Sports Medicine Articles
Friday, 27 April 2012 23:02
Exercise and Brain Health
Everyone knows that exercise is good for you. It improves your cardiovascular health, stress levels, and helps to maintain a healthy weight. However, exercise also helps your mind to stay sharp and focused especially as you get older. Exercise benefits your brain in the same way it benefits the rest…
Friday, 27 April 2012 22:32
Hidden Sugar
We all know that too much sugar can lead to health problems like obesity and diabetes. It’s impacts your weight and your body’s ability to maintain it. Low-Fat options It’s easy to pick up a low-fat ite ms from the store and believe you’re doing you’re making a healthy choice. …
Wednesday, 18 April 2012 21:59
Creatine
If you go to a gym and eavesdrop on some conversations near the weights about supplements and protein shakes, you’re bound to hear the word creatine come up. Creatine is a naturally occurring amino acid in the body that helps to supple energy to the cells in your body, especially…
Friday, 23 March 2012 07:57
Meditation for body and mind
Meditation has become widely accepted in the mainstream as an activity that can improve your health. Meditation has several definitions, depending upon whom you ask, but generally speaking it is the practice of sitting or lying calmly and focusing your attention inward. While it is often associated with religion, the…
Tuesday, 13 March 2012 20:12
Pitfalls of Fad Diets
Often in the news you’ll hear about a new wonder diet that claims to help you lose weight, bulk muscle, or reduce your waistline. Manoeuvring through these diets can be tricky as it’s hard to tell which ones are harmless and useful versus those that may be of little benefit…
Tuesday, 06 March 2012 22:32
Lycopene
Carotenoids have been researched since the 1930s as an important part of one’s diet. Even in the 20s it was thought that this anti-oxidant had a beneficial contribution to one’s health. Lycopene is a type of carotenoid (along with the better known beta-carotene). While not considered an essential vitamin,…
Thursday, 01 March 2012 14:32
Sports Shoes & Supports
Now that it’s warming up outside, you’re starting to lose your excuse for not exercising. Choosing your equipment is an important part of gearing up for the outdoor season. It’s important to think about the most comfortable socks, shorts, shirts, helmets, gloves, etc that will do the best job…
Wednesday, 29 February 2012 19:58
Put your best foot forward
As the weather begins to turn a bit warmer, there will be a rush of joggers, bicycles, and all things fitness worthy on the roads and park pathways. There will be seasoned veterans of the road and novices who are just getting started and dipping their toe into the world…
Friday, 24 February 2012 13:07
Tips to better sleep
Ok, so we’ve gone over the importance of sleep and the many ways it’s crucial for your health and wellbeing. We all go through patches of sleep troubles (some more than others). If you find that you’re especially tired in the morning or having a hard time going to sleep…
Wednesday, 22 February 2012 12:42
More than just beauty sleep
Sleep is just as important to your health and wellbeing as good nutrition, exercise, and stress management. It’s far too easy to stay awake at night watching TV, surfing the web, doing some last minute work or just getting some ‘me’ time after the kids go to bed. However, getting…
Thursday, 16 February 2012 17:05
The Right Way to Start Your Day!
