Monthly Archives: May 2020

May 15, 2020

DO YOU NEED TO LOSE WEIGHT?

Your body mass index (BMI) is a rough estimate of whether you are overweight. It’s harder to lose weight if you’re already a healthy BMI, as your body is trying to stay healthy.

To find your BMI, divide your weight in kilos (kg) by the square of your height in metres (m). So, if you’re 1.65m tall and weigh 57kg, your BMI is 57 divided by 2.72 (i.e 1.65 x 1.65). This equals just under 21. 

For women, a BMI under 19 is considered to be underweight, over 25 is overweight and over 30 is obese. Between 19 and 25 is healthy. 

May 1, 2020

MAKING GOOD FOOD CHOICES #3.

The natural choice

Many people choose to buy organic when possible, especially for soy products that are most likely genetically modified if they’re not organic. 

Genetically modified (GM) foods are possibly harmless for our health, and our history of eating this kind of food is relatively short, so it’s a gamble to eat lots of it. 

Another issue with GM foods is that these crops are threatening the natural diversity of original seeds. Farmers worldwide have reacted with despair at the dependency on global seed manufacturers who restrict the varieties of plants grown for food to a few favoured for their reliability, not quality.

Genetically modified foods are not the standard everywhere, of course, and several countries have placed restrictions on GM crops to protect the environment. Supporting small scale, organic farming is a good thing.