When blood supply to the brain is interrupted, that area of the brain will be deprived of oxygen and nutrients. When brain cells do not get enough oxygen or nutrients, they die. Use the F.A.S.T. technique to recognise if someone’s suffering from a stroke. Face Check their face. Has their mouth drooped? Arm Can they…
Let’s face it, we’re all becoming too dependent and it’s making us vulnerable. Let me explain. There’s a simple blueprint that big companies follow when it comes to providing products and services. I got a copy of the blueprint and it reads: “Make it better.” How do they make it better? Well that depends on the product or…
We probably all know the obvious benefits of donating blood like the reality that each donation can save 3 lives. But did you know that the same donation contribute to making up to 22 different products, for example, immunisations for chicken pox, hepatitis B and tetanus? All these benefits are for the recipient of blood.…
It’s one of those things that sound too good to be true but your body is probably already burning fat while you sleep to a certain degree. The trick is to maximise the efficiency of the fat burning phase. Our body stores energy as glycogen in our liver and muscles as the secondary long term…
1. Eating sugar increase your insulin level The higher your insulin, the more likely you are to store fat because insulin is the main hormone that puts fat into fat cells. Anything that drives insulin up will drive weight gain. 2. Sugar can accelerate ageing When you paint your barbecued meat with barbecue sauce,…
Almost 10,000 Australians die of a heart attack and more than 8,000 die of a stroke every year. Many heart attacks and strokes are preventable through simple lifestyle changes. Why is it important for me to know my risk? It is important to know your chance of having a heart attack or stroke in order…
Aerobic (cardio e.g. running) exercise is a very popular due to the fact that you lose massive amounts of calories during the exercise itself. Anaerobic (interval training e.g. weight lifting) exercise on the other hand, burns less calories during the workout in comparison, but is partly offset by the higher increase in caloric expenditure that…
I know a few people who try to lose their gut by spending hours in the gym doing a series of sit-ups and crunches and nothing much else. If you’re one of these people then you need to stop doing crunches or sit-ups immediately. You see, isolating your midsection does nothing more than “polish up”…
One sure fire way to become overweight is to drink juice straight from a 2 litre bottle. Let’s start with the obvious – fruit juice in a bottle is nothing more than sugary syrup that is no better than coke. With every swig, you’re probably downing more than 5-10 grams of sugar at a time.…
My mum is a great cook. Her cooking is delicious and you always end up eating too much. I remember when I was much younger, something happened to my mum’s cooking style. It started tasting bland. It turned out that my mum’s doctor advised her to cut down on salts, sugars and fats because she…