When is the best time of day to do your exercise? The answer is any time! But.... if you want to get the maximum benefits possible from every minute you invest in your workouts, then you should consider getting up early and doing exercise before you eat your first meal – even if you’re not a “morning person.” Early morning exercise has three major advantages over exercising later … [Read more...]

(Yeah, Right.) If we told you there is a natural superfood that, in a single teaspoon full contains a powerhouse of over 100 vitimins, minerals, protiens, anti-oxidents and phtyo-nutrients... you might a littles sceptical. Fair enough. How are you managing your five veg a day? Nutritionists tell us that we need five servings of fruit and vegetables a day. Many of us struggle with that. But if … [Read more...]

High impact boost for ageing bones A recent US study has shown that high impact physical activity may help to strengthen bone density in older exercisers. Data gathered from participants in the 2005 National Senior Games in Pittsburgh was analysed for the study. The male and female athletes were aged between 50 and 93, and 560 of them competed in high-impact sports including track and field, … [Read more...]

You may not have heard about it, but inflammation is a hot topic in health research. Now a new variant has been added to this: 'inflamm - aging', or a form of inflammation that occurs throughout the arteries of the body simply as a process of ageing. So what is it, what causes it and how, if possible, can it be avoided? Let's start at the beginning: … [Read more...]

Excessive sitting compromises health A recent Australian study has found that too much sitting down has health repercussions. After conducting a study, University of Queensland researchers came to the conclusion that excessive inactivity has a negative effect on levels of both blood pressure and blood sugar, which in turn can lead to heart attacks, cancer and type 2 diabetes. … [Read more...]