Healthy lifestyle
A healthy lifestyle is one which helps to keep and improve people's health and well-being.Many governments and non-governmental organizations have made big efforts in healthy lifestyle and health promotion.
Mental Health
Mental health can be considered a very important factor of physical health for the effects it produces on bodily functions. This type of health concerns emotional and cognitive well-being or an absence of mental disorder.
Public health
Public health can be defined in a variety of ways. It can be presented as "the study of the physical, psychosocial and socio-cultural determinants of population health and actions to improve the health of the population.
Reproductive Health
For the UN, reproductive health is a right, like other human rights. This recent concept evokes the good transmission of the genetic heritage from one generation to the next.
Health
Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
mercredi 28 janvier 2015
Losing weight Getting started - Week 5
You’ve made it to Week 5! You’re on a roll!
Did you know?
changes to your diet and activity levels
you can live with.
If your changes are too drastic, it will
feel like a struggle. If you fall off the
wagon, you may return to old habits
and regain weight.
mardi 20 janvier 2015
Food cravings
However good our intentions, when a food craving strikes it can be a real test of our willpower.
There is debate about why we have
cravings. They can be caused by our
emotions and by such things as such as
stress, boredom, habit or insecurity. Use
these tricks to help combat cravings:
Don’t go hungry
Hunger can make cravings worse. Keep
your energy levels topped up with some
healthier high-fibre snacks.
Drink water
Some people find water helps to calm
cravings. Because water is filling, it
can trick your body into thinking it’s
satisfied. Hot drinks can work too.
Find a distraction
Find an activity to take your mind off
your craving. Go for a walk, have a
bath, call a friend, listen to music.
Chew some gum
Some people find chewing sugar-free
gum curbs their appetite. But don’t
overdo it as chewing more than 20
sticks of gum over a day can make you ill.
Brush your teeth
Brush your teeth with toothpaste.
Once your mouth is minty clean and
fresh, some people find it helps to get
rid of a craving.
Reduce temptation
You’re less likely crave unhealthy foods
if they’re not readily available – so
avoid buying them!
Set a time limit
Cravings are fleeting. Try holding off
for 30 minutes and find something to
distract you in the meantime. Chances
are, your urge will pass once the
time’s up.
Have a small portion
If the desire just won’t go away, give in,
but do it the smart way: have a small
portion and reduce your calorie intake
later to stay on track.
lundi 19 janvier 2015
Workplace diet traps
We spend on average about a third of our day at work, so it makes sense to give what we eat during working hours some careful consideration.
All too often our workload, stress,
tiredness, lack of time and temptation
combine to derail our best intentions.
With a bit of planning, you can use
snacks and lunch to keep your diet on
track, your energy levels up and even
save a bit of money.
Here are 10 tips to make workplace
eating healthier for you:
Eat breakfast
This should be your mantra. A healthier
breakfast will set you up for the day
and stop you becoming hungry before
lunch. If you’re not hungry before
leaving home, have breakfast at work.
Bring your own Home-cooked food is often lower in
calories and fat and cheaper than
food bought on the high street. If
sandwiches aren’t your thing, you could
cook extra in the evenings and take the
leftovers to work, saving you money.
Drink water Drinking water regularly may help keep
hunger pangs in check. You should aim
to drink about six to eight glasses (1.2
litres) of fluid every day.
Plan your snacks Keep a healthier snack within reach,
such as fruit, veg (e.g. carrot sticks and
reduced-fat hummus dip) or homemade
popcorn (without fat, sugar or salt).
Go for wholegrain When making sandwiches, go for
wholegrain bread, which is more filling
than white bread, and will keep you
feeling fuller for longer. Wholemeal
pitta bread and bagels are alternatives
to brown loaf bread.
Go ‘low mayo’
Mayonnaise is about 80% fat, and a
just few dollops will turn a healthier
meal into an unhealthy one. Try lower-fat mayo, reduced-fat hummus, tzatziki
or tomato salsa.
Work on your 5 A Day
A snack is a good opportunity to
increase your intake of fruit and
vegetables. To count towards your 5 A
Day, each portion of fruit or veg should
be 80g.
Swap crisps
If you have a bag of crisps at lunch, go
for oven-baked crisps, which can contain
up to 70% less fat than regular crisps, or
a plain rice cake.
Go lean
Instead of fatty sarnie fillings such
as sausages or bacon, go for lean
meats, such as turkey or chicken, tuna
and salmon or a hard-boiled egg.
Remember to go easy on the mayo!
