Healthy Life Resources

Month: July 2023

12 Tamarind Benefits for Leading a Healthy, Sustainable Life

Posted on by Betty W. McBryde

Tamarind is a popular fruit used in various cuisines globally. It is well known for a sweet and sour taste that adds a dash of tanginess to your favorite dishes. Biting into a tamarind fruit is like bliss for people who love the sweet and sour punch. Tamarind benefits, however, may be lesser known. Although the tamarind tree is a native to Africa, it now grows in various tropical regions. Apart from having this unique taste, it has a wide range of benefits. It is packed with nutrients and has been used for its medicinal properties since ancient times. It has been used in treating health issues like constipation, sore throats, and even sunstrokes (1). In recent times, it has also become a part of skin care and hair care routines. Read on to learn about the various benefits of tamarind. 

What is Tamarind?

The tamarind tree is

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Get healthy and stay healthy in 2023 with these 5 tips

Posted on by Betty W. McBryde

A new year means many are looking to improve their health by embracing a new lifestyle, but not all strategies for changing up your habits are created equal.

Fad diets and expensive fitness programmes often become popular in January, but are hard to keep up and can even pose risks to your health.

Still, according to experts, some trends can actually help you get healthier.

And there are plenty of other long-term changes you can make in your life that won’t break the bank and will help you feel better in your daily life.

Here are some tips for creating a sustainable diet and fitness plan to get healthy in 2023:

Eat ‘real food’

Dr Shami Hariharan, an integrative medicine doctor with Atrium Health in North Carolina, Unite States, recommends to patients constructing a healthy diet around one of her favourite quotes from author Michael Pollan: “Eat real

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The powerful health benefits of herbs and how to grow them

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Herbs are not only simple to grow, they also burst with flavour. Their versatility makes them the perfect ingredient for some summer-fresh cooking! To help you get started, nutritionist Diane Murphy has curated this easy to follow list showcasing the health benefits of her top picks: parsley, rosemary, and oregano.

PARSLEY

  • Contains chlorophyll which helps our body produce red blood cells. These cells carry oxygen around the body, improving circulation and boosting energy

  • High in vitamin C which is a heart protective antioxidant

  • Can help decrease inflammation in arteries

  • Eat parsley raw for maximum health benefits

ROSEMARY

  • Helps to ward off blood clots and improves circulation which in turn can assist in preventing heart attack and

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Digital Health Coaching: Prescription for Improving Corporate Wellness Programs | Corporate Wellness

Posted on by Betty W. McBryde

In 1735, Benjamin Franklin published a letter in The Pennsylvania Gazette, offering his now famous axiom, “An Ounce of Prevention is worth a Pound of Cure.”  He was speaking at the time to fire safety, but his message today rings as loud as a five-alarm bell regarding American health care:  wellness and prevention work more efficiently and cost-effectively toward a solution than does any attempt to quench a dire situation later.

With his letter, Franklin launched a wellness and prevention program of his own aimed at managing and containing one of the critical health and safety issues of his day. Franklin personally coached a group of men on effective use of equipment and appropriate actions to be taken at every fire. The brigade met monthly to discuss fire prevention, and eventually spawned other fire-safety groups.

To foster a sense of personal accountability, homeowners were mandated to have leather fire-fighting buckets

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15 Full-Body Walking Benefits, According to Doctors and Trainers

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One of the most powerful ways to maintain a healthy weight, keep your joints strong, and live longer is also one of the simplest, no matter your age. The health benefits of walking are endless, and experts agree by adding walking to your daily routine, you can greatly improve your physical and mental health.

“Walking has always been my main source of cardio, and except for when I was pregnant, I’ve been the same weight my entire life!” says fitness expert Denise Austin.