How important is breakfast to your diet and overall health? We’re always told the best way to start the day is with breakfast, but how true is this? I bet you know several people, maybe even yourself, who regularly skip it. Maybe it’s due to lack of time or the…
Tuesday, 14 February 2012 14:53
Zinc Benefits and Weight
Zinc is an important part of maintaining your dietary health and assisting with weight loss. It contributes to a wide range of health benefits. Its reproductive benefits include improving the production of testosterone in men and aiding the sperm to reach the goal of an ovum and penetrate it. In…
Saturday, 11 February 2012 19:53
The Danger of Stress
Stress is a problem for everyone at various points in your life. It can be related to family, relationships, work or money but it all has the same negative effect on your health and wellbeing. Some stress is important as it readies your body to react quickly. For example, if…
Tuesday, 07 February 2012 00:55
Vitamin c health benefits - essential nutrients
While there are health benefits to the immune system, this only touches the surface of what the essential nutrient Vitamin C can do for your health.The most famous vitamin, Vitamin C is commonly associated with having a cold and drinking orange juice, but what are the benefits of vitamin c…
Saturday, 04 February 2012 08:27
Sugar vs. Weight Loss
A spoonful of sugar might make the medicine go down. But it also makes blood pressure and cholesterol go up, increasing your risk for weight gain, liver failure, heart disease and diabetes. We already know that vices such as alcohol and tobacco are heavily taxed. Recently there’s been discussion to…
Tuesday, 31 January 2012 01:26
Soup and Weight Loss-Nutritional strategies
When broth is Better than water as a Nutritional Strategy It’s common to hear people discuss the benefits of eating soup as part of a nutritional plan towards weight loss. But is there any truth in this? Can soup or blending your food, help with wellness and weight management and assist…
Friday, 27 January 2012 08:36
The Sunshine Vitamin
A lot of people know Vitamin D as the sunshine vitamin, but in fact there is a lot more it than just that. Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin, stored in the body's fatty tissue. Its function is to enable the body to absorb calcium and phosphates, two minerals that…
Tuesday, 24 January 2012 17:28
Love in the food…
This week you may have read in the newspaper meal made with love and affection tastes better. If you are convinced that nobody, but nobody, makes Sunday Lunch like your mum or Dad’s fry-ups are the best, you’re not alone. A recently published journal provides the evidence for why your…
Thursday, 19 January 2012 19:06
Probiotics and gum disease.
It is well established that improving your diet leads to weight control, increased energy levels and overall health and wellness. Limiting the intake of certain food groups such as fats and sugars, or eating more of other food type, like fish and complex carbohydrates, can help you achieve this. However,…
Tuesday, 17 January 2012 23:54
Flat Stomach: The basics
A few weeks ago l wrote about press ups, a great form of exercise that is simple, takes up very little space and can be part of your new year’s resolution to get fit. Hopefully you’re starting to see the press up benefits, but maybe your waist line isn’t slimming…
Friday, 13 January 2012 09:32
Red Wine: Is it a health myth?
We have all heard that red wine is good for you, but have you ever stopped to consider why? Is it just an good excuse to have a glass or two? Red wine is said to promote a long and active life, with benefits such as anti-aging properties and reduced…
Tuesday, 10 January 2012 22:33
The truth about fats
Having fats in your diet is important, for example it allows the body to absorb “fat soluble” vitamins (A,D,E,K) and plays a vital role in maintaining healthy hair and skin. In addition it helps to insulate the body organs against shock, maintains body temperature, promotes healthy cell function, and is…
Wednesday, 04 January 2012 00:56
Key Exercises. The Push-Up
A few weeks ago l encouraged you to make a start on your new exercise regime using running as an example, in the article Exercise is your New Years Resolution! This week I want to explain how important different exercises are to build up your strength. Not only should strengthening…
Sunday, 01 January 2012 20:25
Hang-over and Treatments
Well… you have really out done yourself this,… you have the “mother” of all hangovers… and you feel awful. Beside that you can’t remember 85% percent of what happened the night before and you don’t know who to apologize to first. But first you have to get rid of this…
Tuesday, 27 December 2011 14:58
Balancing Your Food Groups
Balancing Your Food Groups Good nutrition is critical if you wish to perform at your best. For example when exercising, you must provide a supply of quality energy to your working muscles. The easiest way to do this is to eat a variety of high-quality foods throughout the day, starting…
Thursday, 22 December 2011 08:25
Exercise is your New Years Resolution!
We are all making plans for the New Year;… new resolve for success in areas that we have not achieved, career, love and often health. The problem is that the enthusiasm to make real changes tends to fade once we realize that success does not happen overnight. To make these…
Tuesday, 20 December 2011 11:23
Childhood Obesity
Obesity during childhood has a profound effect on a child’s development and can severely impact on health, causing a problem is joints and bones. Obese children can suffer from teasing by their peers, stereotyping which can lead to emotional problems such as low self-esteem and depression. In addition obese children…
Thursday, 15 December 2011 23:03
Exercising Whilst Ill
Many people believe that exercise will help them recover quicker, but doctors disagree. Evidence is strong that if you are feeling fatigued, feverish or with a bad cough, working out will probably make you feel a lot worse. “Neck Up,…. Neck Down Rule” The common cold caused by the rhinovirus…