понедельник, 23 апреля 2012 г.
Welcome to Healthy Food for All
Healthy Food for All is an all-island initiative seeking to combat food poverty by promoting access, availability and affordability of healthy food for low-income groups.This website is designed to act as an information and networking resource for anyone interested in food poverty and its relationship with food and nutrition policy, health inequalities, welfare adequacy, educational disadvantage, food production and distribution, retail planning and food safety.
Our key areas of work are:
- Community & School Food Initiatives
- Policy
Some Advice =)
Walk instead of driving for short journeys.
When you get into the habit of driving short journeys, whether it be the 15 minute drive into town or the short journey to the shops, you can quickly get used to the ease of it. Yes, it can be very tempting to drive around, especially when you have bags to carry. However, by doing that you can quickly end up on the slippery slope to a lazy, unhealthy lifestyle. You lose out on a great excuse to get fresh air and exercise too.
Choose stairs over lifts
This is similar to walking instead of driving so I don’t really need to go into any more details about this one. Don’t get into the habit of taking easy options like lifts and escalators, it’s one more step towards that lazy lifestyle I talked about previously. The University Of Ulster did the scienct on the benefits of taking stairs.
Drink water, especially as replace for fizzy drinks
Drink plenty of water and keep yourself hydrated throughout the day. I know of few people who follow this tip despite it being the most basic and effective method to a healthy diet. It’s cheaper then buying bottles or cans of coke and you aren’t taking in all the sugar, caffeine and other nasty chemicals. If you don’t find water particularly tasty, you are probably too used to sugary drinks! Try using a water purifier or adding lemons/limes to add a bit of flavour.
Replace snacks with healthy options
This was the biggest step I took in hindsight as all my other healthy measures seemed to balloon from this one. One day I was eating an apple instead of a bag of crisps, and a month later I found I was eating my five portions a day. I’ve talked more about this particular habit in a previous article if you wish to read more.
Choose the light options
Perhaps the easiest step you can take. A lot of foods now come in healthy, light or sugar-free options. Some people claim these options don’t taste as good, but I’ve never come across any food that tastes so radically different to the normal version that you can’t get used to the taste.
Choose lean meats, especially white meats
Meat can contain a lot of unhealthy fats so you want to choose the leanest options you can. Chicken and turkey without the skin are your best choices here. Just don’t go negating the benefits by cooking it in a unhealthy way; grill it where possible.
With all the above points it’s important that you don’t follow them religiously. If you happen to have a big, fatty steak with a can of coke one day, or eat a bag of crisps rather than an apple, that doesn’t mean that your attempts to live a healthy lifestyle have all collapsed around you!

Walk instead of driving for short journeys.
When you get into the habit of driving short journeys, whether it be the 15 minute drive into town or the short journey to the shops, you can quickly get used to the ease of it. Yes, it can be very tempting to drive around, especially when you have bags to carry. However, by doing that you can quickly end up on the slippery slope to a lazy, unhealthy lifestyle. You lose out on a great excuse to get fresh air and exercise too.
Choose stairs over lifts
This is similar to walking instead of driving so I don’t really need to go into any more details about this one. Don’t get into the habit of taking easy options like lifts and escalators, it’s one more step towards that lazy lifestyle I talked about previously. The University Of Ulster did the scienct on the benefits of taking stairs.
Drink water, especially as replace for fizzy drinks
Drink plenty of water and keep yourself hydrated throughout the day. I know of few people who follow this tip despite it being the most basic and effective method to a healthy diet. It’s cheaper then buying bottles or cans of coke and you aren’t taking in all the sugar, caffeine and other nasty chemicals. If you don’t find water particularly tasty, you are probably too used to sugary drinks! Try using a water purifier or adding lemons/limes to add a bit of flavour.
Replace snacks with healthy options
This was the biggest step I took in hindsight as all my other healthy measures seemed to balloon from this one. One day I was eating an apple instead of a bag of crisps, and a month later I found I was eating my five portions a day. I’ve talked more about this particular habit in a previous article if you wish to read more.
Choose the light options
Perhaps the easiest step you can take. A lot of foods now come in healthy, light or sugar-free options. Some people claim these options don’t taste as good, but I’ve never come across any food that tastes so radically different to the normal version that you can’t get used to the taste.
Choose lean meats, especially white meats
Meat can contain a lot of unhealthy fats so you want to choose the leanest options you can. Chicken and turkey without the skin are your best choices here. Just don’t go negating the benefits by cooking it in a unhealthy way; grill it where possible.
With all the above points it’s important that you don’t follow them religiously. If you happen to have a big, fatty steak with a can of coke one day, or eat a bag of crisps rather than an apple, that doesn’t mean that your attempts to live a healthy lifestyle have all collapsed around you!

воскресенье, 22 апреля 2012 г.
Nowadays our life is getting more and more tense. People live under the press of
different problems, such as social, ecological, economic and others. They constantly
suffer from stress, noise and dust in big cities, diseases and instability. A person
should be strong and healthy in order to overcome all difficulties. To achieve this
aim people ought to take care of their physical and mental health. There are several
ways to do it. The state of your body depends on how much time you spend doing
sports. At least everybody must do morning exercises every day. The most healthy
kinds of sports are swimming, running and cycling. Healthy food is also a very
important factor. Overeating causes many dangerous diseases. The daily menu should
include meat, fruit and vegetables, milk product, which are rich in vitamins, fat,
proteins and etc. On the other hand modern diets are very popular especially among
women. Diets may be harmful, if they are used in the wrong way. To be healthy, peo
ple should get rid of their bad habits. It's necessary to stop smoking and drinking
much. Everyone should remember that cigarettes, alcohol and drugs destroy both body
and brain. Besides according to statistics most of crimes are committed by people
under the influence of drugs and alcohol. In addition it is recommended to watch TV
less, avoid anxiety and observe daily routine. Certainly it's hard to follow all
these recommendations, but every person have to choose between healthy life style
and numerous illnesses.
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