Milk and dairy (cheese and yoghurt) are great sources of protein and calcium. To make healthier choices, go for lower-fat milk and dairy foods.
Decide who the ‘people of value’ are in your life. These are the real people you know who mean something to you. Look after them and your relationship with them.
Smokers are more likely to develop polyps in their bowel than non smokers, and some studies show that smokers have a higher risk of bowel cancer, particularly rectal cancer. So giving up smoking can reduce your risk of bowel cancer.
People who are more physically active have a lower risk of colon cancer. Overall, the most active men can reduce their risk of colon cancer by nearly 20 to 30%. And the most active women can reduce their risk by around 10 to 30%.
You cannot catch an STI from sitting on a toilet seat. Sexually transmitted infections are passed on through unprotected vaginal, anal or oral sex, and sharing sex toys. The only way to protect against STIs is to use a condom every time you have sex.
It is not harmful for a man – or woman – not to have sex. A man’s testicles will not explode if he does not have an orgasm. Men produce sperm all the time, and if they don’t ejaculate it is simply absorbed into their body.
Starchy foods include potatoes, bread, rice, pasta. Choose wholegrain varieties whenever you can, or eat potatoes with their skins on for more fibre.
You need five 80g portions of different fruit and vegetables every day. They’re a good source of dietary fibre, vitamins and minerals like folate, vitamin C & potassium.
Get past it instead of getting even: “Revenge” isn’t “Winning”. Gandhi said: “An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.”
For a healthy well-balanced diet you need: plenty of fruit, vegetable and starchy foods, some dairy and protein, and a small amount of food & drinks which are high in fat & sugar.