Do you find yourself struggling to stay up and active come lunch time? You’ve been experiencing the afternoon slump! If having a siesta is off the books, here are 5 ways you can keep yourself energized throughout the day.
Break the fast!
How you start off your morning will determine the outcome of your day. By eating a nutritious breakfast, you’ll be kick-starting your metabolism and loading your system with plenty of energy to get through the day. Fuel yourself with some cinnamon oatmeal or a smoothie to get running!
Take a walk
When your eyes start getting heavy, engage in a 10 minute walk. Scientific evidence shows that a 10 minute activity can keep you energized for the following 2 hours. Start off your day with a stroll or a bike ride in order to pump up your system for the remainder of the day.
Detox your body
Your afternoon slump might be attributed to the toxins in your body. If you wish to heighten your energy levels, get detoxing! For more information about detoxing check out one of our latest blog posts!
Try the paleo diet
Your diet may be the culprit behind your exhaustion. If you’re looking for a change in lifestyle, why not try out the paleo diet? This meal plan follows the notion of eating food that compliments your genetics.Check out what the paleo diet is all about!
Gluco Bate 60’s tablets
If you’re happy with your diet and activity level, try out Gluco Bate 60’s tablets for an extra help. These tablets have been specially formulated using the most beneficial nutrients and herbal extracts to help support your metabolism and energy levels.
If it’s healthy hair, skin and nails you want to achieve, maybe it’s time to adopt these 5 superfoods to your diet.
Blueberries
Blueberries, with their antioxidant properties, help clear out your digestive system from harmful toxins. Mix some frozen blueberries into your smoothies or simply have some fresh ones for a snack. These little delights will detoxify your body and leave your palate satisfied.
Almonds
Raw almonds serve to support collagen production, which aids the production of healthy and rejuvenated skin. If you’re looking to add almonds to your diet, try incorporating them in your morning granola or instead make a versatile almond sauce to go along with your soba noodles.
Salmon
The omega-3 fatty acids found in salmon help hydrate the skin and strengthen the hair. Salmon also contains Vitamin B-12 which aids in nail strength. Make sure to incorporate salmon into your diet at least twice a week to reap its maximum benefits!
Coconut oil
Coconut oil is packed with healthy fats such as vitamins E and K and minerals. Swap out vegetable oil for coconut oil to stimulate hair growth and achieved, flawless, moisturised skin.
Oats
Oats were used by the Egyptians and Arabs to achieve beautiful skin back in the day. We might have lots to learn from them after all. Apart from being a superfood, oats help reduce acne, treat dandruff and hair loss and strengthen nails. Add overnight oats to your breakfast plan or alternatively bath in them, like the olden days!
N.B. If your diet is already rich in these superfoods, why not get some extra help from HealthAid’s own HairSkiNail Tablets 30’s Tablets? These tablets are made with a formulation of vitamins, minerals and amino acids which are bound to leave your hair, skin and nails – stronger and shinier than ever!
The modern formula behind today’s processed, sodium-packed, food is what is causing our bodies to inevitably shut down and deteriorate. If you’ve been feeling low on energy and haven’t been all too happy on the way your body has been looking, maybe it’s time to adopt the Paleo Diet, a nutritional approach that is said to work hand-in-hand with our genetics.
Behind the Paleo Diet lies one simple rule: if a caveman wouldn’t have consumed a specific food item in the past, then neither should you.
So what foods are permitted on the diet?
Grass-fed meat
Fish
Fresh fruit and vegetables
Eggs
Nuts
Seeds
Healthy oils
That’s right – away with the carbs and dairy products! Those products will only serve to pack your system with fat cells.
What are the benefits to giving up on fresh warm bread you ask?
Bid goodbye to calorie counting
Enough with calorie counting! With this diet, as long as you stick to the list of Paleo-friendly food, there’s no need to count every single food item you intake throughout the day.
Pumps up your energy levels
Paleo’s reduction of sugar intake helps prevent the need for an afternoon slumber which will help you function better throughout the day.