Make soup
Lower-calorie vegetable-based soups
are a great way of filling you up and
boosting your 5 A Day intake. Make a
batch on the weekend for use during .
figures are simple to track:
• 3 rye crispbreads with 1 table-spoon of reduced-fat soft cheese
• 8 tbsp of salsa and carrot sticks
• 3 tbsp reduced-fat hummus and
celery sticks
• 5 tbsp tzatziki and cucumber
sticks
• 3 cups air-popped plain popcorn
• 1 thin slice wholemeal toast with
1 teaspoon of peanut butter
• 1 cup of low-calorie instant hot
chocolate
• 1 small pot of low-fat yoghurt
and 2 handfuls of blueberries
opportunity to get active, feel
healthier and burn off some
extra calories:
• Get off the bus a stop early
• Go for a brisk walk at lunchtime
• Forget the lift, take the stairs
• Leave the car, walk instead
• Do a daily grocery shop on foot
dimanche 18 janvier 2015
Losing weight Getting started - Week 4
You’re four weeks into your journey – keep going! This week we’ll be tackling food cravings and snack temptation.
If you’ve increased your activity levels,
you may feel like a snack or two to
keep you going between meals. There’s
actually nothing wrong with snacking if
you’re hungry but avoid grazing.
A healthier snack will help you beat your
cravings and keep your energy levels up
between meals. Our 100-calorie healthier
snacks will help you keep on top of your
calories and keep temptation at bay.
- Your actions for Week 4
for each day of the week. If you work,
take a day’s portion along with you
• Don’t forget your daily calorie intake –
1,400kcal for women and 1,900kcal for men
• Keep moving! If you didn’t manage
150 minutes last week, try to achieve it
this week
• Look for easy ways to burn calories as
part of your daily routine. Check out the
tips in this pack
vendredi 16 janvier 2015
Weight loss:On your marks, get set, go
These quick and healthier breakfasts are an ideal way to start your day.
1. Muesli, fruit and low-fat yoghurt
No-added-sugar muesli is a great high-fibre breakfast option, while added fruit
will count towards your 5 A Day and
low-fat yoghurt provides calcium and
protein.
No-added-sugar muesli 40g = 141kcal
Low-fat yoghurt 125g = 81kcal
Medium-size banana = 108kcal
Grand total = 330kcal
2. Wholegrain breakfast cereal with
semi-skimmed milk
Wholegrain breakfast cereals are
a good source of fibre. Choose a
breakfast cereal that has been fortified
with vitamins and minerals.
Two Weetabix = 117kcal
Semi-skimmed milk 200ml = 103kcal
Grand total = 220kcal
3. Boiled egg with wholemeal toast
and reduced-fat spread
Eggs are a good source of protein,
minerals and vitamins. Choose
wholegrain or wholemeal bread.
1 large egg = 78kcal
2 thin slices of toast with reduced-fat
spread = 206kcal
Grand total = 284kcal
4. Grilled mushrooms and tomatoes
on a wholegrain bagel
Grilling is a quick and healthier way
to cook and mushrooms and tomatoes
count towards your 5 A Day.
Wholegrain bagel = 260kcal
4 large mushrooms = 20kcal
1 large tomato = 33kcal
Grand total = 313kcal
- Porridge – the breakfast hero
learn to love porridge! Oats are
low in calories and a good source
of fibre, making you feel fuller for
longer. Make it with semi-skimmed
milk and top with a tablespoon of
dried fruit, such as raisins, to get
one of your 5 A Day.
Porridge oats 40g = 182kcal
Semi-skimmed milk 150ml = 78kcal
Raisins 30g = 90kcal
Water 150ml = 0kcal
Grand total: 350kcal
- Filling cereals full of fibre
fill you up and keep you
feeling full for longer. If you
need extra sweetness, add a
chopped banana.
1 Wholegrain wheats
2 Wholegrain raisin wheats
3 Wholewheat biscuits
4 Wholegrain oat biscuits
5 Muesli (unsweetened)
6 Porridge oats (unsweetened)
mercredi 14 janvier 2015
Losing weight :Getting started - Week 3
You’re on Week 3 already – well done for sticking with it!
So how’s it going? You may be feeling sore
after your first week of exercise. But don’t
worry, it shouldn’t last long.
If you didn’t manage 150 minutes’ exercise,
don’t panic. It’s better to do some exercise
than none, so build up gradually if you need to. The more you do, the easier it gets.To help you along we’ve got some great tips on getting active plus healthier breakfast ideas to get your days off to a great start.
- Your actions for Week 3
and make sure you’re making the most
of your first meal of the day
• Remember to stick to your daily
calorie intake – 1,400kcal for women
and 1,900kcal for men
• Keep aiming to achieve 150 minutes
of exercise this week
• Remember to plan your physical
activity and log them in the chart
mardi 13 janvier 2015
Tips to build activity into your day
Ten easy ways to raise your physical activitylevels and burn more calories.
