Friday, January 28, 2011

31st January - Sleep 4 Health, Metabolism Tips, Kids in the Kitchen

Hello everyone and welcome back again to Total Vitality!


I had a great day on Friday at a Living Foods Workshop with Joy Mozzi from FRUVENU!


A wonderful family with 5 kids were having a workshop and allowed me to come in to their home and be a part of it!
We had a lot of fun, the kids got right in to it and the food was delicious, I became so full and yet I was eating so so healthy!
Thanks again Caitlin for allowing me to be a part of your workshop :)


This week I have a fabulously nutritious and slightly unusual SNACK BITE for you.
Check out the fact sheet right here:


OLIVE LEAF EXTRACT


And check out the audio below from today's interviews.
Let me know what you think by leaving a comment below and if you have any ideas for interviews or snack bites, please leave a comment or send a message via the Facebook fan page.


Have a super healthy and happy week!






DR KEITH WONG
Sleep Physician and Researcher
The results have been collected for the 2010 Big Sleep Survey and you can find out all the latest stats at www.sleepsurvey.net.au/. I spoke this week to Dr Keith Wong who was part of the sleep survey to find out how important sleep is for our health.



JENNY DUGARD
Health and Fitness Specialist
Body Beyond Baby
http://www.bodybeyondbaby.com.au/

This week Jenny gives us some hints and tips on boosting our metabolism this summer and motivates us to get back in to training. Something I definitely need at the moment! :)

JOY MOZZI
Living Foods Facilitator
FRU-VE-NU
http://www.fruvenu.com.au/

This week on Total Vitality Joy gives parents some tips on how to include their children more when it comes to cooking and preparing food in the kitchen and has some great advice for introducing healthy living foods to kids. Joy is a Living Foods Workshop Demonstrator and has worked in many child care centres and preschools as well as running in-home living foods demonstrations to help individuals and families learn how easy it is to introduce more living foods in their lives. 
Just on Friday I had the opportunity to attend my first workshop with Joy and it was so much fun, I learnt so much and ate myself silly! If you are keen to learn more about including more living raw foods in to your diet, I strongly suggest visiting Joy's website and enquiring about the workshops!

Friday, January 21, 2011

Yucky Yucky Sugar

Some interesting facts about yucky yucky sugar!


  • Sugar can suppress the immune system.
  • Sugar can upset the body's mineral balance.
  • Sugar can contribute to hyperactivity, anxiety, depression, concentration difficulties, and crankiness in children.
  • Sugar can produce a significant rise in triglycerides.
  • Sugar can cause drowsiness and decreased activity in children.
  • Sugar can reduce helpful high density cholesterol (HDLs).
  • Sugar can promote an elevation of harmful cholesterol (LDLs).
  • Sugar can cause hypoglycemia.
  • Sugar contributes to a weakened defense against bacterial infection.
  • Sugar can cause kidney damage.
  • Sugar can increase the risk of coronary heart disease.
  • Sugar may lead to chromium deficiency.
  • Sugar can cause copper deficiency.
  • Sugar interferes with absorption of calcium and magnesium.
  • Sugar can increase fasting levels of blood glucose.
  • Sugar can promote tooth decay.
  • Sugar can produce an acidic stomach.
  • Sugar can raise adrenaline levels in children.
  • Sugar can lead to periodontal disease.
  • Sugar can speed the aging process, causing wrinkles and grey hair.
  • Sugar can increase total cholesterol.
  • Sugar can contribute to weight gain and obesity.
  • High intake of sugar increases the risk of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.
  • Sugar can contribute to diabetes.
  • Sugar can contribute to osteoporosis.
  • Sugar can cause a decrease in insulin sensitivity.
  • Sugar leads to decreased glucose tolerance.
  • Sugar can cause cardiovascular disease.
  • Sugar can increase systolic blood pressure.
  • Sugar causes food allergies.
  • Sugar can cause free radical formation in the bloodstream.
  • Sugar can cause toxemia during pregnancy.
  • Sugar can contribute to eczema in children.
  • Sugar can overstress the pancreas, causing damage.
  • Sugar can cause atherosclerosis.
  • Sugar can compromise the lining of the capillaries.
  • Sugar can cause liver cells to divide, increasing the size of the liver.
  • Sugar can increase the amount of fat in the liver.
  • Sugar can increase kidney size and produce pathological changes in the kidney.
  • Sugar can cause depression.
  • Sugar can increase the body's fluid retention.
  • Sugar can cause hormonal imbalance.
  • Sugar can cause hypertension.
  • Sugar can cause headaches, including migraines.
  • Sugar can cause an increase in delta, alpha and theta brain waves, which can alter the mind's ability to think clearly.
  • Sugar can increase blood platelet adhesiveness which increases risk of blood clots and strokes.
  • Sugar can increase insulin responses in those consuming high-sugar diets compared to low sugar diets.
  • Sugar increases bacterial fermentation in the colon.

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Laughter Therapy, Training Styles and tasty SNACK BITE - 17 January 2011

Hello and welcome to 2011! 

It's great to be back and thank goodness the summer has finally hit here in Sydney and the desire, ability and enthusiasm to train - outdoors especially - are back and pumping!

Perfect weather to grab your dog, your partner or a friend and go for a run, a walk or enroll in a new fitness class and lose those xmas kilos and get your energy and body back!

This week on the show we had the tasty, yummy, summer fruit as a SNACK BITE:
PINEAPPLE

ALSO THIS WEEK:

DR PETER SPITZER aka DR FRUIT LOOP
Medical Practioner, Co-Founder and Medical Director of Humour Foundation Australia
The Humour Foundation
www.humourfoundation.com.au
Nicole phoned in to ask us whether there really was any truth in the old saying "laughter is better than medicine". Well, Dr Peter Spitzer, aka Dr Fruit Loop and his team of Clown Doctors spend hours each week helping children and adults in hospitals across Australia laugh and have fun. So there must be something to it. Today Dr Fruit Loop gives us the real health facts about humour therapy.
Following on from our discussion with Dr Fruit Loop - below are some great websites for you to find out more about laughter therapy and laughter yoga.





Sydney Laughter
Carrington Rd
Randwick NSW 2031
(02) 8005 5704






KRISTIN GLEESON
Online Training Programs Manager
Ideal Bodies Online
idealbodiesonline.com
All to often, we focus on training in the style we love the most. The style we can do with friends, the style that is the most fun for us. However, a good training program that can help tone your body, help you to lose weight and keep you healthy on the inside, must incorporate a number of different techniques and methods in order for your body to get the most benefit. Today, Kristin talks to us about cardio training, high intensity interval training and resistance training.