stretching. Aerobic exercise makes your heart beat faster, such as walking fast, running, dance fitness or cycling and strengthens the heart and burns calories. It is also the best way to lose the dangerous belly fat stored around the middle. Half an hour every other day is ideal.

What really turns you into a fatburner is either interval training or resistance or strength training. Resistance exercise, which involves pushing up weights or pulling against stretchy exercise…

What happens when I heat extra virgin olive oil?

7 May 2013 @ 10:52 pm |

What happens when I heat extra virgin olive oil?

Extra virgin olive oil’s (EVOO) delicate olive polyphenols (colourful antioxidants) are broken down quickly during heating. This reduces the oil’s natural defenders like hydroxytyrosol and oleuropein, two antioxidants that protect our cellular membranes from damage.

The big problem with heating EVOO past its “smoke point” (typically 325° F to 350° F) is visible: The oil turns brown in your skillet, an indication of oxidized fats. This gives your food an off taste and your bloodstream oxidized oils, which it doesn’t like. However, olive oil can be safely used for…

‘Health on the Hill’ Dalkey Dublin kicks off ‘Burn Fat Fast’ Patrick Holford Seminar Irish Tour 2013

7 May 2013 @ 10:23 pm |

please click here to see other dates : http://www.patrickholford.com/index.php/events/event/1347

Couscous & Lentil Feta Salad

2 May 2013 @ 8:57 pm |

Couscous & Lentil Feta Salad

ingredients

1 cup uncooked wholemeal couscous
1 cup brown lentils
1tbsp olive oil
1 lemon
1 cup cherry tomatoes
2 cups rocket or mixed greens
1/4 cup celery
1/2 cup feta
Dash of salt

Dressing:

2 garlic cloves
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 tsp Dijon mustard
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
Salt & pepper to taste

1. Bring 1 & 1/2 cups of water to a boil with olive oil and salt. Then add couscous and lower heat until…

How to lose ‘Fat Around the Middle’ by Dr Marilyn Glenville appearing at Dalkey Book Festival 2013

1 May 2013 @ 10:03 pm |

Dr. Marilyn Glenville will be appearing at ‘Health on the Hill’ event in association with Dalkey Book Festival 2013
Dr. Marilyn Glenville
3pm – 5pm Sunday June 16th Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel.
€12 each. Special on Sunday June 16th Female Health Day €20 for 2 talks. (Bernadette Bohan and Dr.Marilyn Glenville)
Tickets on Sale at Select Stores Dalkey Only 01-2859611
sponsored by Select Stores Dalkey, Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel and Dalkey Book Festival.

please contact Select Stores on 01 – 2859611

Many thanks

If you’re apple rather than pear shaped, with a tendency to gather fat…

top 5 foods that cause inflammation within the human body

30 April 2013 @ 8:40 pm |

Eating the right foods can help decrease common inflammatory responses like acne, fatigue, and chronic pain. Exercise and juicing are also important in maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

Here are the top 5 inflammatory foods that you should avoid

1. Refined Sugar and Refined Starch

Anytime you eat foods containing refined sugar and refined starch your blood sugar immediately spikes. This includes eating sugar, supermarket cereals, white bread, pasteurised cow’s milk, lactose and sucrose.
When you continuously eat foods high in refined sugar and refined starch your blood sugar responses by spiking and this can lead to blood sugar…

‘EAT TO STAY YOUNG’ with nutritional chef Dorcas Barry June 20th 2013

29 April 2013 @ 3:31 pm |

High-Fibre Diet for Stroke Prevention

28 April 2013 @ 6:45 am |

High-Fibre Diet for Stroke Prevention

For every 7 grams per day of dietary fibre, primary stroke risk was reduced by 7%

A high-fibre diet does more than lower cholesterol levels and keep you regular: it also reduces stroke risk, according to a review of the research. The meta-analysis pooled the data from eight large studies and concluded that people who get a lot of dietary fibre were less at risk of stroke.

Gathering the data

The review was published in the journal, Stroke, and included data from studies done in the US, Japan, Europe, and Australia. Although there were…