Ring out the Old Ring in the New

At the approach of Spring and the change of the clocks in March, we need to prepare ourselves for another exciting year.

Although it is true that some people experience a type of seasonal depression and the incidence of flu and flu-like illnesses does goes up from the onset of Winter through until Summer, most of us can help stay well by sticking to the usual healthy lifestyle guidelines:

• a healthy diet with plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables. Eating light, fresh and well will help keep off the pounds too.
• outdoor exercise helps lift your mood, gives your body a workout and, oddly enough, boosts energy levels.

If you are unlucky enough to be hit by a virus, stay home to avoid infecting others.

Preparing for those testing times

It seems only five minutes since schools went back after the summer holidays yet the 2006 exam season is already looming on the horizon. There is enormous pressure on young people to succeed these days, and most families want to help but are not quite sure how.

A great deal has recently been made of research showing that diet can make a difference and Jamie Oliver's School Dinners series has certainly shaken up the school meals system. By providing young people with balanced nutritious meals parents can help their children's physical and mental health. Emerging evidence suggests that foods containing Omega 3 fatty acids may influence behaviour, concentration and learning. Unfortunately oily fish is the best source of these vital nutrients and not every family is happy to prepare and eat fish like mackerel, herring and sardines. According to the Food Standards Agency, people in the UK eat only a third of a portion of oily fish a week on average. Seven in every ten of us don't eat any fish at all.

New Haliborange TeenSense has been introduced to meet the need for an omega-3 supplement for teenage students facing what is arguably the most pressured time in their academic life. Each orange-flavoured chewy fruit burst capsule provides a full 500mg of omega-3 fish oil which meets the daily requirement most often advised by experts in nutrition.
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The signs are that Omega-3 oils help maintain brain function at the other end of the age spectrum too. The brain is made up of billions of nerve cells which control the specific body functions such as mental performance, coordination, balance and hand-eye coordination. Seven Seas ProBrain is a supplement designed for 'braintenance', formulated with a rich source of concentrated pure fish oils combined with Ginkgo Biloba to help the health-conscious 50+ stay sharp.