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FEATURE The Battle of the ‘Superfoods’ What really gives these foods their so-called ‘superfood’ status?
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Grow Some Hair, Save a Mare? The stark reality of women’s mental health in 2018
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Dying for a Tan? We take a look at the ultimate price that some people will pay for a sun tan
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FIVE MYTH BUSTERS: The Fitness Edition Have we been doing it all wrong!?
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AVOCADO, KALE AND AUBERGINE WHAT MAKES THESE FOODS MORE SUPERIOR THAN THE REST? IT’S TIME TO EXAMINE THE HEALTH BENEFITS BEHIND THESE NUTRIENTDENSE ‘SUPERFOODS’ AND FIND OUT WHETHER THEY COULD ACTUALLY TURN YOU INTO A >
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– a term used to elevate a mere everyday food in to celebrity stardom (in the fruit and veg world). The rumour on the health-food circuit is that the avocado is being referred to as a brav-acado, kale’s not-so wilted and more veg-don’t-kale-my-vibe and the humble aubergine is more likened to an Auber-genius. In the last five years, avocado sales have risen by 194%, kale by 198% and the aubergine has risen by 12% in the last year alone. With the nation becoming more health conscious and sales on unhealthy snacks such as cakes, crisps and biscuits on the decline, we’re now making way for not only the well-known superfoods we all know and love but the rising stars of the fruit and veg world.
Let’s start with the oh-so-cool, totally Instagrammable food of the last year-orso. The fruit that is the avocado – a single seeded berry in-fact. Avocados are consumed by a whopping 33% of Brits and its social media presence is virtual proof of that. The smashed avocado on toast trend has seen over 530,000 hashtags on Instagram alone, complete with Instagram accounts dedicated to the superfood that’s otherwise known as the ‘alligator pear’. Health and Nutrition expert, Evita Ochel says that just half of an avocado is packed full of vitamins and minerals with an array of health benefits from disease prevention to regulating blood sugar levels. Avocados have properties that not only boost brain function but are anti-cancerous and decrease the risk of cartilage defects that result in joint diseases like Osteoarthritis. Let’s not forget that they are brimming with vitamins, including vitamin K, C, B5 and B6. Although an average sized avocado is made up of 75% fat, have no fear as it’s the good kind. Around 70% of the fat in an avocado is monounsaturated, a ‘healthy fat’ that will keep you beautiful – the type that keeps your skin full, glowing and young in appearance (and much cheaper than anti-wrinkle injections). Avocados are also rich in carotenoids, a pigment that gives an avocado its bright green colour. Carotenoids are reaped with health benefits from aiding in eye health to UV damage protection – but they have to be absorbed. The intake of fat aids this absorption and due to an avocados high fat content, they make for the perfect food.
Avocados have come a long way since the avocado coloured bathroom suite from back in the ‘70’s. The fleshy fruit’s versatility stretches far and wide from icecreams to puddings, soups, smoothies and the rising superstar that is the ‘eggo-cado’. What is that you ask? Crack an egg in one half of a de-pipped avocado, bake that bad boy in the oven and get back to us.
Kale – a cruciferous veggie that belongs to the cabbage and is way more than just your new friend with benefits. Why? Because just one portion (67g) of kale has a whopping 134% of your recommended daily intake of vitamin C – that’s more than a medium sized orange – as well as 133% of your daily recommended intake of Vitamin A. One portion of the green stuff has around 10% of your daily dietary fibre, contains magnesium – an essential mineral for the digestive system and has cancer prevention benefits thanks to glucosinolate, a chemical that protects against tumour development. But that’s not all – at just 33kcals it’s virtually fat free and has a good balance of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids. These fatty acids have anti-inflammatory properties which aid in the prevention of the forming of blood clots acids which, ‘reduce the risk of coronary heart diseases’ according to a study by American Heart Association. Data from analyst Kantar Worldpanel found that kale even has its own demographic. Thanks to the influence of social media, the under 28’s have helped the sales of this leafy green soar to 32million. The uber-cool veggie even has cookbooks dedicated to it – tonnes of them. We like the sound of, ‘I Hate Kale’ by Tucker Shaw. He unashamedly admits that kale will never be bacon but, it can be baked kale crisps - turning something super healthy in to something that sounds much more appetising (in our opinion). Disclaimer: Avoid consuming excessive amounts of kale and leaving the comfort of your home… Copious amounts of the leafy vegetable can leave you with extreme flatulence, bloating and embarrassing public situations.
