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Hurry! iHealthU Contest ends May 2nd at 12pm
On January 26th, iHealthU.com launched a three month contest where you and your Health Buddy could earn Points and win iHealthU Rewards. Hundreds have applied, and with the contest ending in a few days, one lucky team of Buddies will emerge as winners of the Britannia NutriChoice Complete Health Makeover.
As mentioned, 10 teams of Health Buddies with the most points, will be shortlisted at the end of three months and will qualify for the four iHealthU Rewards! The shortlisted winners will be chosen based on below criteria.
* Both Buddies must have posted at least 1 time on and before April 26 and at least 1 time between April 26, 2011 - May 2, 2011
* Qualifying Profiles will undergo a Quality Audit for duplicate and/or irrelevant content.
* To ensure quality updates at the closing stages of contest, Health Buddies can earn points for a maximum of 5 posts/day each between April 26, 2011 and May 2, 2011.
* The final winners will be determined both on Points and on quality of moments shared.
Last date to earn points: 12pm Monday, May 2nd 2011
Announcement of winners: 5pm Tuesday, May 3rd 2011
Good luck!
Read More4 Superfoods that are Super Good for you
In the last blog post we introduced you to what super foods were. To recap, super foods are the foods that are high in nutrients and anti oxidants and really low in their calorie content
1. Papaya
2. Pomegranate
3. Turmeric
4. Goji berries
Diet - its true meaning
The word ‘dieting’ has gained much importance in the past few years. Everyone around is following some or the other diet which is famous or fad because dieting is in fashion. Very few of us realize that the word “DIET” has a much deeper meaning than just weight loss.
Diet means attaining and maintaining health in order to carry out your day to day activities without getting fatigue or famished. It means feeling energetic, active, focused and happy. It means eating balanced nutritious meals in small quantities and often to pump up your BMR and helping you burn you fat, and not melt it. (There is nothing called as melting fat). It’s as simple as eating the right thing at the right time in the right quantity.
Read MoreThe Exercise Guide - Six tips on exercising the right way
• Eat your meal 2 hours prior to exercise to prevent nausea and discomfort
• Carry a bottle of water with you and keep sipping it during your workout to replace the water you lose during exercise
• Exercise for not more than 1 hour/day. It’s about intensity and not the duration.
Read MoreGood food, Bad food, Super food!
In the health savvy world that we live in, the conversation constantly floats around the topic of healthy living, diets, the top secret ways to keep you body in shape and – most commonly – food. What to eat and what not to eat is something that worries most of us today.
An easy way out of this problem is to categorise foods, this way you get to add all the things that you need for a healthy diet and keep the “bad” food for your cheat days. In general you can have 3 basic categories for you food –
Read MoreWelcome to the NEW iHealthU
Now with a fresh new look, and more features to help you stick to your health routine.
Explore our new features, and let us know what you think!
* Health Plans that guide you on what to eat & when
* Exercise recommendations based on your Health Goal
* Alert System to remind you that it’s time to eat healthy & work out!
* Healthy Recipes that are easy to cook and good for you
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Introducing: Beat the Heat week
“Beat the Heat” week is our attempt to make summer a fun season. To make it fun and informative we will share tips that will be useful for our fans in summer, we will discuss about what to eat, what not to eat, what to drink, what to wear and we will share recipes, talk about exercises that can be done in hot weather, some facts about our body and health affected by this season, etc.
Join Beat the Heat week on the Facebook page of i Health U
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A week filled with health and fun
In our busy lifestyle we tend to leave behind our health. We think we are doing it right but in reality we sometimes forget to eat right or exercise right.
We started with “Take the Pledge to Stay Healthy”. Over 52 people took the pledge and added the “I Health U Week” badge to their facebook profiles (you can add it too, click here!).
Day 2 was about “Sharing a Health Tip”. Nirza Tripathi was a clear winner of this with her tips on the importance of drinking water, resting, staying cool in the hot weather and keeping energy levels high.
Read MoreBeat the Heat with these Coolers :)
The mercury is rising in the central and southern states of the country. Beat the Heat with these tips and coolers:
Fresh veggies and fruits! They’re high in vitamins, minerals and water content. Greens and watermelon in particular.
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Start the week with an i Health U Challenge
Ever notice the connection between your wallet and the number on the weighing scale? The leaner the wallet, the meatier the number!
We did an analysis on one of our community managers’ expenses this Sunday… except for transportation, this is what she spent on:
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