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5 Essential Breathing Tips

To mark help improve your health and energy levels, here are a five essential tips to get the most out of your lungs and boost your energy now. 1. Coordinate breathing with movement when exercising. Breathing out on exertion (e.g. as you push or pull or lift) will help.  While holding your breath during exertion can stabilise…

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Healthy Apple & Berry Muffins

Healthy Apple & Berry Muffins

Makes 12 INGREDIENTS 1 tablespoon cornflour (cornstarch) 440g (31/2 cups) spelt flour 2 teaspoons bicarbonate of soda. 2 apples, peeled and finely chopped 180g (1 cup) dates, pitted and chopped 235g honey 300g raspberries (or blueberries) METHOD 1. Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°f/Gas 4). Mix together the cornflour, spelt flour and bicarbonate of soda in a large bowl. Add the apples, dates and honey…

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Healthy Turmeric And Pineapple Crush

Healthy Turmeric And Pineapple Crush

Serves 2 Preparation time 5 minutes (plus 4 hours freezing time if using fresh pineapple) INGREDIENTS 1 cup pineapple chunks, frozen ½ teaspoon turmeric powder ¼ teaspoon cinnamon ¼ teaspoon ginger powder Pinch ground cloves 1 cup green tea or coconut water, chilled METHOD Place all ingredients in a blender and process until slushy. Divide between two glasses and serve. The Carousel thanks Australian Pineapples Ambassador, Martyna Angell

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Winter Wellness hack with low impact exercise like Pilates

CSIRO Pennie McCoy On How The CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet Works

Weight Loss Expert Irena Geller asks Dietitian Pennie McCoy about the new CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet Program. Here's what she had to say: What makes this program different from other online wellbeing/diet offerings? The CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet program is a higher protein, low GI eating plan scientifically formulated by Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO,…

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Baked Nectarines with Blackberries

The Fast 800 Easy Recipe: Baked Nectarines With Blackberries

If you haven't heard of the Fast 800, it is an innovative approach to healthy living based on the latest scientific research in the area of health. The programme is based on Dr Michael Mosley’s best selling books – ‘The Fast 800’, ‘The Fast Diet’, ‘Fast Exercise’ and ‘The Blood Sugar Diet’. Now, his wife…

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