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  1. Protein 101: Everything you need to know about high protein foods

    Protein 101: Everything you need to know about high protein foods

    What does protein do in the body?

    Protein is an important macronutrient for the human body. Proteins are made up of amino acids and these are used in various critical functions such as building and repair of bones and muscles, maintaining pH and fluid balance, making hormones and enzymes, and keeping the immune system strong. Proteins also transport nutrients and can be used as an energy source.

    Many people advocate the health benefits of eating a high protein diet. There has also been plenty of media and celebrity attention on dieting buzz words like keto, Atkins, Dukan Diet and South Beach which have raised the popularity of high protein meals combined with low carb eating. In terms of weight loss, eating high protein foods may assist with boosting metabolism, increasing muscle mass, and fat burning.

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  2. New diabetic diet plan: Specially formulated for type 2 diabetes and pre diabetes

    New diabetic diet plan: Specially formulated for type 2 diabetes and pre diabetes

    A healthy diet is vital if you’ve been diagnosed with either type 2 diabetes or prediabetes, a precursor to full diabetes. A balanced diet can help keep blood glucose levels within the target range and reduce the risk that you will develop complications related to your condition.

    That’s why Dietlicious has created a meal plan specially for those with prediabetes and type 2 diabetes. Diet is such a powerful tool in the management of diabetes, that some individuals with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes may be able to manage their condition with diet alone. For those on medication, it may be possible to reduce your medication and even go into remission from diabetes, with the right, healthy diabetic diet.

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  3. How to reverse prediabetes naturally - top 5 tips

    How to reverse prediabetes naturally - top 5 tips

    Have you recently been diagnosed with prediabetes and looking for answers to how to reverse prediabetes naturally? We can help. This article covers the background on prediabetes as well as the risks, tips to reverse prediabetes and scientific research to support it. Not to mention, the best prediabetes diet.

    Prediabetes is a condition in which blood sugar levels are higher than normal but not high enough to be classified as type 2 diabetes. If left untreated, prediabetes can progress to type 2 diabetes, which can lead to serious health complications. However, the good news is that prediabetes can be reversed naturally through lifestyle changes. In this blog post, we'll explore some tips for naturally reversing prediabetes.

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  4. How to live longer, stronger & healthier: Top 10 tips for good health this year

    How to live longer, stronger & healthier: Top 10 tips for good health this year

    Do you want to live healthier in 2024? Perhaps you’ve got #healthgoals you want to accomplish, doctor gave you some bad news, or you have just decided that your New Year’s resolution is to live to 100. Whatever your motivation, we’ve got ten top tips to get you feeling healthier and stronger, so you can live well and live longer. If you’re hungry for more information, there are plenty of linked resources throughout this article.

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  5. Why ditching ultra processed foods may be your ticket to ultimate health in 2024

    Why ditching ultra processed foods may be your ticket to ultimate health in 2024

    What’s the secret to ultimate health and wellbeing? You might think good genes or good luck. Perhaps a good lifestyle, including exercise, sleep and stress management. But the number one thing? Diet.
    Ok, so are you all rushing off to buy kale and sardines yet? Whilst we often think of what we should eat when we think of dieting, we’re going to turn that on its head. Instead, we believe that for ultimate health, you should probably focus your attention on what you shouldn’t eat.

    The bottom line is - ultra processed food is bad for your health. If you want to enjoy the feeling of ultimate health and wellbeing this year, then cut out, or dramatically cut down on your intake of ultra processed food. When you eat a wellbeing diet rich in natural, unprocessed food, it’s almost impossible not to improve your biology, your weight management, your positivity and lower your disease risk. That’s a whole lot of benefits for just following one simple dieting rule.

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  6. How to Host a Festive and Healthy Christmas Day

    How to Host a Festive and Healthy Christmas Day

    With the Christmas countdown clock ticking, it’s time to start planning for an incredible Christmas feast with your loved ones. Indulging in all that the silly season has to offer is tradition, but it is possible to prepare yourself in advance for the calorie onslaught. Including some healthy and wholesome foods can be just as delicious and will set you up for feeling fantastic through to the New Year and beyond.

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  7. Can’t bear gym workouts? Try this new craze, exercise snacking!

    Can’t bear gym workouts? Try this new craze, exercise snacking!

    Exercise is an essential part of any healthy lifestyle, but it can be challenging to find time for regular long workouts. Enter exercise snacking - the concept of short bursts of exercise throughout the day, instead of an extended training routine. This approach offers numerous benefits for anyone who wants to improve their health and fitness without overhauling their schedule. In this post, we'll explore the idea of little snacks of exercise and why it can be a great way to boost your physical activity level and overall well-being.

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  8. Enjoy good health with 5 top healthy eating & lifestyle hacks

    Enjoy good health with 5 top healthy eating & lifestyle hacks

    Want to be healthier this year than you were last year? Do you want to enjoy good health both now and also into the future, minimising your chance of illness and disease? Don’t we all!

    Sometimes health tips can be confusing and conflicting, so we’ve kept it really simple here. There are just 5 key healthy eating and lifestyle hacks to follow with a reference article if you want more info. You can’t go wrong. You'll feel good now and lay the groundwork for living a longer and healthier life. Start today and you’ll be brimming with good health by year’s end!

     

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  9. How does intermittent fasting work where other diets don’t?

    How does intermittent fasting work where other diets don’t?

    Fasting is an ancient tradition, used religiously and therapeutically. Greek physician, Hippocrates is known to have advocated fasting in the face of certain illnesses, more than 2,000 years ago. As a weight loss method, fasting is relatively new, having gained interest mainly in the last hundred years.

    These days, there’s a lot of hype about intermittent fasting as a weight loss strategy and also for managing a range of health conditions such as diabetes, neurological disorders and cancer. Let’s explore what intermittent fasting is, why it’s effective for weight loss and how is it that it can work when a regular diet might not.

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  10. Why nutritionists WON’T recommend a juice cleanse as a New Year resolution

    Why nutritionists WON’T recommend a juice cleanse as a New Year resolution

    The Christmas rush is over and you’ve got a few days to relax, mull over your life and start planning your New Year resolutions. Did you know that the most popular resolutions every year involve self-improvement? Living a healthier life, getting happier, losing weight, exercising more and decreasing your alcohol intake are all included.

    If you too want to jump on the health and weight loss bandwagon this year, we applaud you. You’ve made the decision; now you want to take action and get results. So, should you resort to a juice cleanse? Most nutritionists would give a resounding NO to that question and in this article, we’ll tell you why.

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