Kick starts the weight loss
If your energy levels are satisfactory but it’s your body’s appearance that you’re not happy with, the Paleo diet has you handled. Cutting processed food and grains out of your diet will promote the shrinking of fat cells.
Builds a stronger immune system
A Paleo diet reduces the strain that modern toxins place on your immune system, letting it focus on staving off the flu going around the office instead of worrying about gluten in your bloodstream.
Reduces the cravings
When your daily intake mostly includes carbs and sugars, you will be more bound to get hungry and end up piling on the calories from microwavable meals or fast food items. Paleo-friendly foods are filling and will, therefore, help you eat less often and feel more satisfied.
If you require some extra help with kick starting your Paleo lifestyle, check out GlucoBate 60’s Tablets – the ideal extracts to aid your energy level, reduce your sugar cravings and increase your metabolism!
The festive season is over and now your little pudge is no longer welcome to you but rather a frustrating guest who has overstayed their welcome. If you’re feeling weak and down in the dumps about your body, here are 5 benefits to detoxing.
Detox will help you shed some of the festive weight
That’s right! Detoxing can help you shed the extra pounds you gained over the festive season. Although the weight won’t magically fade off, detoxing will help you kick start the process of weight loss.
Tip: Add some lemon juice to your water to improve digestion and help suppress hunger.
Detox increases your energy
If you’ve been struggling with your energy levels, detox might be of great help to you. Detox helps you get rid of the toxins which would usually be burning out your energy storage.
Tip: Put herbs in your tea in order to detox and increase energy levels.
Detox will improve your immunity
People tend to crash after the festive season and suffer from colds and fevers. Detoxing may help you keep the illnesses at bay through its immunising properties. Detox will antioxidase your body, keeping you up and running!
Tip: You might like to hop onto a 3-day juice cleanse in order to detox your system.
Detox is the key to removing bloat
All the festive meals must have given you a proper pregnancy belly. If you’re looking to remove the bloat and look smashing in your tight crop tops and bodysuits, detoxing may be the way to go.
Tip: Keep a detox smoothie in a tumblr close to you, so you can easily sip on it when at work.
Detox promotes sleep
Getting back to work after the holidays can be stressful. If your worries are keeping you up at night, try going on a detox diet. Detoxing is known to help you sleep better and longer at night. Worth a shot!
Tip: Try Health Aid’s 2 Day Detox Plan in order to feel rejuvenated in a matter of 48 hours!
There you go! Maybe detoxing isn’t the myth everyone is making it out to be after all. Give a week-long detox a try and let us know if you feel any healthier by the end of it! We’re sure the results will be positive.
As much as we hate cardio – we’re afraid to admit it’s an integral part of getting healthy. Cardiovascular exercise has great misconceptions based around it, though. Firstly, people think it’s dreadfully tiring and secondly, people believe it requires running and sweating. Here’s the truth; cardio simply requires you to pump your heart rate up. How you do it, is up to you. But here are 7 easy cardio exercises everyone can do!
Dancing
Who said cardio can’t be fun!? Sign up to a samba lesson, dance away to your favourite song or simply play along to Just Dance. The calories will start stripping down you as you go along.
Jumping jacks
You may think you’re not able to do these, but all this exercise requires is some coordination. All you have to do is stand with your feet together and your hands down by your sides. Jump your feet out to the side and raise your arms above your head. Reverse this motion and repeat.
Lunges
We know, you’re not all fans of lunges. They can get incredibly tiring at times and they’ll require great endurance but they don’t require any jumping or sweating, isn’t that a good enough trade off? Keep your upper body straight, step forward with one leg, lowering your hips until both knees are bent at about a 90-degree angle. Keep the weight in your heels as you push back up to the starting position. Repeat with alternating legs.
Mountain climbers
Time to embark on to an adventure, we’re going mountain climbing! Fear not, we’re not suggesting you hang yourself off a cliff but rather that you do some mountain climbers. Adopt plank position, bring one leg forward until the knee is approximately under the hip. This will be your starting position. Reverse the positions of your legs. Repeat in an alternating fashion.