The key is to strut for, ideally, at least 30 minutes a day, says Melina B. Jampolis, M.D., author of The Doctor on Demand Diet. And whether you decide to lace up your walking shoes and walk to work, pair up with a friend, or join a hiking club, research shows that walking can do everything from lower your blood pressure and reduce your

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Health Coaching and Human Performance

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Profession

Health coaches promote wellness through the development and implementation of strategies to improve the health of individuals and communities. Health coaches work in hospitals, nonprofit organizations, government, physician’s offices, private businesses and colleges. As more employers, health insurance companies and communities focus on disease prevention to reduce healthcare costs, there will be an increased need for trained health coaches to meet the need.

Career Opportunities

This program will prepare the certificate holder for health coaching and wellness positions at wellness centers, employee health clinics, hospitals, home care organizations and physician offices.

  • Health Coach
  • Health Educator
  • Wellness Coordinator
  • Personal Trainer
  • Community Health Worker
  • Nutrition Specialist

Job Outlook

Employment of health coaches and educators is projected to grow 21% from 2012 to 2022, faster than the average for all occupations. Growth will be driven by efforts to improve health outcomes and to reduce healthcare costs by teaching people about

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12 Science-Based Benefits of Meditation

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Meditation has been shown to offer many benefits. Although it’s well known as a technique to reduce stress and anxiety, research shows that it may also help enhance your mood, promote healthy sleep patterns, and boost cognitive skills.

Meditation is the habitual process of training your mind to focus and redirect your thoughts.

The popularity of meditation is increasing as more people discover its many health benefits.

You can use it to increase awareness of yourself and your surroundings. Many people think of it as a way to reduce stress and develop concentration.

People also use the practice to develop other beneficial habits and feelings, such as a positive mood and outlook, self-discipline, healthy sleep patterns, and even increased pain tolerance.

This article reviews 12 health benefits of meditation.

Stress reduction is one of the most common reasons people try meditation.

One review concluded that meditation lives up to its

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Health coaching | Nesta

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Health coaching is a form of coaching that aims to help people to set goals and take actions to improve their health or lifestyle.

We are sharing resources in this area below, please send suggestions to: [email protected].

NHS East of England

  • Health Coaching for Behaviour Change Programme
    From April 2013 onwards, Health Education East of England have run Health Coaching Skills Training Programmes for clinicians in acute trusts, primary care, community service providers and CCGs in the east of England. This website includes an introduction to the approach as well as a number of illustrations to bring to life some of the benefits of health coaching.

NHS Health Education England

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Energy, Weight Control, and More

Posted on by Betty W. McBryde

Breakfast kick-starts your metabolism, helping you burn calories throughout the day. It also gives you the energy you need to get things done and helps you focus at work or at school. Those are just a few reasons why it’s the most important meal of the day.

Many studies have linked eating breakfast to good health, including better memory and concentration, lower levels of “bad” LDL cholesterol, and lower chances of getting diabetes, heart disease, and being overweight.

It’s hard to know, though, if breakfast causes these healthy habits or if people who eat it have healthier lifestyles.

But this much is clear: Skipping the morning meal can throw off your body’s rhythm of fasting and eating. When you wake up, the blood sugar your body needs to make your muscles and brain work their best is usually low. Breakfast helps replenish it.

If your body doesn’t get that

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Sport Science and Coaching BSc (Hons) Undergraduate Course

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Introduction to Sport and Exercise Physiology

This module provides the foundations of the key human systems (both anatomical and physiological) and their responses and adaptations to sports and exercise.

Foundations in Sport and Exercise Psychology

Examine the psychological consequences of engaging in sport and exercise, as well as the mental factors that impact quality sport and exercise experiences.

Introduction to Human Movement Science

Learn about the theoretical and practical aspects of biomechanics relevant to understanding the motion of the human body and the forces generated or experienced by the human body.

Sport, Culture and Society: a Critical Introduction

Explore the importance of the social sciences in the understanding of sports and in the education of every sports professional.

Exploring Coaching Practice

The aim of this module is to facilitate and encourage the exploration of areas within the academic discipline of coaching and begin to make links between and inform coaching

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