One often overlooked secret to success in the workplace is nutrition. The food we consume plays a crucial role in our energy levels, focus, and overall wellbeing, making it a cornerstone of workplace productivity and satisfaction.
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a medical term used to describe a collection of gut symptoms. Symptoms can vary in severity from one person to another, and it may be constipation or diarrhoea dominant, or a combination of both.
Losing weight does not have to involve an extreme overhaul of every element of your current lifestyle. In fact, making gradual and manageable changes has been found to be much more effective for sustaining weight loss in the long run. Try out these five easy swaps to get you started on your weight loss journey!
For optimal health, you should aim to drink 8 to 10 glasses of water per day (around 1.5 to 2 litres), however sometimes it can be tricky to hit this goal. Our Dietitian Hollie Corrigan is here to provide some helpful tips for how to boost hydration and get an optimal level of water intake day to day.
Ramadan is a holy time for Muslims around the world during which fasting from sunrise to sunset is a requirement for most (but not all) Muslims. In this blog post, Spectrum Health dietitian, Michaela Carrick, discusses the common challenges with, and solutions for, eating nutritiously during Ramadan.
Your body is made to move and yet we are becoming more sedentary than ever. Most people view physical activity and exercise as a chore, and we know that kids don’t like chores, so the goal is to change the way that we view exercise. The key is to make exercise fun because let’s face it, it can be boring. Here are some tips to get you and your family more active today.
Should you cut out fat in your diet to improve your health? Dietitian Michelle is here to bust some myths!
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Dietitian Michelle has some great tips for curbing mindless snacking as we work from home and we’ve made a handy infographic to go with her useful video.
Well done on getting to week 5 of the January BOOST challenges! By now you will hopefully be drinking more water, eating 5 fruit and veg a day, sleeping more and moving your body regularly. These healthy habits are not only manageable, realistic additions to your day-to-day life, but they will have a huge impact on your health long-term. From physical to mental health, each of these habits will help to BOOST your energy and health long-term.
Welcome to week 4 of the January BOOST challenge. To recap, we have covered the importance of staying well hydrated, getting your 5 a day and being physically active when it comes to optimising your energy. Are you starting to reap the benefits? Take a minute to compare where you are at now energy-wise to how you felt prior to starting the BOOST challenge.
Well done on making it to week 3 of 5 of the January BOOST challenges! By now you will hopefully be working on adding more water, fruit and veg into your daily routine and have started to notice the positive changes in your health. Please get in touch with us to let us know how you are getting on. Who knows, you might even inspire someone else to get started on their own BOOST journey.
It is that time of year again. Feeling lethargic and drained after the Christmas holidays, most people will be resigning themselves to extreme New Year’s resolutions. New Year’s resolutions are usually unrealistic, and research shows that over 80% of people fail to sustain their new habits past the 30-day mark.
A letter to the editor of the Irish Examiner newspaper was published recently about the importance of building healthy habits for our children and their future. Our head dietitian, Michelle Loughlin, has written a response to it by highlighting the importance of the issue and how best to tackle it.