- Walk more
most effective ways of increasing your
activity. Find a walking pal or join a
walking group.
- Take the stairs
instead of taking the lift, or get off the
lift a few floors early and use the stairs.
- Take up running
is designed to get just about anyone
running 5km in nine weeks.
- Exercise in your local park
podcast series and get fit in five weeks.
- Active travel
your journey to work. Get off public transport a stop before your destination
and walk the rest of the way.
- Ditch the car
further away from your destination and
walk the rest of the way.
- Exercise at work
your lunch break. Your workplace may
have a gym or you may have access to
a swimming pool or squash courts.
- Family fun
children to the swimming pool or play
in the garden or park.
- Green fingers
You could also add a social element by
getting an allotment.
Healthier cooking
Frying adds fat to your meals. Try
these healthier alternatives:
Grilling
Grilling is a quick and healthier way
of cooking as it doesn’t use any fat.
Poaching
Poaching is a fat-free way of
cooking eggs, some meats and fish,
using a pan of boiling water.
Steaming
Steaming is a fat-free way of
cooking veg and fish
Boiling
Boiling doesn’t require any oil and
therefore adds no calories to food.
Calorie counter
A list of common foods to help you
get started with calorie-counting:
Apple: 53kcal
Orange: 62kcal
Banana: 105kcal
Six carrot sticks: 35kcal
2tbsp of hummus: 55kcal
5 cherry tomatoes: 15kcal
Buttered brown toast: 115kcal
Bagel: 216kcal
Cup of tea with semi-skimmed milk:
13kcal
Mug of coffee with semi-skimmed
milk: 20kcal
lundi 12 janvier 2015
Weight loss:Dust off those trainers
Experience shows that people who combine regular physical activity calorie counting more successfully lose weight and keep it off.
But not everyone is naturally athletic.
In fact, some of us can not
made any meaningful exercise from
school. This makes completely new from
intimidating and can be difficult to know
where to start.
You can start slowly finding ways to
fit more activity into your daily life and
build from there.
Try to get off the bus
one stop early
and walk the rest of the way or
take the stairs instead of the elevator.
But while generally more
active, you could start to put aside
few days in the week for more
structured exercise.
Its goal is 150 minutes of moderate aerobic activity each week.
Moderate-intensity aerobic activity
means that you are getting enough exercise
increase heart rate and break a
sweat. You work hard enough
if you can still talk, but you can
sing the lyrics of a song during
your business.
Brisk walking, cycling or swimming
are great examples, but if they do
calls and needs something
more structured, you can try one of the
exercise plans available in the NHS
Choice. They are free and can be done
at home or in the local park. basically
recognize limits
beginner. They include:
• Couch to 5K - a new straight week
plan
• 5K + running podcasts on the couch
5K graduates
• Strength and Flex podcasts - A
five weeks training plan
• Home workouts ten minutes - fast
and effective exercise routines
Get these and many more tips exercise
nhs.uk/fitness.
Before you start, plan. think
if you need new coaches in their
and on what day you go
years, and when in the day, you can
adapt. A little preparation can mean
the difference between getting going
and making excuses not to disturb.
Whatever you choose make sure it is
something you like, or may be difficult
to find the motivation to do it regularly.
You may feel a little hungry
enter your levels of activity or the beginning
a new exercise regimen.
This is normal. You burn more
calories so that your body needs to replace
the energy expended during exercise.
But be careful how you refuel. A rich calorie snack after exercise could
Do you gain weight
instead of losing it. Instead, choose
Foods that are low in calories but still
fill, such as fruit, low-fat yogurt or
reduced fat hummus with pita brown.
dimanche 11 janvier 2015
Losing weight:Getting Started
He did in week 2 - well done! They are more aware of where calories They are in your food can be difficult, but stick with it; becomes easier.
Starting this week, we would like to start
increase their activity levels to help
support your weight loss.
We have tips to help you make the
slowly, but if you want some
structure, why not try our Couch to 5K
career plan and Strength and Flex
training, that are both adequate time for
beginners.
- Their actions for week 2
physical each week from now activity.
If you have not done much for a while, try to
increase their activity levels gradually
the coming weeks
• Download Couch to 5K and strength
and Flex for nhs.uk/weightloss
• Plan when and where to go
practice and write
• Stick to your daily calorie intake -
1,400kcal for women and 1,900kcal
for men
- Your guide to food
parts that help reduce
target calories to your daily meals.
