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Gordon Hamilton's professional background is within the UK Banking Sector. Between the years of 1988 and 2007, he worked for what was initially Halifax Building Society (Savings and Loan,) became Halifax plc and ultimately Halifax Bank of Scotland plc. He

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Health & Fitness > Nutrition & Health Issues How to be a healthy cook: 1 of 23
There is far more to being a healthy cook than being an accomplished cook, or even an excellent cook. It is probably actually fair to say that a great many of the world's top chefs would not or could not lay claim to being a healthy cook. It is my perception that in order to be classed as a healthy cook, it is imperative that... More..
Health & Fitness > Nutrition Basics Tips on keeping your food as healthy as possible: 1 of 12
In order to keep our food as healthy as possible, there are a number of factors which we have to take in to account and consider. We have to look at what we buy, how it has been processed or prepared before we buy it and how we subsequently prepare it or cook it at home.Tips for buying food1) It is almost always preferable to... More..
Health & Fitness > Nutrition Basics Nutritional benefits of acerola cherries: 2 of 21
The acerola cherry - also known as the Barbados cherry - is a small, cherry like fruit, grown in the Caribbean and the general are of Central America, from Southern Texas to Northern Brazil. It is very similar in size and appearance to a conventional cherry but can contain up to three pips or stones.Nutritional Value of Acero... More..
Health & Fitness > Nutrition & Health Issues The nutritional value of hot dogs: 1 of 8
The nutritional value of a hot dog purchased at a sports' stadium or from a street vendor is likely to compare with that of the napkin it is wrapped in. Why? Simply because the bun is full of salt and sugar and the hot dog itself is comprised, essentially, of the scraps that are left over when a pig is butchered, mixed with s... More..
Health & Fitness > Nutrition Basics Nutritional benefits of lychee fruit: 4 of 25
The lychee is a fruit native to Asia, particularly China and the Indian Sub-continent. Lychees are oval in shape, usually just over one inch in height and have a thick, dimpled skin, brown-ish red in colour and consequently have an appearance not unlike misshapen golf balls. Despite being fairly thick, the skin is soft and ea... More..
Health & Fitness > Nutrition Basics A look at how blueberries benefit your diet: 1 of 6
The term "blueberry" is one which is actually applied to a number of different sub-species of the same family of fruits. True blueberries are only found growing wild in North America and nowhere else on the planet but many similar fruits are given this name simply because it is the way in which their local name translates in ... More..
Health & Fitness > Healthy Cooking & Meal Planning Healthy food cooking: 2 of 11
There are two very simple aspects we have to consider when looking at healthy food cooking and eating. They are, quite simply, what we cook and how we cook it. It may be extremely convenient to purchase microwave ready meals and simply pop them in the microwave oven when we come home from work at night but the nutritional val... More..
Health & Fitness > Nutrition Tips Tips for better eating habits: 5 of 23
There is so much "advice" being imparted in modern times on the subject of improving our eating habits that I must admit, I find it quite staggering, even frightening. Of course the vast majority of us would like to eat in as healthy a fashion as is at all possible but I am beginning to believe that people are becoming so hor... More..
Health & Fitness > Alcoholism How to handle being sober: 2 of 9
Sobriety, in effect, is reality. It is when a person experiences difficulty in coping with, facing up to or otherwise dealing with reality that the serious problems can begin. It need not be a profound negative emotion that causes these issues; it can be something as simple as being unable to properly relax and enjoy oneself ... More..
Health & Fitness > Nutrition & Health Issues The dangers of healthy eating: 1 of 4
To say that there are inherent dangers in healthy eating is similar to saying that it is dangerous to cross a road. The simple truth of the matter is that almost every single thing we do in life can be considered potentially dangerous if it is not tackled in the correct fashion or the appropriate and usually sensible precauti... More..