Salad Dressings: 5 Gorgeous Healthy Recipes For The Perfect Salad

Salad with yummy salad dressings are more often than not the first meal that pops into our heads when we think of ‘healthy food’. Salads are packed with vegetables, leafy greens, nutrients, iron and more – but top it with a sugary, salty salad dressing and you may as well have gone down to your local…

ByThe Carousel28/03/20190Comments

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5 Gluten-Free Dinner Recipes To Try Tonight!

But sometimes the going gets tough! It's hard to be inspired and you can feel like you're always resorting to a boring old salad. So, we've compiled a menu of our five favourite gluten-free dinner recipes to put some fire back into your kitchen.. and your belly! Happy cooking! Super Healthy Pumpkin Ricotta Gnocchi with Pancetta and Seared…

ByThe Carousel30/03/20180Comments

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Aussie Mums Say It’s Cheaper To Eat Junk Food Than Healthy Options

Feel like you’ve got no money left once you’ve paid for your family shop? Well, it turns out most other Australian mums are in the same boat, according to a budget survey by The Healthy Mummy, Australia’s biggest healthy-living site exclusively for mums. Researchers polled 4000 Aussie families with kids aged 0-5, and discovered a staggering 37% had…

ByJames Graham01/03/20170Comments

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9 Easy Ways To Beat Your Sugar Addiction

If you’re already having second thoughts about your New Year’s resolution to quite the sugary stuff, don’t be too hard on yourself. Researchers at University of California found that eating sugar shuts down the release of the stress hormone cortisol. In other words, sugar soothes us when we're feeling stressed, which could be making us come back…

ByJames Graham23/01/20170Comments

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Meet The Inspiring Teen Redefining What It Means To Be A Ballerina

Lizzy Howell couldn’t be more chuffed that she’s single-handedly changing the image of dancers with every pirouette. Just don’t go calling her a “plus-size” ballerina. “If I can do everything that anyone else can do, why should I be in a separate category?” Lizzy tells BuzzFeed. “I’m very happy that someone discovered me. It’s a whole new thing…

ByJames Graham18/01/20170Comments

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The Surprising Number Of Calories You’re Burning While Doing Chores!

If boredom is holding you back from doing more around the home, consider the health benefits you’re also missing out on. A new study found that doing more everyday household chores can burn almost as many calories as a jog or spin class. The UK-based home improvement service Plentific rounded up how many calories you burn each…

ByJames Graham17/01/20170Comments

The Simple Secret To Controlling Your Sweet Tooth Cravings

Even the healthiest of us are powerless to resist those sweet treats from time-to-time. There are ways to cut out certain triggers, like late-night munching or post-workout snacks. But when the urge for that dessert with ice-cream and all the trimmings hits you at this time of the year, experts say just go with it. According to a new study, you…

ByJames Graham17/01/20170Comments

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5 Tricks To Losing Weight Without Dieting

New research suggests a practice called ‘chrononutrition’ may be the answer instead. The research suggests that the ‘how’ and ‘when’ of diets is just as important as what we actually eat. "Successful weight management is not all about discipline and saying 'no' to all the foods that tempt you, as this kind of behaviour very often results…

ByThe Carousel03/01/20170Comments

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How This Aussie Woman Lost 43kg In Her Sleep!

Dangerously overweight at 115kg, she’d just been told that the only way to get her life back on track was to undergo invasive lap-band surgery. “I walked out crying; I couldn’t believe it had come to that,” said Dearne, 43. In an 11th hour bid to dodge the expensive procedure, Dearne agreed to try hypnotherapy with Mark…

ByThe Carousel25/10/20160Comments

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How Much Exercise Do You Need To Lose Weight?

The most significant health benefits come from minimal exercise - with more strenuous regimes providing fewer or no gains, a study has found. In an article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), Dr Thijs Eijsvogels and Dr Paul Thompson compared the effects of varying amounts of moderate (cycling or fast-walking) and vigorous exercise (running or rowing) on cardiovascular…

ByThe Carousel12/07/20160Comments