On this website, you'll find shopping list tips, delicious recipes, healthy tips, stress buster ideas and interesting information to encourage you into making better decisions that'll help improve your health and wellbeing.

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Fresh Life Health Tips

Tips to help you start a fresh life Snack Smart Snacks are a great way to refuel. Replace biscuits, cakes, chocolates and chips with fruit, rice crackers or a FreshLife Snack Pack. Food doesn't have to be boring. Keep it interesting with wraps, rice cakes, and FreshLife dried fruit and nuts. With the right variety of foods, like a handful of nuts, you won't need vitamin and mineral supplements. Snacks between meals are okay if you keep them healthy. Grab a FreshLife Snack Pack or a tub of low fat yoghurt. You're better off choosing a piece of dried fruit over a fruit drink as many drinks contain sugar and other additives. Active Recreation Don't like doing sports, do something like weeding the garden instead. Shop Healthy Fill your shopping trolley mostly with fruit, vegetables, legumes and FreshLife's dried fruits and nuts. Incidental Exercise Take the stairs instead of the lift or hide the remote control. Take Short Cuts FreshLife's dried fruits and nuts are convenient and perfect for stir-fries, steaming and baking. Get Moving Physical exercise doesn't have to be intense, just get off the bus one stop early. Go Nuts Enjoying a handful of nuts everyday can help lower your cholesterol. Eat Your Juice Eat FreshLife's dried fruits instead of drinking a juice, as fruit juice contains energy but little fibre. Moderate Portions Keep portion sizes reasonable, as it's easier to eat foods you want and stay healthy. This information has been sourced from Go For Your Life, The Health Food Channel and the Nuts for Life websites.

Shopping Lists

Shopping tips to help you start a fresh life Shopping for healthy food is much easier if you start with the right shopping list. And a well-stocked cupboard makes it easy to cook nutritious meals that are quick and delicious. Here are some tips to help you make healthy choices when you go grocery shopping: o Make fruits and vegetables the largest part of your shopping list. o Make sure your grain and cereal products are made from whole grains and not from refined flours. o Healthy protein choices should consist mostly of fish, poultry, lean meats and nuts. o Keep beverages simple. Water, low fat milk, juices and herbal teas make good choices. o Healthy dairy products include low fat: milk, yogurt and cheese. o Watch dressings, cooking oils and condiments, as they can be sneaky sources of sugar and fat. o Dried foods are a convenient way to keep fruits and vegetables on hand. o Choose dried fruits, healthy nuts, seeds and whole grain crackers for snacks. This information has been sourced from Go For Your Life, The Health Food Channel and the Nuts for Life websites.

Stress-buster Ideas

Stress-busting ideas that'll help you start a fresh life. Stress is your body's reaction to the demands placed upon it. And it can become a problem when too much is placed on the body. This can result in a range of health problems including headaches, stomach upsets, high blood pressure, and even stroke or heart disease. Here are some healthy tips and techniques to help you beat stress: Take a nap Recharge your batteries with a little down time. Get a massage Visit a professional or ask someone to give you an impromptu neck and shoulder rub. Express yourself Divert your energies into something creative. Have a laugh It'll make you feel better and you look better too. Exercise Aerobic activity is one of the best ways to reduce stress. Get outdoors A brief break and a little sunshine can immediately reduce stress levels. Smell the roses Aromatherapy can be a tremendous help for alleviating stress. Lower your goals Many of us set ourselves up for defeat simply by setting unrealistic goals. Breathe Breathe slowly and deeply before you react to a stressful situation. Slow down Speaking slower than usual can help combat the onset of stress. This information has been sourced from Go For Your Life, The Health Food Channel and the Nuts for Life websites.