healthy lifestyle practices

20/07/2023

9 Tips to Strengthen Your Mind, Body & Soul to Uplift Your Health

This piece was commissioned for Coeliac Link magazine by Coeliac NZ. Many Kiwis live with coeliac disease, which is an autoimmune condition. This has wide ranging symptoms (including hairlessness, irritable bowel syndrome, anemia or low iron, fatigue, weakness and lethargy, osteoporosis, and more). If you think you might have symptoms, please contact your doctor. If left untreated, celiac disease can lead to serious health issues. It is estimated that one in 50 Kiwis have celiac disease, but some of these cases remain undiagnosed.

9 Tips to Strengthen Your Mind, Body & Soul

By Rachel Grunwell

Your wellbeing is an inside

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15/07/2023

Air Fryer Zucchini Fries with Ranch Dressing

If you’re looking for a yummy and easy-to-make fried zucchini recipe, you’re in luck! My Zucchini Fries with Ranch Dressing is a great way to add something special to your dinner rotation that’s not only better for you, but a side dish your entire family will love!

Plus, they’ll be begging you to make these yummy zucchini fries again and again!

This particular recipe comes from my new Summer meal plan, Grillin’ & Chillin’, and can be made year round – during the cooler months you can easily bake these in your conventional oven, and during the warmer months, the

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11/06/2023

Prosciutto Chicken with Strawberry-Glazed Kale

Looking for a quick and easy one-pot meal that nonetheless feels like treating yourself to a decadent meal? This Prosciutto Chicken with Strawberry-Glazed Kale is the meal for you! Seasoned with lemon zest and wrapped in tender strips of prosciutto, the chicken is moist and flavorful and a treat all on its own. But then throw some crispy kale in the dish and drizzle with a sweet-and-sour strawberry lemon glaze for a healthy, no-fuss side dish to round out the meal. This is one of my favorite weeknight recipes!

Looking for Low-Histamine Recipes?

A low-histamine diet can be immensely helpful

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31/05/2023

Healthcare lessons from the PEN America Literary Gala

Founded a century ago in 1922, PEN America (the abbreviation short for “Poets, Essayists and Novelists”) champions the freedom to write, and the power of writing to change minds—and even the world.

Literary greats Eugene O’Neill and Robert Frost were among the organization’s founding members. Since then, renown authors John Steinbeck, Maya Angelou EL Doctorow, John Updike, Toni Morrison, Philip Roth and Thomas Mailer joined to support the organization’s mission.

I was invited to attend the 2023 PEN America annual literary gala and serve as a Literary Hosts. Hosted this week in New York City’s American Museum of Natural

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28/05/2023

WINNER: Shelly Shares How She Lost 2st 12lbs in 12 Weeks & WON £1000 Cash

Shelly joined our challenge for no other reason than to make herself accountable. She didn’t think she would win £1000 cash! Here, she shares how she lost 2st 12lbs, her BMI is now normal and she no longer needs anxiety medication.

A MASSIVE congratulations, Shelly!

New You: What was your biggest motivator for joining the challenge?

Shelly: It was a competition for myself and to keep myself accountable. I never had any intention of actually winning or anything. It entered purely because I wanted to.

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25/05/2023

4 ways smartphone technology can improve health for teens

It probably won’t surprise you to learn that most youth in America today are connected to technology. The Pew Research Center reports that, as of 2018, almost all teens (95%) have access to a smartphone [1]. Not only are smartphones owned by young people across income and racial/ethnic lines, they are changing the way that many teens go online. [1]

Many of us have at least heard of, if not tried, health and fitness apps that help you track the food you’re eating in a daily “food journal,” view specialized workout plans, and offer countless more features and services. Even

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