The nightshade vegetable with an impressive amount of names; Brinjal, , guinea squash, eggplant and otherwise known as the aubergine for us Brits.
Not only is the aubergine the perfect low GI source (great for weight management) but at just 24kcals per 100g, it’s low in saturated fat and packed full of vitamin C, vitamin K, folate, manganese and potassium – all essential vitamins and minerals beneficial for the body. The deep purple coloured pigment in the skin contains significant quantities of phytochemicals, phenolic and flavonoid. Multiple studies have found that these chemicals aid in the reduction of inflammation and prevent cancer development. They’re also a great brain food – the phytonutrient ‘nasunin’ prevents the body from suffering damage by protecting cell membranes and fending off free radicals – the ‘baddies’. Something that the aubergine exclusively boasts is the popular use of the well-known small, digital aubergine ‘emoticon’ otherwise known as the ‘emoji’ – but not without its consequences. An ‘emoji’ is used to express an idea or emotion but in more recent times the innocent aubergine ‘emoji’ has had some slightly more humorous but albeit unwanted attention. In 2015 it was reported that the social media giant , Instagram, had banned the aubergine ‘emoji’ from its search algorithm after accounts were using the emoji to represent a phallic symbol and subsequently lead to images of the human anatomy. Who knew that a mere, innocent vegetable could have such terrible consequences? Admittedly, you won’t be seeing a surge in smashed aubergine on toast hitting social media like the avocado but that doesn’t mean that they’re not versatile. As people are becoming more encouraged by high protein and low carb diets, aubergine sheets are replacing the typical pasta sheets that you’ll find in lasagne and aubergine spaghetti is replacing its high-carb friend through the use of a veggie ‘spiralizer’ - and we’ve tried it at ENERGY and we’ve got to say, we love it! Whether it’s guacamole you’re after, low-carb auber-getti or kale crisps, there’s no denying that consuming any of these nutritious foods is beneficial for your health. There’s no official medical definition for a ‘superfood’ but the Oxford dictionary defines it as, “a nutrient-rich food considered to be especially beneficial for health and well-being.” So instead of walking past these ‘superfoods’ in the fruit and veg aisle, pick them up because more of us need to advocate the avocado, hale kale and add aubergine to our routine. ENERGY ♥
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COLOURING TRAINS YOUR BRAIN TO FOCUS ♥ COLOURING HELPS YOUR FINE MOTOR SKILLS AND VISION
COLOURING IS A STRESS-FREE ACTIVITY THAT RELAXES THE BRAIN ♥ COLOURING CAN REDUCE ANXIETY
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THE REALITY OF WOMEN’S HEALTH IN THE UK
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t’s that time of year again. That time when Halloween fancy dress is on the ‘sale’ rack and the countdown to Christmas begins for the eager beavers. But that’s not all; it’s also the time when you will begin to see funny looking caterpillars gracing the nation’s male species. These aren’t just regular caterpillars – these funny looking caterpillars will come in all sorts of shapes, sizes and colours (and not through lack of trying, some poor things will never turn up at all). Behind these mystical and sometimes quite sparse looking caterpillars is a great cause – Movember. If you’ve ever wondered why men in November tend to look like a relative of Tom Selleck in Magnum, PI, or perhaps a more unfortunate resemblance to Ned Flanders from The Simpsons, then now you know why. The Movember Foundation is a global charity marking its 14th year campaigning and fundraising for the awareness of men’s health. The foundation aims to do this through multiple ways of involvement across the world, and growing a funny looking caterpillar (‘Gro a Mo, save a Bro’) is just one of them. The Movember Foundation is a pro-active, current and light-hearted way of highlighting not just the physical contributions to early death like prostate
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and testicular cancer but the silent killer – the mental health problems that 25% of the men’s population face across the world every day. So what’s to say we cannot create something similar for women? Why not mark a particular month every single year to highlight the mental health issues that women also face? Although overall there are no differences in the number of men and women who experience a mental health problem, it’s important to highlight that recent statistics have revealed that some mental health problems are more common in women than in men. According to a report written by The Mental Health Foundation, women in England are ‘twice as likely’ to be diagnosed with anxiety disorders and unipolar depression. Women are also more likely to have a common mental health problem compared to men – more specifically: depression, anxiety and somatic complaints. But that’s just scratching the surface.
The Mental Health Foundation also found that, ‘In England, 6.8% of all women were diagnosed with general anxiety disorder compared to 4.9% of all men.’ >
“I can confidently say that I’m now healthy. But with that being said, us women would definitely benefit from a female version of Movember!” - Isabella Banks, mental health warrior.
