Been diagnosed with Prostate Cancer? Here are the most vital questions to ask your physician:Read more on First steps if you’re diagnosed with Prostate Cancer…
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These guidelines help with healthy eating habits, with all its attendant benefits:
1. Eat regularly and don’t skip meals.
2. Always eat breakfast, a small amount of protein and some fruit is fine.
3. Reduce portion sizes, Read more on The 9 Rules of Good Nutrition…
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Try these simple bath treats that are kind to you and to the environment.
A SOOTHING BATH
Mix two handfuls of powdered milk with one handful of cornflour.
Add approx 10-12 drops of your favourite essential oil. Lavender is good to relax; Patchouli, ylang ylang or Sandalwood for ‘romance’. Try grapefruit oil to wake yourself up.Read more on Lorraine’s Bathtime Treats…
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Forget all the fancy diets you read about, just follow the plan below for a couple of weeks and you’re sure to shed the pounds.
If you want to stay on this diet be sure that you’re eating a wide variety of foods, try all those funny looking fruits and veg that you normally ignore. Don’t get bored – experiment, there’s a recipe on the internet for absolutely everything.
Lots of people have food that doesn’t agree them, this isn’t a reason to give up. Find a solution, there is always an alternative.
Breakfasts
• Fat free live yoghurt (add fruit, crushed almonds)
• Oat porridge made with water or 0% fat milk with summer berries
• Scrambled eggs on wholewheat toast (with smoked salmon or a slice of bacon with all the fat removed)
Lunches
• Big raw veg salad with grilled fish or tinned mackerel/tuna + two ryvitas
• Greek salad made with fat reduced feta + ½ a pitta
• Cottage cheese with a small baked potato
• Grilled chicken breast (no skin) with mixed salad
• Homemade vegetable soup and one slice of wholewheat bread
Dinners
• Any grilled meat with all fat removed and steamed veg and a small portion of rice or other grain
• Any grilled fish with steamed veg and a small portion of rice or other grain
• Marinated tofu with stir fry veg
Liven up your veg with a splash of balsamic vinegar and/or a sprinkling of sesame seeds and use a wide variety of veg
Use a spray oil for cooking
Desserts
• Fresh fruit salad
• Frozen grapes (or try a wedge of pineapple on a stick)
• A bowl of cherries in season
• Frozen fat free yoghurt lolly
• Iced Berries (whiz a few spoons of fat free yoghurt with some previously frozen berries)
Extras
Herbal teas
1 cup of 0% fat milk (try adding ¼ tsp of decaf coffee and whisk to make a latte)
Herbs and spices to flavour
Snacks
Try to avoid snacking but if you must choose from the following:
2 cubes of a good quality dark chocolate
Crudites – carrot, celery, pepper etc. (make a dip with a couple of spoons of fat free yoghurt mixed with chopped cucumber and fresh mint)
2 ryvitas with a small cube of fat reduced cheese (or a laughing cow spread)
a few almonds
A piece of fruit (put it on a stick and freeze for a tasty ice treat)
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