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Forget detox
Posted on 13. Feb, 2012 by Julia Barnard.
The British Liver Trust suggest the best way to look after your liver is to take care of it all year round, rather than giving your body an occasional detox. They see little benefit in detoxing, which can involve periods without alcohol and drastic dietary changes, often following a time of excess. It makes more [...]
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September: A Whole Month of Happiness and Wellbeing
Posted on 01. Sep, 2011 by Julia Barnard.
September is the ninth month of the year, yet is named after the word septem, meaning seven as it was originally the seventh month of the year in the Roman calendar. This month a new season begins, whether it is spring in the southern hemisphere or autumn for the north. This month we will consider [...]
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June: A Whole Month of Happiness and Wellbeing
Posted on 01. Jun, 2011 by Julia Barnard.
Welcome to June! June is the sixth month of the year and is most likely named after the goddess Juno. As the goddess of marriage, it became popular to marry in June, a trend that continues today, particularly in the northern hemisphere. Relationships and relationship satisfaction therefore will be our first theme this month. What [...]
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May: A Whole Month of Happiness and Wellbeing
Posted on 01. May, 2011 by Julia Barnard.
May is the fifth month of the year and is named after the goddess Maia. For a month of happiness, we will draw from three events happening in May: World Laughter Day, International No Diet Day and a little known celebration observed in the US, Visit Your Relatives Day. If we take advantage of these [...]
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April: A Whole Month of Happiness and Wellbeing
Posted on 01. Apr, 2011 by Julia Barnard.
April is the fourth month of the year and may have been named after the goddess Aphrodite. Celebrated this month are World Creativity Week, World Health Day and International Dance Day. This month I will consider how everybody can be creative and how using your creativity skills can be a great mood booster. In recognition [...]
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How to be Happy Again When You’re Feeling Down
Posted on 07. Dec, 2010 by Julia Barnard.
If you ever suffer from episodes of depression, at the time you wonder how you will ever feel better again. Sometimes this mood just runs its course. However, there a few things you can do to help you recover sooner and get back to your happier self. Many of the tips that follow are also preventative, meaning you can implement them at any time. As such they may help you avoid suffering from the blues in the first place.
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Chocolate benefits
Posted on 30. Nov, 2010 by Julia Barnard.
Ladies – make your snack a chocolate one and it may just help prevent heart disease. Australian research published in the Archives of Internal Medicine have suggested the link between chocolate eating and lowered heart disease in women. The researchers reviewed data collected from 1216 older women – their chocolate consumption was recorded for nearly [...]
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A Beginner’s Guide to Type 2 Diabetes
Posted on 24. Sep, 2010 by Julia Barnard.
Recently I heard news of a neighbour who had her leg amputated because of diabetes. I already knew this was a potential complication, but seeing it happen to someone I knew, hit home. A reminder that the statistics we read refer to actual people. So I thought I’d give you a quick overview of type [...]
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Eat your green vegetables
Posted on 14. Sep, 2010 by Julia Barnard.
We all know that eating fruit and vegetables is good for your health and wellbeing. Now research at Leicester University indicates that eating green leafy vegetables may reduce your risk of developing type 2 diabetes. They reviewed data from six studies which together looked at 220,000 people. Findings indicate eating 106g of green leafy vegetables [...]
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Sleep deprivation impedes insulin use
Posted on 20. Jul, 2010 by Julia Barnard.
The body’s ability to utilise insulin properly can be hampered from just one . It is important that sugar in the bloodstream is processed properly, else type 2 diabetes can develop, Research published at the Leiden University Medical Centre in the Netherlands found sleep restriction for just one night reduced insulin sensitivity by 19 to [...]
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