The 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans was released last week. The United States Department of Agriculture and the United States Department of Health and Human Services served up a number of new dietary recommendations with the goal of combating the growing obesity epidemic and arming Americans with the information they need to live healthier, longer

Wellness is not just the absence of disease – its something much stronger; the more wellness you have, the less you will be affected by illness. Wellness is an alternative to dependency on doctors and drugs. Wellness is a mindset, a predisposition to adopt a series of key principles in many areas in your life

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Top 10 Tips for Sleeping During a period of organisational change it is important to take care of your health. Being in good health makes you feel good and if you feel good you are more productive. Along with nutrition and fitness, sleep is a critical factor in your health. Without a good night’s sleep,

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You experience what you believe, unless you believe you won’t, in which case you don’t, which means you did! Consider the question: Are my beliefs shaped by my experiences, or did I experience what I believed? If you look a little closer, you will find that believing certain things creates standards against which you will

More than half of people who suffer frequent heartburn say a hectic lifestyle and work-related stress increases their heartburn. While stress hasn’t been linked directly to heartburn, it is known that it can lead to behaviours that can trigger heartburn. During stressful times, routines are disrupted and people may not follow their normal routines in