Skaters
We may not have any ice rinks to skate in in Malta but we all know the skaters don’t resemble even closely skating. Nonetheless, we know they’re beneficial. Start in a small squat. Jump sideways landing on your leg. Bring your opposite leg behind you without letting it touch the floor. Reverse direction.
Spinning
Don’t worry; you don’t need to know how to ride a bicycle for this exercise. This simple exercise can be easily performed on a stationary bike in the comfort of your own home. That’s right. You can lose weight while sitting down. Sign up for an indoor spinning class to receive the motivation you require.
Swimming
Swimming burns loads of calories and it’s fun! Sign up for an indoor pool membership or take advantage of next summer. Whatever you do, remember that floating in the same place won’t do much for you. Swim some laps for the desired effect!
That’s a relief now, isn’t it? No more running in the sun for hours on end, hoping you’ll lose some inches. Turns out dancing to your favourite song will do too! Let us know what you’re favourite type of cardio is in the comment section below!
Seeing your vision deteriorate before your very eyes (literally) can be a cause of distress. You compare your eyesight to what it used to be, you dread your upcoming optician’s appointment and you put off wearing your new prescriptions for as long as you can, although you know that will only make matters worse.
Although wearing sunglasses everywhere you go may be a method of postponing your imminent ‘blindness’, adopting a healthy diet is a better alternative. Here are the 4 vitamins you need to incorporate to your diet for better eye health.
Omega 3 –
Omega-3 fatty acids are essential fats that benefit your overall health. Although these fats are very vital, the body doesn’t produce them naturally. A clinical study found that those with a healthy dietary balance of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, as well as more fish in their diets, were less likely to have a macular-eye-degeneration. Apart from aiding with your eyesight, Omega-3 fatty acids have gained increasing popularity due to the role they play in keeping heart diseases at bay. So they’re definitely worth including to your diet! Sources of Omega 3 include: salmon, walnuts, tuna, egg yolks…
Lutein –
Lutein is a carotenoid vitamin meaning it derives from plants. Lutein plays a very important antioxidant function in the body along with other natural antioxidants. This carotenoid is mainly located in the macula of the eye. Together with other high-potency antioxidants, lutein prevents damage to the eyes by blocking out visible blue light – a harmful light source for the human eye. Its presence in the eye also helps to thicken the macula, therefore lowering the vulnerability to eye cataracts. You can increase your intake of Lutein by consuming: kale, spinach, corn, broccoli…
Vitamin C,E –
Vitamins play an important function in the maintenance of our health so unsurprisingly, they help maintain eyesight as well. Vitamins C and E are both very powerful antioxidants that help protect membranes of cells throughout the body against damage caused by metabolic by-products called free radicals. Studies suggest that both of these vitamins helps prevent cataracts and macular degeneration. If you’re unsure of which food sources help provide these vitamins, try consuming more oranges, pistachios, grains or blackcurrants.
Beta-carotene –
We’re sure you’ve heard of carotene being very important for your eyes and hair as a kid. We’re here to confirm that it is true! Beta-carotene is an organic substance originating from plants and fruits. This carotenoid is abundant in Vitamin A and is said to help decrease asthma symptoms, prevent certain cancers and avoid age related macular degeneration. Beta-carotene also has antioxidant activity, which helps protect cells from damage. Adults and teenagers are recommended to take 6 to 15 milligram of Beta-carotene a day so if you think you’re not fulfilling the recommended intake, make sure to add carrots, sweet potatoes melons or peaches to your diet.
Although a healthy diet is important and a goal to aspire to, we don’t all have the time to prep our meals a week ahead according to nutritional value. Buying healthy produce can be very costly at times too. If you relate to this issue, why not give supplements a go? We recommend you take on of these 3 supplements to aid your eye health: Bilberry Herbal, Citrus Bioflavonoid or Vitamin A.
