The Health Guru

Facts, Hints, Tips, Advice and Inspiration on everything to do about health & weight loss.

20% of Australian children are overweight / obese before they start school

I saw this article on ninemsn and found the statistics alarming…. I hope you enjoy the read: A new study of Australian children has found that almost 20 per cent of kids are overweight or obese by the time they start school. The study of more than 1200 children aged up to five conducted by […]

Healthy Living Inspiration

Fitness of a Formula One Driver

Do you consider a F1 driver an elite athlete?  Do you think they are more or less fitter than a long distance runner? I guess that needing to drive some of the fastest cars in demanding conditions (both physical and mental) must need for them to train vigorously. Let’s take a look at what their […]

Healthy Living Inspiration

Nutrition info: Calories in Duck Rice

In Singapore you can find Duck Rice prepared in two ways: Roasted or Braised. Roast Duck Rice:  The duck is prepared by putting spices such as pepper, salt, star anise, cinnamon ginger, spring onion and garlic inside the duck, coated with vinegar and malt sugar and hung out to dry. The ducks will be roasted until their […]

Exercise Inspiration…

Healthy Eating Inspiration

Healthy Living Inspiration

Nutrition Info: Calories in Char Siew Pork Rice

“Char siu” means “fork burn/roast” named after the traditional method of cooking long seasoned strips of pork on a fork over fire. Char siew pork rice is served with slices of char siu, sliced cucumber, white rice and covered in a sweet gravy or dark soy sauce.  Generally you can choose steamed white rice or […]

Healthy Eating Inspiration

Where does The Health Guru get nutrition information from?

I am regularly asked where I find the nutrition information for my blogs posts – here is my answer: I actually don’t send any of the food to laboratories – that costs a lot of money to do and is the responsibility of the manufacturer, not mine! I buy, try, eat, weigh and estimate:  Just about every […]

What’s the healthier option – Char Siew Rice vs. Chicken Rice vs. Duck Rice?

What’s the healthier option – Char Siew Rice vs. Chicken Rice vs. Duck Rice?  Char Siew Pork Rice “Char siu” means “fork burn/roast” named after the traditional method of cooking long seasoned strips of pork on a fork over fire. Char siew pork rice is served with slices of char siu, sliced cucumber, white rice […]

If you are what you eat… then what should you look like?

I saw this article written by Jessica Irvine (www.smh.com.au) and found the statistics very interesting. I hope you enjoy the read: What should you look like?You are what you eat, they say. If so, Australians are shaped rather like a takeaway container filled with booze and meat, with nary a vegetable in sight. Two reports […]

Read the Health Guru on Newsloop – blogging goes mainstream news!

See the Health Guru articles on NewsLoopSingapore 17 July 2012 – SingTel have launched a ground breaking e-Reader app for iPad call NewsLoop.  It offers a large selection of International and Singapore news, blogs, lifestyle articles, photographs and videos – and THE HEALTH GURU is one of the content providers! NewsLoop contains business headlines, technology news, […]

Join the Health Guru Forum

Dear Health Guru readers:  Please join the forum that I’ve recently created and share your thoughts on health, exercise, food and weight loss. You can find the forum by clicking on the forum page in the top right hand corner (show in the picture) Register, sign in and then start discussing…

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    • Health Guru : Thanks for the Thunder Tea Rice tip... I haven't eaten for ages - will go try it.
    • Guest_2263 : Hi Natalie, you need to check out Organic Thunder Rice in Bishan Bus Interchange. Cheers
    • Guest_4579 : please update..its years away now and theres a new version in the market as well.
    • Guest_2834 : Please update... :)
    • Guest_3832 : do u advocate low carb/keto dieting?
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