Women (1,400kcal assignment)
• Breakfast: 280 kcal
• Lunch: 420 kcal
• Dinner: 420 kcal
• Other food and drink: 280 kcal
Men (1,900kcal assignment)
• Breakfast: 380 cal
• Lunch: 570 kcal
• Dinner: 570 kcal
• Other food and drink: 380 kcal
The amount of calories in foods
includes all drinks and desserts
you have. If you eat more for
breakfast, lunch or dinner,
You may have to submit a snack later
in the day to stay on track.
- Eating out
nuts and olives
• Stay away from "King" or "go
policy options "
• If you have dessert, share
and choose solutions fruit
• Choose a starter instead of a
main course
• Stop eating before you feel full
samedi 10 janvier 2015
Weight loss:Portion distortion
No matter how health you eat, you can always put weight if you eat too much.
Part of the diet sizes today are much
higher than they were 30 years ago,
meaning they consume much
more calories than we think.
In fact, many of us do not know
This is a normal part
- A known issue that the party
distortion.
Regain control of the game with
these six simple tips:
• Eat smaller plates and bowls.
You will have a more
still feel satisfied.
• Try to two servings of vegetables
his plate. This will cover your
plate with low-calorie filling
leaving less room for a higher calorie
ingredients. Use the eatwell plate
help you get the right balance.
• Eat slowly. It takes approximately 20
minutes for your stomach to tell
your brain that you are full. When you eat
quick, it's easy to overeat.
• Turn off the TV. eating in front
TV may mean that you eat more
inadvertently or enjoy your
food.
• Despite their food. use of kitchen
scales for weighing ingredients
before cooking. This will help
stick to the portion sizes for proposals.
vendredi 9 janvier 2015
Weight loss:Fill up with fibre
Eating foods high in fiber will help you feel full
Moreover, making it more likely to stick to your calorie limit.
Fiber keeps your intestines healthy and
can help lower cholesterol. more
people in the UK only eat 14g
of fiber per day, but should try to eat
at least 18g.
Increase fiber intake gradually,
if, as a surge can
cause cramps and constipation. and
Be sure to drink plenty of water
- Try to 1.2 liters a day - to avoid
cramps and constipation.
Here are some simple ways to strengthen
fiber in your meals and snacks:
- Breakfast
will help keep endlessly
lunch and reduce the urge for a mid-morning snack.
• Replace white bread for all
or varieties of whole grains.
• Swap sugary cereals high in fiber
cereals such as wheat whole grain
cereals, muesli without sugar, or
oatmeal, and do not forget
check the salt content.
Lunch and dinner
The vegetables are good sources of
fiber, try to exchange part of the
things on his plate of vegetables.
Try to two servings of vegetables in your
dinner plate.
• Swap white rice and pasta for
whole wheat versions - simply by
This can double the amount of fiber
he ate.
• Incorporate legumes - beans, lentils
and peas - in your meals. they are
an inexpensive, low-fat fiber source,
protein, vitamins and minerals. add to
vegetables to soups, stews, rice and
pasta, or serve baked beans (choose
reducing salt and varieties of sugar)
brown bread.
- Snacks
containing fibers, such as:
• Fruit - fresh, dried, canned or
frozen. Do not forget to eat the skin
in fruits like apples and pears.
• Veg sticks - carrots, celery or
cucumber sticks or a packet of sugar
snow peas. You can enjoy these low calorie snacks if you feel hungry
between meals.
• Reduction of fat hummus. to
little variety, dip your veggies sticks
whole wheat crackers or pitta
bread in a reduced fat bath
hummus. You will have fiber
both vegetables and bread.
• air blast, popcorn.
Homemade is the best way to avoid high
, Sugar or coarse salt in some
trademarks. Do not add
sugar or butter ....
jeudi 8 janvier 2015
Weight loss:Additional Reading
- Active at Any Size
being physically active no
matter what a person’s size.
The brochure presents a
variety of activities that large
people can enjoy safely.
- Bariatric Surgery for Severe Obesity
It explains how gastrointestinal
surgery promotes weight loss
and the benefits and risks of
each procedure.
- Changing Your Habits:
guides readers through steps
that can help them determine
what “stage” they are in—
how ready they are—to make
healthy lifestyle changes.
Once that stage is determined,
strategies on how to make
healthy eating and physical
activity changes are offered.
- Just Enough for You
between a portion—the
amount of food a person
chooses to eat—and a
measured serving. It offers
tips for judging portion sizes
and for controlling portions at
home and when eating out.
- Prescription Medications
medications that suppress
appetite or reduce the body’s
ability to absorb dietary fat.
The types of medications and
the risks and benefits of each
are described.
- Walking…A Step in the
- Right Direction
illustrates warm-up stretching
exercises. It also includes a
sample walking program