2013 in Review, Our 13 Most ‘Clicked’ Articles of the Year!

We have enjoyed bringing you our monthly eNewsletter and hope you have found useful ideas and information on how to support your healthy lifestyle.

We wanted to share with you our top 13 most widely read articles and reflect on their healthy ideas, tips and strategies to improve and enhance your health. Take a look!

1.     Snacking is a great way to sustain your energy between the three main meals of the day. Often half the battle is having ideas on what makes up an everyday snack. This article gives some fantastic ideas on snacks just click here!

2.     Lovely legs and how to get them! Do you know how to wide leg squat, wall squat, walk lunge or what about lunge matrix? No idea, then you need to read this article for how.

3.     At the beginning of year we reviewed some key apps to help you kick start 2013 with an online healthy focus! Ever heard of Calorie King, Time to burn, Foodswitch or MyFitnessPal?

4.     Snacking can be a positive part of our day and help us feel satisfied and energized for the whole day. It can be useful for many people to have ‘snacks’ in between our meals to help us last the distance and having a ‘snack tool kit’ on hand can help you be prepared!

5.     Do you often find yourself reaching for comfort foods? Tips from drinking plenty of water, using portion control, being mindful of your eating cues, keeping exercise top of mind…read on for our top thoughts on curbing comfort eating at anytime of the year!

6.     Do you know what hypothyroidism is? Hypothyroidism is a term used to describe a condition in which the thyroid gland doesn’t produce enough of certain hormones. If you want to know if you are at an increased risk for hypothyroidism click here to find out more.

7.     Technology is clearly impacting on all facets of everyday life. Two out of our top 13 articles were about health and fitness phone apps! Everyone loves technology that helps support our health and fitness routine while making it fun at the same time! This article covers ‘Azumio instant heart rate’, ‘Run Keeper’, ‘You are your own gym’ and ‘Runtastic pedometer’.

8.     Soup - such a versatile and convenient healthy option as a snack or a main meal. It even has research backing it as a fantastic way to satisfy our tummy and fill us up for longer!

9.    Is maintenance your challenge? Education, equipping yourself with tools and having the right support team is crucial to long term weight maintenance success. Take a look at these factors in more detail.

10.  Are you a traditional man who doesn't look after his health as well as you could? Even though it should be easier for men to lose weight (primarily due to the increase in muscle weight in men), they still seem to be struggling. We look at work stress, portions, liquid calories and peer group pressure as some of the issues that men can face while trying to maintain a healthy weight.

11.  Did you know we have a new nutritionally complete low energy diet called LifeShape LED here in the clinic? Meal replacements can be a great short-term weight loss tool as a result of calorie control, nutritional balance and controlling hunger. Find out more!

12.  It is really important to choose the correct footwear for physical activity. Read this great article from our guest blogger Darren Stewart, Director and Podiatrist from myFootDr for all the tips.

13.  Are you confused by all the mixed messages around carbohydrates? What are they? Why do we need them? What about diabetes and glycemic index? Should I avoid carbohydrates all together? We hope you feel a little less bamboozled by carbohydrates after this read.

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