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If you are confused about correct portion sizes, don’t worry, you are not alone. It is estimated that only one out of a hundred people could correctly identify the right portion sizes! It is always one of our most interesting topics in our 12 week Lose Fat Around the Middle course and usually a big eye opener.
‘You are not what you eat, you are what you absorb’
Might not sound as catchy, but you can have a great diet and make good choices, but if you are not digesting and absorbing your nutrients correctly, then your good diet will not benefit your health.
It’s back to school time around the country. The uniforms are out, the school bags are heaving and the kids are getting up and out earlier. It’s a great time of year to reassess, to get back into a healthy routine and to kick another school year off the way you mean to go on. As each year passes, school work becomes more demanding on our little ones, not to mention the plethora of after school activities. We want to keep our kids happy, healthy and energised so that they have all the ingredients for a productive and fun day at school. This week, Heather Leeson gave a healthy lunchbox demo in Donnybrook Fair Cookery School to help fill those mouths with tasty but healthy food all day. Heather also featured in the Irish Examiner with some of her top tips for school.
Eggs and sperm, like all of your cells, are made from the nutrients found in the foods you eat. There is ever-increasing evidence to support the importance of good nutrition for fertility. Crucial nutrients such as zinc, selenium and essential fatty acids, often lacking in today’s diets, are vital to optimise sperm and egg quality.
Quality Fruits and Vegetables for Sperm Health
Antioxidants are required to protect both the vulnerable outer layer of sperm and the precious package of DNA it is carrying. Here at Glenville Nutrition we recommended eating at least 5 portions of vegetables per day and 2 portions of fruit to obtain a wide array of antioxidants and important vitamins and minerals necessary for sperm health. Not only that, but eating 5 or more portions of vegetables per day decreases risk for all-causes of death so the benefits are wide ranging.
