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4 Foods That Could Improve Your Mood This Christmas

A glum looking women in a Christmas outfit.

Christmas is meant to be a time of joy and happiness where we spend quality time with our family and friends.  However, with an increased chance of catching the common cold or the flu, the poor weather conditions and the very real possibility of suffering from seasonal affective disorder (SAD) the festive period is not always as enjoyable as it should be.  Even if you are not suffering from SAD you can still find yourself feeling glum during the holidays for various reasons.  In these instances you may want to consider the impact of your diet.  What you eat can have a significant impact upon … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Christmas Diet, Food Tagged With: Christmas Diet, mood foods, omega 3 mood, vitamin d mood

Don’t let SAD Ruin Your Christmas

A shadow of a depressed man in front of a Christmas tree.

The holidays are meant to be a time of joy and happiness where people come together and enjoy the presence of family and friends. However, this is not the case for everyone. For some people the reduced daylight hours and the lack of sunlight actually cause them to develop a form of depression called Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). In this article I will be discussing SAD in greater detail and hopefully help you avoid the condition this Christmas. According to SADA, SAD affects approximately 7% of the UK population each year between the months of September and April. It is particularly … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Christmas Fitness, Mental Fitness, Seasonal Affective Disorder Tagged With: Christmas Fitness, seasonal affective disorder, seasonal affective disorder lamp, seasonal affective disorder light, Seasonal Fitness

6 Foods to Boost Your Immune System This Christmas

A plate containing a a candle, Christingles and nuts.

In one of my recent articles I discussed how Christmas unfortunately brings with it an increased chance of getting the common cold or the flu.  Since there are so many different types of cold and flu virus the body can never be completely immune to them.  However, by making sure your immune system is working at full strength you can ensure that your body is in the best position possible to fight the common cold or the flu if you contract them.  That's why today I will be sharing with you six foods that can keep your immune system strong over Christmas. 1) ORANGES:- Oranges seem to be a lot … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Christmas Diet, Colds & Flu, Featured, Food, Immune System Tagged With: Christmas Diet, diet immune system, foods immune system, healthy immune system, immune system, nutrition immune system

Can Vitamin C Help You Avoid Christmas Colds?

An orange on a table with Christmas decorations.

As I discussed in my last article we are more susceptible to both the common cold and flu around Christmas time when the weather goes cold.  Whilst there is no cure for the common cold or the flu there are a number of popular suggestions for preventing it.  One such suggestions is to take high doses of vitamin C.  Today, I will be discussing if vitamin C really can help prevent the common cold and any of the other potential benefits it can offer you over this Christmas period. In my previous post on vitamin C I mentioned that one of the benefits is that it can reduce the symptoms of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Christmas Diet, Colds & Flu, Water Soluble Vitamins Tagged With: Christmas Diet, vitamin c, vitamin c christmas, vitamin c cold flu

The Common Cold & The Flu Explained

Santa Claus with a cold.

As we roll into December it just seems to get colder and colder (well over here in the UK at least).  Generally, this is not a good time for people trying to follow a fitness regime.  High calorie foods such as minced pies and Christmas sweets seem to be coming more and more abundant whilst the cold weather makes it increasingly difficult to get the motivation to do some exercise.  On top of this winter and Christmas time seem to bring with them two unpleasant health ailments – the common cold and the flu (also known as influenza).  Many people seem to confuse the symptoms of these two … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Christmas Fitness, Colds & Flu Tagged With: christmas common cold, Christmas Fitness, christmas flu, christmas influenza, common cold, flu, influenza, Seasonal Fitness

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