While some couples conceive without a problem, others try for years before getting pregnant. There are a lot of myths around what both men and women should and shouldn’t do if they want to increase their chances of conception, but a study has found just how much what you eat can have an effect. Harvard University researchers conducted the review, published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, by assessing existing data linking nutrition and fertility. Six healthy breakfast recipes - in pictures + show all Six healthy breakfast recipes - in pictures 1/6 You will need: 1 onion, 1 red pepper, 1 stick of celery, 1 cup of mushrooms, 4 to 6 eggs, 1 habanero chilli (optional), 1 tablespoon of oil, 25g of grated low-fat cheese, 150 ml of skimmed milk, 50g of turkey breast. Add some spinach for an extra boost. Method: 1) Cook your turkey breast so that it’s ready to add to the mix later on. Best to grill it and then chop it up as it’s … [Read more...] about The foods to eat and to avoid to increase chances of getting pregnant
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A better way to encourage sinners like me to eat veg
0 Have your say Aesop’s fable about the wind and the sun is a useful reminder that working with people is a better way of encouraging them to do the right thing. A bit like the wind’s relentless battering, we’ve gone on and on about five a day and as far as anyone can tell it’s not made a blind bit of difference for the last ten years. The Mrs Doyle messaging gets through – five a day is one of the most recognised public health campaigns in the world – but it doesn’t change what people eat. Nourish Scotland is part of an Industry Leadership Group to grow potato, fruit and vegetable consumption in Scotland through promoting health, taste and sustainability benefits. Now we and our partners at Peas Please in England and Wales are trying another tack. Sure, we are still on a health mission: eating too little veg is one of the main risk factors for cancer, and like the recent research on potatoes, we keep finding out new reasons why … [Read more...] about A better way to encourage sinners like me to eat veg
From saskatoons to chokeberries: A berry good way to eat healthily!
Home / Lifestyle / House & Home / Gardening by John Stoa January 20 2018, 12.00pm FacebookTwitterWhatsAppLinkedInEmail Sign up to our Daily newsletter Want to read more?Subscribe today from £1 a week There is an assumption that we all overindulge during the festive season, and that is hard to avoid as the boxes of delicious chocolates and biscuits appear in great quantity under the Christmas tree. However television and the press are taking this opportunity to address the problem of those of us who have gained a few extra pounds. There is no shortage of recommended gentle and strenuous exercise regimes to follow with music so we can go with the beat. Then advice on diets is very popular with information on both balanced diets, good foods to eat, foods to avoid and just how good are our super foods should we wish to add a plentiful supply of these in with our daily meals. The jury is still debating exactly what is a superfood and just how beneficial these … [Read more...] about From saskatoons to chokeberries: A berry good way to eat healthily!
Food and Drink: There’s an art to eating solo
Eating alone? So often, it just seems easier to chuck something on a slice of toast for dinner when you’re dining solo, than go to the effort of cooking a whole proper meal. For food writer Janneke Vreugdenhil, her toast topping of choice was anchovies and avocado – if she could bring herself to eat at all. "After my husband left me three years ago, at first, I couldn’t eat," she remembers. "I’m a food writer so I’m used to cooking, food is a big part of my life. I get up in the morning and I think about food; I go to bed and I think about food, and suddenly, food was the last thing on my agenda. "I was so sad, I wasn’t hungry. I was losing weight and I felt miserable. Because divorce is not very good for your self-confidence and self-love, I didn’t love myself enough to think I was worth the trouble of cooking. Then one day I thought, ‘OK, I have to start taking better care of myself’." Don’t feel ‘silly’ cooking … [Read more...] about Food and Drink: There’s an art to eating solo
Veganuary: What is it, how can I do it and where can I go to eat out?
What is Veganuary? As it sounds, Veganuary is a campaign to encourage people to try vegan food in January. This year, it's set to be bigger than ever with Veganuary, a registered charity, predicting more than 150,000 people will go vegan for the month. Although the campaign was set up five years ago, this year its profile has grown - although not everyone is a fan. Piers Morgan recently tweeted: "Veganuary....what new special kind of Hell is this?" So, who takes part and why? Last year, there were 60,000 registered participants from 172 countries, and one of the 2015 participants was Charlotte Sims, from Droitwich. She said: "I was already vegetarian and had been since I was eight because of my love for animals. "I couldn't understand how I could have so much love for my pet cats and then be sitting down for dinner and eating cows and chickens. "Why love one animal and then eat another?! I was really passionate about being vegetarian and it never even crossed my mind … [Read more...] about Veganuary: What is it, how can I do it and where can I go to eat out?