Tragically, 75% of all suicide deaths in the UK are men, however this rate is slowly declining. The rate of suicide in men in England has decreased by 3.8% and arguably, The Movember Foundation may play a part in this. But what is concerning is that for women in England, the rate of suicide has increased by the same figure of 3.8%.
But it isn’t all negative – the rise in awareness for mental health across the board helps all of us to understand the warning signs and symptoms of mental health problems. It also encourages more and more people to talk about their feelings and to break down the stigma that surrounds mental health.
According to the Samaritan’s 2017 Suicide statistics Report, the UK has seen rates of female suicide at their highest in a decade. This in itself indicates that we need to do more for the women in our country. Mental Health Illnesses do not discriminate and in recent years, a significant amount of people in the public eye have spoken about their own personal mental health battles.
Isabella Banks, from Cornwall, said that she feels that more needs to be done for women across the country: “I was diagnosed with clinical depression from the age of 19. I always felt that something wasn’t quite right and even during my happiest times I could feel a niggling of doubt or insecurity.”
British model and actress, Cara Delevingne used twitter to express her struggle with depression. Cara tweeted: “I suffer from depression and was a model during a particularly rough patch of selfhatred. I am so lucky for the work I get to do but I used to work to try and escape and just ended up completely exhausting myself. I am focusing on filming and trying to learn not to pick apart my every flaw. I am really good at that.” American actress Kristen Stewart has also spoken publicly about her battles with anxiety. She revealed to American publication Marie Claire: “Between ages 15 and 20, it was really intense. I was constantly anxious. I was kind of a control freak. If I didn’t know how something was going to turn out, I would make myself ill, or just be locked up or inhibited in a way that was really debilitating.” Our very own Adele opened up during an interview with Q Magazine, admitting that she has anxiety attacks and constantly panicks on stage. She said: “My heart feels like it’s going to explode because I never feel like I’m going to deliver, ever.” The NHS released chilling figures in their annual Mental Health Act Statistics report and under the detention rates by ‘age and gender’ it stated that 76.1 per 100,000 of the female population were detained by the Mental Health Act during 2016/17.
Isabella went on to say: “I definitely feel like more needs to be done to support women in particular. I had a baby fairly young which turned my world upside-down. I live in the South West and I’m not surprised to learn that we have the highest rate of mental health problems in England. It’s hard to get that extra support that sometimes women need in times like these.” Isabella added that, “Thankfully, with the help of medication and online support networks like ‘Mind’ and ‘Rethink Mental Illness’ I can confidently say that I’m now healthy. But with that being said, us women would definitely benefit from a female version of Movember! And the proof is in the pudding for the Movember Foundation. Its website is home to tonnes of ‘real life’ stories describing their own personal mental health battles and how elements of the Foundation have inspired and supported them throughout tough times. According to their website, The Movember Foundation is, ‘working to immediately stop the increase in male suicide rates. By 2030 we’ll reduce the rate of male suicides by 25%.’ With the increase of awareness on mental health illnesses in the UK, it’s hopeful that this awareness can give rise to action. So what’s it to be ladies? Fanuary, or Beavember? ENERGY ♥
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With as many as seven Brits dying a day from malignant melanoma, we take a look at the ultimate price that some people will pay for a sun tan...
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re we toast? And we’re not talking about the type we slap our peanut-butter on in the morning. According to statistics, malignant melanoma is now the second most common cancer in the UK for 15-34 year-olds and between 2012 and 2014, stages one, two and three of this most aggressive type of skin cancer has doubled. We’re all celebrating as it’s finally reached that time of year when evenings are getting darker and summer tans are getting lighter, but that means for 10% of Northern Europe the answer to grasping on to their fading tan is a sunbed – with 5% of tanners having used tanning booths for more than a whopping 15 years. And that’s a problem, because Cancer Research states that the use of tanning booths at any age increases the risk of malignant melanoma by 16-20% and this type of life-threatening cancer not only develops on the skin, but can occur in body organs like the lungs, brain, liver and the eyes. It’s widely reported that the very first exposure to a sunbed in your youth increases the risk of melanoma by 75% and in 2014, there were over 15,000 new cases of malignant melanoma and a whopping 86% of these were preventable. How do they work? Sunbeds work by radiating high levels of UVA radiation on to the skin, either in a lie-down or stand-up booth. This UVA radiation releases a well-known chemical found in the skin; melanin. Initially, it was thought that UVB rays were more harmful than the dominating tanning ray that is UVA, so sunbed manufacturers produced tanning booths that emitted high levels of UVA – so high in fact, that the World Health
Organisation have since stated that some sunbeds can exceed 20 times more UVA than that of the midday sun. Fast forward to more recent years and studies have emerged that the dangers of UVA not only cause early skin-aging and those pesky, tell-tale wrinkles but much more severe damage within the skin’s cells. These skin cells are called Keratinocytes and are found in the epidermis layer of the skin, where skin cancer occurs. Now many of us will agree that having a “healthy” looking glow does wonders for our lily-white pins but when the stark reality is that the most common site for malignant melanoma on the female body is the legs, it’s hard not to consider using a safer alternative to develop that golden glow such as false tan.
