Lifestyle and Breast Cancer

Reduce your risk through:

1. Regular PHYSICAL EXERCISE
2. Low BODY MASS INDEX
3. Reduced ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION and
4. Reduced ANIMAL FAT INTAKE

Green Prescription an Easy Pill to Swallow

We blitzed gold at the Olympic Games, but a staggering 44% of Australians do less than 21/2 hours of moderate activity per week.

Now, GP’s are being encouraged to help get Australians off the coach and onto the exercise bike. In the process, they could save taxpayers millions of dollars.

With the support from exercise specialists, Green Prescription could stem the tide of obesity, heart disease and diabetes sweeping the country. Read more

5 Ways to get Protein into your Diet

The daily protein intake recommendation is approximately 0.84g protein per kilo of body weight for men and 0.75g protein per kilo of body weight for women. So, for a woman weighing 68kg, that equates to 51g. It’s easy to get – you don’t need to eat half a cow or take expensive supplements.

1. 1 tbs peanut butter = 4g protein
2. 2 slices bread = 6g protein
3. 1 glass trim milk = 8g protein
4. 1 banana = 1g protein
5. 110g chicken or beef = 32g protein

45 Best Health Tips Ever

We’ve done the legwork for you and here they are: the 45 best health tips. Make that 46 – taking the time to read this tops the list.

1. Copy your kitty: Learn to do stretching exercises when you wake up. It boosts circulation and digestion, and eases back pain. Read more

Sick and Tired of Everything

By far the most common complaint doctors hear is fatigue.

Whether patients are young and trendy, with a toddler on the hip and in the prime of life, or old and grey, most tell the same story: “Doctor, I’m tired, exhausted, worn out, finished!” Read more

Four Ways to Burn Fat

Right, so you’ve got saddle bags and a flabby tummy. Those bulging bits are signs that excess body fat has been distributed to specific areas of your body.

Research shows that the right combination of diet and exercise will help you lose weight faster and lose centimetres in the right places.

Here are four strategies that will prove useful in your battle against the bulge. Read more

Diet, Exercise Prevent Cancer

A third of common cancers could be prevented if people shifted to a sounder diet, exercised more and controlled their weight, researchers claim.

The report, by the World Cancer Research Fund and the American Institute for Cancer Research, analysed incidence of 12 types of cancer in the United States, Britain, Brazil and China. Around a third of these cancers could be prevented by better nutrition, physical activity and obesity controls, it estimated. Read more

Garlic Gives up its Health Secret

The same source of garlic’s pungent aroma and taste may provide its benefits to health, scientists say.

They say an acid produced by the decomposition of an organic compound called allicin provides the food’s health benefits. It’s long been suspected that allicin, which gives garlic its aroma and flavor, might also be a powerful antioxidant. Read more

Regular Sprints Boost Metabolism

A regular high-intensity, three-minute workout has a significant effect on the body’s ability to process sugars. Research published in the open access journal BMC Endocrine Disorders shows that a brief but intense exercise session every couple of days may be the best way to cut the risk of diabetes. Read more

Colorectal Cancer Tests at Home

It might not be pleasant, but it could save your life. A new Canadian campaign advocating home screening for colorectal cancer could reduce deaths from the disease by catching it early, when it is often asymptomatic but also highly curable. Read more

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