Category: lifestyle

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Consuming too much caffeine? If coffee, tea or energy drinks play a big part in your life, the mere thought of cutting back may be too traumatic to consider. However, according to Susie it’s important to understand when our daily caffeine consumption may be too high. In this post, Susie explains what our ideal daily caffeine intake should be and discusses the varying effects it can have on our bodies.

Are you struggling to maintain a healthy lifestyle? Maybe you’ve eaten too much fast-food lately, or you’re not exercising as often as you used to? Whatever your reason, don’t worry – we know it doesn’t take much for commitment levels to slip sometimes. In this post, Susie discusses five powerful questions you need to ask yourself in order to preserve your commitment to health and fitness.

How does a bowl of roasted winter veg, lentils, garlic, balsamic, rocket and goat’s cheese sound for lunch tomorrow? (yummy, right?!) If you love your vegetables, you’re guaranteed to love today’s ‘Lentil Salad’ recipe! Provided by HIF Health expert Susie Burrell, this dish is an awesome choice if you want a meal that’s quick and easy to make.

What’s the safest and most effective way to clean a retainer? In this post for our Healthy Lifestyle Blog, Dr Emma addresses a fan’s question about retainer maintenance and offers her own personal cleaning tips.

Have you let your diet slip over winter? Don’t worry, you’re not the only one. In fact, we hear groans about the same thing around the HIF office all the time. In this post Susie provides her expert advice on how to shed those extra winter pounds and ensure you’re ready for Summer.

Struggling for ideas when it comes to lunchtime or afternoon snacks? Why not try these delicious Quinoa Patties by HIF health expert Susie Burrell. The recipe is super quick to make and serves 3 – 4 people – the perfect healthy dish!

Ever wondered what happens to your body post -exercise? According to HIF fitness guru, Brian Killian, our initial reaction is often: “I’ve done a workout, worked my muscles, I need to refuel.” But here’s an interesting thought – what if our interpretation of this signal is incorrect? What if it’s not food our bodies are asking for? Brian explains all…

Smoothies, yoghurts, rice snacks and muesli bars – all healthy foods, right?! Well actually – wrong! According to Susie these are some of the most popular ‘healthy’ food choices which could be derailing your diet. In her latest post, Susie delves into a handful of ‘diet offenders’ and offers her advice on what to look out for when examining food labels.

Are you a morning person? According to fitness guru, Brian, there are two types of people in this world, ‘morning people’ and ‘people who don’t like morning people’. In this post, Brian dispels this myth and explains why we must connect exercise with pleasure for it to become a lifestyle choice.

Amalgam fillings – are they safe? In this post for our Healthy Lifestyle Blog, Dr Emma answers a reader’s concern by explaining the facts which surround recent research. She also offers her advice on why she believes the removal of amalgam fillings is an unnecessary risk with no provable health benefits.