Sep 22

Tips and shortcuts to help you eat well when you can’t be bothered cooking after work

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Cooking can be hard. Particularly when you’ve come out of two years of intermittent lockdowns and are still living through one of the most severe health crises of our time. Which is perhaps why a tweet I haphazardly flung into the universe about not being able to summon the energy to cook after physically commuting into the office struck a chord with people. I received many tips and hacks, many more expressions of people experiencing the same struggle. Anecdotal evidence isn’t the only thing underlining our collective inability to cook at the moment. An UberEATS report from March 2021 revealed that Australians were spending 210 per cent more on food delivery than before the pandemic, even as in-venue dining returned. This is at odds with the significant shift in how people fed themselves while in lockdown. Research showed that as people spent more time at home and less time doing everything else that a regular life entails – socialising, exercising, commuting to the office, recreational activities – their food consumption became more sustainable and healthier. They ate more fruit and vegetables, bought local, reduced their household food wastage, improved their culinary capabilities, and used online deliveries not for readymade food, […]
Sep 22

Hack ageing in your 40s with these simple tips

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Here’s how to delay ageing in your 40s Getting stiff on the neck? Feeling drained out of energy? Yes. Read further. These are the acute signs of unchecked ageing or in simple words letting ageing take its course without putting a check on it. Biologically, ageing starts when your body begins going downhill. It can start as early as in one’s 30s or even late 30s or early 40s. No one knows why they get older but at a certain age everybody regrets neglecting their health and habits and giving a free space to ageing. So, here are few tips to put a bar on speedy ageing and if followed religiously can pave the way for healthy ageing:   1. Physical activity As per National Institute of Ageing (NIA), US Department of Health and Human Services, exercise and physical activity are the cornerstone of almost every healthy ageing program. “Scientific evidence suggests that people who exercise regularly not only live longer, they live better. And, being physically active — doing everyday activities that keep your body moving, such as gardening, walking the dog, and taking the stairs instead of the elevator — can help you continue to do the things […]
Sep 22

Secret Exercise Tricks for Keeping in Shape After 40, Expert Says

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They’re just what the trainer ordered! When birthdays roll around, there’s one subject that’s not always a happy one to celebrate. It has to do with the changes that happen with your body over time. When you’re younger, staying in shape can be somewhat easier to manage. Once you hit your 40s, though, staying in shape can be a bit challenging. (You start to lose 3 to 5% of your lean muscle mass every year after you hit 30.) No need to stress, because we’re here to deliver secret exercise tricks for keeping in shape after 40, and they’re just what the trainer ordered! So enjoy some sips of wine (if that’s your thing) and even birthday cake—we’re here with the best gift of fitness advice ever. To learn the best tips out there, Eat This, Not That! spoke with Kelly Najjar, a personal trainer on Fyt, the nation’s largest personal training service that makes fitness under the expert guidance of an in-person or virtual, certified fitness professional convenient and accessible for everyone. These secrets can be lifesaving—and the best thing about them? They are all habits you can easily apply to your everyday routine. Read on and learn more […]
Sep 22

Three Activities to Improve Mental Well-being in Youth

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Help kids develop good mental hygiene before symptoms of mental illness develop. Like adults, children can develop a wide array of mental health issues. What if, instead of waiting for mental health problems to develop and then treating the symptoms, we taught children how to maintain mental well-being and proactively care for their mental health? Mental illness would still develop in some individuals, but the prevalence and severity may diminish in the overall population. Following are three activities or experiences that children can be exposed to or taught to improve their mental well-being.   Meditation There’s substantial data suggesting that meditation improves mental health in adults. Studies in children indicate similar positive results. Children who learn to meditate have better emotional regulation than nonmeditators; they are able to deal with difficult emotions in more positive ways than children who do not meditate. Children who meditate are also less likely to self-harm or have suicidal ideation than their nonmeditating peers. Overall, meditation allows children to face difficult situations with greater calm and more easily deal with emotional volatility than those who do not meditate. Additionally, creating what may become a lifelong meditation practice could have significant positive health benefits over the […]
Sep 22

How To Adjust Your Workout When You Can’t Get To The Gym

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Feeling at a loss about not being able to stick to your normal workout routine? You’re not alone. Social distancing during the COVID-19 outbreak has resulted in people all over the world having to adjust their schedules to accommodate working from home, schooling and caring for kids, and finding ways to maintain as much of a “normal” schedule as possible. As a result, many people are struggling to figure out how to get a good workout in without the help of gym equipment or a personal trainer. “Anxiety over the current situation can add to a lack of motivation to workout,” says Brianna Gauna, an athletic trainer for Henry Ford Health. “But just remember how beneficial it is to move your body, even if it is just around the house.”   How A Routine Change Affects Your Body If you are used to working out every day or going hard at the gym on a regular basis, a short rest period from your routine might have its advantages. “Taking time to rest can actually be a really good thing because it allows your body to recover,” says Gauna. “You might even start to see more muscle tone set in as […]
Sep 22

