A healthy diet is the key to a healthy life! Overeating sugars and indulging in fatty meals can be a cause of many inflammatory conditions and decreased cognitive function.
The idea behind this blog is to give you a basic insight of what health food essentials are the must have’s to improve your eating habits!
Top 5 Foods To Reduce
– Refined Sugar
– Table Salt
– Cooking Oils
– Processed Foods
– Refined Wheat (Pastas, White Breads, Pastries)
– Caffeine
– Alcohol
Top 5 Essential Foods
– Whole Grains
– Vegetables
– Animal Proteins
– Fish
– Seeds & Grains
Signs That You May Be Intolerant To Food
– Pain
– Diarrhoea
– Fatigue / Mental Blanks
– Indigestion
– Increased Bloating & Gas
5 Ways To Improve Your Health Diet
– Find a reason to make changes to your diet. Are you trying to lose weight? Or are you trying to achieve a physical goal? Maybe you want more energy and be less fatigued during your day? These are just some things to think about before persuing a diet
– Increasing your water intake! Water is the easiest way to improve your diet. It allows the body to flush toxins, assist in weight loss and help with keeping your skin blemish free
– Buy Whole Foods! Being able to see and know what you are buying is a great way to get started on your health. Anything that is pre-made or pre-mixed should be minimized as most times they are filled with different types of preservatives!
– Change things slowly! Don’t just write down a meal plan to follow and burn out. You may become overwhelmed with bland foods and end up quitting your goals days after you begun your journey to greater health
– Do your research on different foods and find out reasone behind why they should be eaten and not be eaten. Following a health guru is a great idea although not all gurus are going to be specify for your case so be aware what they may be trying to advertise on their pages and do some of your own researching o some of the topics they bring up!
If you are someone that is looking at taking their health into a different direction our team of healthcare professionals are more than happy to help.
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The Achilles tendon is a strong band of fibrous tissue which joins the muscles of your calf [Gastrocnemius & soleus] to the heel bone [calcaneus]
The achilles tendon stands as the strongest & largest tendon in the body and serves the function of transmitting power from the calf into the heel and foot. Therefore the achilles tendon plays and important in everyday activities such as walking, running and jumping
This tendon can withstand very high forces, however due to it’s limited blood supply, is very susceptible to injury. Injuries can include tendonitis’, tears, ruptures and bursitis’
Symptoms of an achilles injury include swelling at the tendon, pain with weight-bearing and stiffness at the ankle. Here are some exercises that you can perform to help speed up your recovery rate
Isometric calf raise
Bent leg calf raise
Eccentric calf raise
Weighted seated calf raise
Remember to consult a health care professional before commencing these exercises
