By Hannah Buckland, Healthy Hearts Care Planner It’s Mental Health Awareness Week, which seems like a great opportunity for us to reflect on some of the challenges Covid-19 and the lockdown have imposed upon us in the past few months. It has been an incredibly stressful...
Eat Healthy With Healthy Hearts The most commonly consumed foods by Prophet Mohammed were milk, dates, lamb/mutton and oats. Healthy foods mentioned in the Holy Qur’an are fruit and vegetables, such as olives, onions, cucumber, figs, dates, grapes as well as pulses such as lentils. Complex carbohydrates are foods...
By Arjun Kumar, Quit Coach Here we are now, adapting as best as we can, to our new lives in this present moment, and in the midst of this present situation. Naturally, this new way of living can have an impact on quitting smoking attempts – more time at home without our usual...
By Hannah Buckland, Healthy Hearts Care Planner Coconut oil has become, for many, a store-cupboard staple. Considered a ‘superfood’, it has been speculated to provide a long list of health benefits. Proponents swear by its ability to promote fat loss, boost brain function and reduce hunger;...
By Hannah Buckland, Healthy Hearts Care Planner As Covid-19 continues to spread and impact our lives, people are, understandably, searching for ways to protect themselves from the virus. Unfortunately, pseudoscience has a tendency to spread during times of uncertainty, and high levels of desperation and fear...
By Hannah Buckland, Healthy Hearts Care Planner Superfood seems to be the new buzzword in town. Acai berries, coconut oil, green tea, turmeric – all these foods (and many more) have been assigned “superfood” status; their high nutrient densities believed to provide a plethora of health...