It doesn’t look good as professional salespeople, to turn up at a client (or potential client) meeting, coughing and sneezing.

As well as counter-productive to activity levels, a cough can be super irritating to colleagues, family and friends. Blaming the chilli weather is one excuse, but most people know it’s either down to smoking or a breakdown in health. Fortunately, there is a way to avoid coughs, colds and runny noses forever…

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As sales people, it’s not always easy to find the time to cook (or exercise regularly).  However, there are  a few healthy recipes every salesman and sales woman should master – because they’re quick and healthy.

The Mediterranean diet is well known for being quite a healthy one: lots of fresh fruits, veggies and olive oil (and a little red wine:) One of the most popular dishes, which originates from Valencia on the East Coast of Spain, is Paella – it’s packed with goodness and really tasty. Here’s a quick version:

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Poor sleep isn’t just annoying because it’s boring lying in bed looking up at the ceiling all night, it can also make us far more susceptible to poor health, such as catching colds.

A group of boffins from various hospitals and universities, all PhDs, recently carried out a study of people’s sleeping habits and their chances of developing a common cold. They basically injected rhino-virus up the hooters of 153 volunteers and then monitored their sleeping habits to see who caught a cold…

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What is Juicing?
Juicing is basically the extraction of the juice from raw fruits and veggies. The fibre, also known as pulp, is what’s left over and usually takes a few hours (if you’re Gillian McKeith) or a day for most of us, to pass though the body and come out the other end. By extracting the juices and drinking them in a raw form, we get the benefit of all the goodness immediately. Juices tend to be veggie-based and smoothies tend to be fruit-based, but both can contain both fruits and veggies – did you know that cucumbers and tomatoes are actually fruits?
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Modern-day gyms are now called Health Clubs, because they are good for more than just building muscle and loosing weight.

Here’s ten great reasons you should join one…

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A lot of us have heard about the lemon detox diet, which effectively means fasting for 3-5 days and consuming nothing but a mixture of syrup, cayenne pepper and lemon juice – but how does it actually work?

The promoted benefits on the website  www.lemondetox.com include: weight loss, increased energy & vitality, shinier hair & stronger nails, clearer skin & eyes, better digestion and a greater sense of well-being.  Good stuff, but is it dangerous and is there an alternative?

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No matter how many times it happens, we always promise ourselves – never again!

Until the next opportunity for some drinks comes along, and we go out with the utmost resolute and unshakeable intention of ‘only having a few’. Several hours later, we’re at it again…ordering shots of sambuka from the bar and moving onto the dance floor for some John Travolta moves. Sunday morning arrives and we gradually come to with a furious headache and furry tongue.  Damn, never again (again)! Fortunately, there is a hangover cure like no other…

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A dictionary definition of a habit is: ‘An action done on a regular basis; An action performed repeatedly and automatically, usually without awareness‘.

We all have hundreds of habits – many of which have built up over the years without realising it.  It’s therefore advantageous to try and throw in a few GOOD ones from time to time to compensate for all the BAD ones (especially when it comes to our health).  The above free guide: Healthy Sales Exec’s Healthy Habits, is a short collection of 27 habits (3 for each Principles Behind Great Health) that can be printed off and stuck to the fridge – or anywhere else it can be looked at for a minute or two everyday until the habit has been formed.

Do you sometimes feel overloaded with all the information coming at you? Is your sales performance suffering as a result of managing email, filling out KPI tracker tools and keeping sales forecasts up-to-date? If so, you need to pay this attention now, otherwise, it’s too easy to become overwhelmed and stressed out.

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We can’t always be done with work early and spend an hour in the kitchen preparing a fresh dinner.  However, a stir-fry is quick, healthy and tasty, and can be cooked in less than 10 minutes! Instructions below:

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