The Health Guru

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

I survived Febfast!

Well I made it… 29 booze free days in February.  I must admit, there were some tough days, I may or may not have craved beer for breakfast on the last saturday – but I stayed strong and not a drop of alcohol passed my lips.  I even managed to easily stay sober at networking […]

Calories in Alcohol – Estimate how many you drink.

If you are a Health Guru fan you’ll know that this month I’m ‘Febfasting’ – no drinking for the whole month of Feb.  I’m past the halfway mark now, and so far so good.  I must admit, there’s been some tough days where drinking a nice ice cold beer would have been fantastic, but I’m […]

Alcohol Calculator – How much money do you spend?

    Click on the image in the this blog entry to take you to a resourceful website where among many things – you can calculate how much money you spend on alcohol every week, month and year!  It’s kinda scary….

Nutrition Info: Calories in Beer

“MMMmmmmmm…… Beer” – Homer Simpson There are thousands and thousands of beers being brewed across the world.  Therefore to answer the debate correctly – how many calories in beer… it truly depends on what type of beer you’re drinking.  And of course, the volume. As a typical rule of thumb:  The higher percentage alcohol – […]

Febfast – Pause for a cause

Incase youToday marks the 1st Day of February and Day 1 of FEBFAST. What is FEBFAST? Febfast is an initiative to raise awareness for those with alcohol and drug problems.  The idea is that for the month of February, you give up drinking alcohol. For further information you can take a look at the website: www.febfast.org.au […]

Is Red Wine healthy for me?

red_wineI think one the best rumours to be circulated in the last 20 years is that red wine is actually good for you.  Let’s find out if this is a rumour or a trumour? Lower Your Cholesterol Alcohol also can have a very powerful effect and increase HDL “good” cholesterol by 20% if used moderately.  […]

Nutrition Facts: Calories in Cocktails

Singapore Slings from the legendary Raffles HotelLet’s face it.  Cocktails taste delicious. They look good, taste delicious and really get the party started.  But what alot of people don’t consider is how many unnecessary calories & sugar they are happily drinking. The average cocktail contains 2 x 30ml pours of liquor  (average about 90 calories / 30ml).  They are then mixed […]


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    • Guest_1967 : Hi, would you know the nutrional information of Thai vermicelli salad? All I can find is for Phad Thai, but I'm looking for the boiled glass noodle one.
    • 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.
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    • Guest_3832 : do u advocate low carb/keto dieting?
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