“The first exposure to a sunbed increases your risk of skin cancer by 75%” “But I need my vitamin D”, we hear you say. Well vitamin D doesn’t have to come from UV rays. Dr Louis Levy, Head of Nutrition Science at PHE, says, “Everyone will need to consider taking a supplement in the autumn and winter if you don’t eat enough foods that naturally contain vitamin D or are fortified with it.” Fatty fish, orange juice, cereals, cheese and egg all hold plenty of the good stuff (but we imagine your taste buds would not advise you to try them together). So who’s at risk? Everyone, but fair-skinned people are at an increased risk of skin damage due to the lack of natural melanin in fair skin. Melanin absorbs UV light and prevents damage to the skins cells – so essentially as the skin
gets darker, the more the skin is actually protecting skin cells from damage. The less melanin = the less natural protection. People with a family history of skin cancer should avoid sunbeds, as well as individuals with freckles/moles. It is also illegal for anyone under the age of 18 to use any form of tanning booth. Although skin cancer is the fifth most common cancer in females in the UK it’s not all doom and gloom - Cancer research reported that the survival rate for malignant melanoma in the UK has doubled in the last 40 years and the age that skin cancer survival is 15-39 years. It’s also easy to prevent skin damage – limit your time in the sun, use shade, wear sun cream and wear protective clothing when necessary. If you have any risky skin spots, bumps or moles that you may be worried about then even technology is at hand to help. The app, ‘SkinVision’ analyses any areas that you may be worried about and keeps track of them over time. Is the tan really worth the danger? Even regular sunbed users were found to be dissatisfied with the tan that they develop from sunbed use. In a recent survey, The World Health Organisation found that two thirds of people felt that they only had a moderate tan from regular use and one third had a mild tan. So with alternatives such as tinted lotions and false tan in a bottle, should 2,500 Brits a year really be dying for a tan? For more information on malignant melanoma and other forms of skin cancer, visit: www.britishskinfoundation.org.uk
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HIIT not only burns calories for hours after your workout, but preserves muscle and can be achieved in a limited amount of time which is perfect for those with busy lives. So although regular cardio is a great way of losing weight, there are other very effective and perhaps more fun ways of completing that ‘hardio cardio’. 2. Abdominal exercises will give you a six-pack. Although it’s proven that training your abdominal wall will help to strengthen your core, it’s unlikely that doing ab exercises alone will give you that visible washboard six-pack that you’re seeking. Having a six-pack is down to two factors: genetics and having a low body-fat percentage. Davina McCall, famous for her washboard stomach recently told New! magazine: “It’s one of those physiological things I just have. “Honestly, I’m not going ‘oh my god I must go and work on my six-pack’. It sounds terrible but it’s just there”, she told the magazine.
