A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed - The Importance of Accountability and Support in Optimal Health

Most of us need a helping hand along the way when it comes to goal setting and achieving great health results. If weight management, cardiovascular fitness, disease prevention and management were easy there would be no need for a highly complex health and medical industry. The following is a short list of essential friends we recommend to help achieve and maintain optimal health for you.

• A local GP you can trust and that you visit regularly for checkups is essential for positive long term health outcomes
• An ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONAL - be it physio, chiro, osteo - try them out and go with whatever works best for you. They have more to offer than help with your stiff back.
• your local DENTIST - there are so many systemic health problems that are related to poor dental health.
• And of course A HEALTH COACH! - will help to put the pieces of the health puzzle together for you and delver a personalised nutrition, exercise and illness prevention management plan that fits you and your lifestyle

HAVE YOU BUILT YOUR HEALTH FREIND NETWORK?

 If not start building for your future NOW to live your best and healthiest life :)

Peace,

John

Cholesterol Facts #1: LDL and HDL Cholesterol

1. Our bodies synthesise (make) enough of both types of cholesterol for our needs and there is no actual need to consume any cholesterol in our diet
2. Small amounts of both LDL (known commonly as bad) and HDL (good) cholesterol are essential for our bodies for cell health
3. Typically high levels of LDL are found in our blood when we are overweight and/or have an unhealthy diet
4. Both types of cholesterol are found only in food products containing animal fats but the following is a list of foods particularly high in LDL (bad) cholesterol:

• animal meat (especially with high levels of fat)
• processed meats such as salami and sausages
• foods cooked in animal fat - most fast foods, hot chips, etc
• cheese and eggs
• shellfish & prawns
• cake, baked desserts and bread
• butter, cream, milk

Most of the above foods can be eaten in moderation - except for fast foods, cake and desserts and cream which are best kept to a minimum as occasional treats.

And the food with the highest amount of cholesterol content? Lambs Brains!!

The Benefits of a 20 Minute Walk 3 times a week

A 20 minute good paced walk is great for our muscle health, good for our cardiovascular fitness, excellent for well being and can burn around 135 calories. Only 3 of these per week will make a positive change in our health :)

Weight Management is about the Trend

Weight management is less about the daily swings and more about the overall trend. that makes it important to weigh yourself daily at the same time under the same conditions but not to stress about the actual number. Over time we need to guide our bodyweight to go down, up or stay the same - according to our personal goals.

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Why You Should Eat Almonds Regularly Between Meals

3 Reasons why I recommend my clients to eat Almonds as a regular part of their nutrition plan:

1. Almonds between meals keeps your metabolism chugging and feeling full.
2. Almonds are a great source of protein and have a small amount of good fats with ZERO cholesterol.
3. Almonds are full of other nutrients such as magnesium, potassium and antioxidants and are great for your skin

This post is not sponsored by an almond factory :)

LET'S EAT!!