How to Cultivate a Positive Mindset

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The process of thinking positively is a skill that we can all cultivate, even if it doesn’t come to us naturally. Like other good habits, the more we practice them, the better we can become. By maintaining a positive attitude we can help our odds to be more likely to achieve success. Positive thinking also triggers both constructive and creative thinking. Positive thinking allows you to recognize opportunities to deal with current problems and to thrive in less-than-ideal circumstances. As you develop a more positive outlook on life, one result you will notice is that a positive mindset can attract more positivity to your life. It also attracts happiness and other rewards that can enhance your day and fuel further positive thinking.   Positive Thoughts, Negative Thoughts: What Exactly Are Thoughts? Thoughts include our perceptions — positive, negative or even neutral — that we bring to our experiences or develop as a result of our experiences. These perceptions shape our point of view as well as our attitudes about countless topics. Unfortunately, many of our experiences and perceptions have been affected by negative emotions like fear, anger, and guilt. For instance, you may have had a bad high school experience […]
Sep 22

6 Natural Ways to Lower Blood Pressure

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Lifestyle changes critical to proper BP control One in three U.S. adults has high blood pressure, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This means the force of blood pushing against their artery walls is too high, which can damage the arteries and greatly increase the risk of heart attack, stroke, heart failure and kidney failure. Lowering systolic blood pressure to a maximum of 120 mmHg has been shown to reduce these risks. There are two ways to accomplishing this: lifestyle changes and medications. While some people can lower blood pressure with lifestyle changes alone, the two approaches are complementary. “Blood pressure management is 70% lifestyle and 30% medications. If you don’t make lifestyle changes, don’t bother taking blood pressure medications, because they won’t work effectively,” says preventive cardiologist Luke Laffin, MD.   How to lower blood pressure naturally The term “lifestyle changes” implies you will need to change your habits to bring your blood pressure down. Broadly speaking, these modifications are natural — non-pharmaceutical — ways of lowering blood pressure. Six methods have been proven effective in clinical studies, and two others are recommended:   1. Eat less salt “Cutting your salt intake is probably the most […]
Sep 22

The best exercises to prevent and reduce ‘bingo wings’

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Tuckshop lady arms. Bingo wings. Sugargliders. Whatever you call them, flabby arms tend to be one of the first things people want to target when it comes to exercise and toning up the body. As people age, it’s normal to lose muscle strength to hormone changes and lifestyle factors. Being less active causes the muscles to reduce in size and also makes areas like our arms a prime location for fat to accumulate. “The dreaded ‘bingo wing’ is an accumulation of fatty tissue on the rear side of the upper arm, where the tricep muscle group is located,” Andrew Wynd, APA sports physiotherapist at Balwyn Sports and Physiotherapy Centre, tells Starts at 60. “As this area gets flabby, these ‘wings’ tend to flop and shake with arm movements – hence the nickname.” Levels of testosterone – which influence where fat is likely to be deposited in the body – also decrease with age. The speed of testosterone decline is faster in women, who also have less testosterone to begin with, which is why they’re more likely than men to develop fat around the arms. High insulin levels can also limit testosterone production and certain foods can increase the likelihood of […]
Sep 22

9 Self-Help Solutions for Reducing Symptoms of Depression

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Being depressed is painful and debilitating. An estimated 10 percent of adults in the United States suffer from symptoms of depression each year, resulting in family strife, loss of work productivity, and misery for the person affected by the condition and those around them. While getting professional medical help for depression is always a good idea, especially if the condition is severe, there are also many non-medical solutions a person can take on their own to reduce symptoms of depression. Many therapists and doctors advise that depressed patients take steps like these, along with counseling and medication. Here are nine ways a depressed person can engage in self-help to overcome or reduce the symptoms of mild to moderate depression.   1. Get Some Exercise Many scientific studies on depression find that exercise is as useful for relieving mild to moderate depression as medication.  Exercise has multiple positive benefits beyond helping with depression symptoms such as improved cardiovascular health, weight loss, and reduced risk for developing many chronic diseases. It can be quite challenging to exercise when feeling depressed, so it is best to start small and do something enjoyable. Taking a short walk each day, doing ten minutes of calisthenics […]
Sep 22

Can you exercise with Covid? What doctors recommend

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Can you exercise with Covid? If you’re testing positive for the virus and really feeling it then a workout will likely be the furthest thing from your mind. But with 1 in 3 people contracting coronavirus without symptoms, many are wondering if it’s safe to work out while recovering.  Of course we know by now that if you test positive for coronavirus, you must self-isolate at home. This is regardless of whether you’ve been fully vaccinated (including the Covid booster jab) or you’ve tested positive within the last six months. If you go out, you’re more than likely to pass the virus onto others – even if you’re asymptomatic. And with the new, possibly-more-transmissable Omicron variant on the scene, this advice is more important than ever. But a home workout, complete with all your own the fitness equipment – probably purchased during one of three previous lockdowns – may still be allowed according to doctors.   Can you exercise with Covid? While there is nothing to stop you working out at home with Covid-19, GP Dr Giuseppe Aragona says it’s not advisable. “It is physically possible to partake in exercise with Covid and there is minimal risk with this. Some […]
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