Wellbeing



Single best thing for our health

If we are short of time, what is the single best thing we can do for our health? There are quite a few things you could do:

  • Cancer screening
  • Eating more fibre
  • Control your cholesterol
  • Control your weight
  • Drink less
  • Smoke less

But what makes the biggest impact? What has the biggest return on investment?

Here's a great video where Dr. Mike Evans, from the University of Toronto, gives you the answer.

Quick and Healthy Meals that will Save You Time

The process of preparing healthy meals often takes more time than our busy lives can afford. With a little creative meal planning and some help from frozen and prepared foods, however, you can prepare healthy and delicious meals that will keep your family or guests begging for more.

Save time cooking with these quick and healthy meals that can be prepared in fifteen minutes or less.

Reduce down time from sickness

How much time do you lose from sickness? According to OCED figures (2005), workers in Greece lose just one day a year (on average) from sickness, while USA workers lose 9 days a year, and workers in Sweden take a huge 25 days a year for sickness. (What is going on in Sweden?). This article looks at ways to reduce down-time from sickness. Reduce down time from sickness

Find Time by Living longer (It is not rocket science)

It is not rocket science – if you live longer you have more time. Today we live in an era where average life expectancy in many countries exceeds 80 years. Just one hundred years ago the life expectancy in developed countries was around 50 years. Of course we don’t all reach grand ages. This article looks at recommended ways of increasing our chances of a long and healthy life. Time gone