“there is no magical secret to weight loss – it’s actually down to a little bit of simple mathematics...” So for the majority of us mere mortals that aren’t blessed in the genetics department there are things that we can do, ‘cleaning’ up your diet is great way of leaning out the stomach – lots of water, vegetables and wholefoods. Forget fad diets, ‘skinny teas’ and ‘miracle’ supplements as these aren’t sustainable and will not benefit your health. Developing a fitness program that incorporates compound exercises (exercises that involve the whole body), full-body workouts and ‘fat-burning’ workouts will also aid in shedding extra that extra fat. Drop the spine-crunching exercises that are often deemed strenuous on the spine and focus more on movements that will work the abs in their natural bracing position (think plank, side-plank and swiss-ball rollouts). >
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3.You must have a protein shake after every workout. It’s pretty likely that you’ve heard that you should consume protein within an hour following exercise to fuel muscle growth; Whether that’s a shake, or protein enriched foods like chocolate bars, cereals, bread and ice-cream, but is it really necessary? It’s proven that protein is used in the body for the production of muscles which enables growth and healing but it’s a bit of a fallacy that it must be consumed within the hour window. Instead, to encourage muscle growth and aid in healing, your overall protein intake is much more important – and this doesn’t have to be in the form of a shake. “Supplements are purely for convenience” says registered dietician Rebecca Scritchfield. “There’s nothing in a drink made from a supplement that is superior to regular food.” Currently, the recommended daily intake of protein for women is around 46grams. Consuming protein-rich foods like chicken, eggs, red-kidney beans and yogurt will ensure you’re hitting your recommended daily protein in-take. And for all you gym-goers that will feel like life is unbalanced unless you consume protein after their workout, chocolate milk is just fine, “but you don’t need a lot”, says Scritcfield. Chocolate milk has the perfect amount of carbohydrate to protein ratio and enough to satisfy the muscles. You had me at chocolate milk… 4. Exercising on an empty stomach will burn more fat. Otherwise known as ‘fasted cardio’ - a habit in which you don’t eat for a stretched period of time before exercising. This is rumoured to increase fat burning, but is it really true? Let’s get sciency: exercising on an empty stomach means that your carbohydrate stores are depleted, resulting in the body using fat stores for its energy instead. Research has found that there is some evidence to suggest that fasted cardio may boost fat burn, but only fleetingly. Ingesting food before a workout increases an “afterburn” effect (burning calories after your workout). Studies found that fasted cardio reduced the “afterburn” effect considerably which means that less calories are burned throughout the day.
Exercising in a fasted state can also affect the quality of your workout: “If you don’t eat, you’re not going to have the energy to train at full capacity”, says Jay Cardiello, an ISSA-certified strength and conditioning specialist. So basically, you’re more likely to either give-up part way through a workout or not try as hard. Exercising on empty isn’t the safest method either. It can cause dizziness and nausea and shouldn’t be advised if you’re weight training. Light cardio such as walking or jogging is considered fine but anything more strenuous than that and you simply won’t be outputting enough energy for your workout to be as beneficial. 5. You can spot-reduce fat – noticeably. If anyone ever tells you that you can spotreduce fat with noticeable results? Tell them to jog on (no pun intended…). Notice the word ‘noticeable’? It’s because there’s been just a handful of studies to show that increasing an exercise in an isolated muscle improves blood flow and blood flow aids in fat loss. But any fat loss in a specific area was so little that it just wasn’t noticeable. Now that’s out of the way, let me tell you that it’s near impossible for the regular person to influence where their body will draw it’s fat from. Generally, again, genetics are to blame. If you’re mum tends to carry most of her fat around her hips or her thighs then it’s likely that you will be carrying the majority of your fat around that region too. And what about those abs? Turns out the heritability can account for up to 56% of abdominal fat. Of course there are the traditional ways of burning fat that may help you get to your ideal goal, but targeting certain areas is like fighting a losing battle – plus, we’re sure you’re prefect the way you are. ♥ The Bottom Line… Ever unsure on anything? Do your own research. Try not to listen to the ‘know-it-all’ in the gym because chances are, they’re wrong anyway! What is important is that everything that you choose to do is with the right intentions – be fit and be healthy but do it for your quality of life because life is for loving and caring for yourself, from the inside-out. ENERGY ♥
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Saying no doesn’t mean we don’t care, it just means that we need some time out to nurture ourselves. To detox, to make ourselves even better for the days to come. ‘Some mental health problems, such as anxiety and depression can be caused by too much work and not enough play’. Sometimes, it doesn’t matter how much time we put aside, or how much we compromise, we simply don’t have the time to do favours for other people. ‘Don’t lie. Lying will most likely lead to guilt — and remember, this is what you are trying to avoid feeling.’ Just be honest and say that you’re struggling to squeeze in everything yourself. They will probably be a lot more understanding than what you’d initally imagined. My point is, it’s okay to say no because if just one single person was capable of doing everything, then there wouldn’t be 7.442 billion people on this earth. WORDS: DAISY STRINGER
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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Welcome to the very first issue of ENERGY magazine! In this issue, we highlight the mental health battles that women are currently facing; how and why some foods have earned their ‘superfood’ status and five fitness myths that really might surprise you! On top of that, our very first edition of ENERGY is jam-packed full of wellbeing tips and organisational stuff to help you with the month ahead. Got a question? We’d love to hear from you! Because after all, we want ENERGY to be all about what the reader wants – and what the reader wants is certainly what you’ll get! Enjoy ♥
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