Health Articles and Advice

Coffee - The Facts

Most people kick-start their day with a cup of coffee in morning. Coffee is known to contain some antioxidants and increase the metabolic rate (your ability to break down food). But what about the bad sides?

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Alcohol - What Does It Do To Your Body?

Alcohol is really a poison to your body! If you are trying to loose weight or want to build muscle, stop ruining your efforts by ordering another drink.

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Fight the Cold with Olive Leaf & Garlic

We all know olive oil has great health benefits. The leaf of the olive tree are good too, though! Garlic does not only add flavor to your food, it is one of nature's strongest immune system boosters.

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Broccoli - A Green Superfood

Broccoli contains a high amount of vitamin C, folic acid, potassium and fiber. It also contains components that can help prevent hormone-related cancers, such as breast- and prostate cancer.

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Water - Good for your skin, organs and joints

Our bodies are made of 55% to 78% water depending on body size. It forms the basis of blood, muscles, lungs, etc. Your body needs water to regulate body temperature and to provide the means for nutrients to travel to all your organs.

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Good Fats and Bad Fats

The low-fat diet is often misunderstood. Fats provide essential fatty acids, which are not made by the body and must be obtained from food...

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Salmon - Pink, Omega-3 and Protein

Salmon is low in calories and saturated fat, but high in protein. Protein provides essential amino acids which are vital for growth and muscular development...

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Berries - Sweet, fresh and juicy

Berries are a good source of dietary fiber, minerals and are loaded with Vitamin C which we need for our immune system and for strong connective tissue...

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Find your 30 minutes of activity a day

Find your 30 minutes of activity a day is a great campaign from the Queensland Government tackling the obesity problem of Australians....

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Increasing obesity in Australian teenage girls

The number of teenage girls becoming overweight or obese is alarmingly high and increasing more and more. Why the girls and what can you do as a parent?

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