https://www.definehealthy.net/Everyday wellbeing words in plain English: new entries.enhttps://www.definehealthy.net/define/meal-timing/https://www.definehealthy.net/define/meal-timing/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 08:30:00 +0000The timing, frequency and regularity of meals across the day. The scientific study of how meal timing interacts with the body's internal clock is called chrononutrition.https://www.definehealthy.net/define/electrolytes/https://www.definehealthy.net/define/electrolytes/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 08:30:00 +0000Minerals that dissolve in body fluids as electrically charged particles. The main ones are sodium, potassium, chloride, magnesium, calcium and bicarbonate, and together they help regulate fluid balance, nerve signals and muscle contraction.https://www.definehealthy.net/define/neat/https://www.definehealthy.net/define/neat/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 08:30:00 +0000Short for non-exercise activity thermogenesis: the energy expended through all physical activity that is not sleeping, eating or planned exercise. Walking, standing, climbing stairs, housework, gardening and even fidgeting all count.https://www.definehealthy.net/define/ultra-processed-food/https://www.definehealthy.net/define/ultra-processed-food/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 08:30:00 +0000Industrially manufactured food and drink products made largely from substances extracted or refined from foods, often with additives such as emulsifiers, flavourings and colourings that are rarely used in home cooking. The term comes from the NOVA food classification.https://www.definehealthy.net/define/caffeine/https://www.definehealthy.net/define/caffeine/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 08:30:00 +0000A naturally occurring stimulant found in coffee beans, tea leaves, cocoa and some other plants. It works mainly by blocking the action of adenosine, a substance that accumulates in the brain during waking hours and promotes sleepiness.https://www.definehealthy.net/define/added-sugar/https://www.definehealthy.net/define/added-sugar/Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:30:00 +0000Sugars and syrups added to foods and drinks during processing, preparation or at the table. Public health bodies often use the broader term "free sugars", which also includes the sugars naturally present in honey, syrups and fruit juices.https://www.definehealthy.net/define/vitamin-d/https://www.definehealthy.net/define/vitamin-d/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 08:30:00 +0000A fat-soluble vitamin that the skin produces when exposed to ultraviolet B sunlight, and which is also found in a small number of foods. It contributes to the normal absorption and use of calcium and phosphorus and to the maintenance of normal bones.https://www.definehealthy.net/define/mindful-eating/https://www.definehealthy.net/define/mindful-eating/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 08:30:00 +0000An approach to eating that involves paying deliberate, non-judgemental attention to food and to the body while eating: noticing tastes, textures, hunger and fullness rather than eating on autopilot.https://www.definehealthy.net/define/iron/https://www.definehealthy.net/define/iron/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:30:00 +0000An essential trace mineral that the body uses to make haemoglobin and myoglobin, the proteins that carry and store oxygen. Iron contributes to the normal formation of red blood cells and haemoglobin and to normal oxygen transport in the body.https://www.definehealthy.net/define/active-recovery/https://www.definehealthy.net/define/active-recovery/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 08:30:00 +0000Low-intensity physical activity performed after strenuous exercise, or on days between harder sessions, with the aim of supporting recovery while keeping the body moving.https://www.definehealthy.net/define/omega-3/https://www.definehealthy.net/define/omega-3/Fri, 02 Oct 2026 08:30:00 +0000A family of polyunsaturated fatty acids named after the position of their first double bond. The three most discussed are ALA (from plants) and EPA and DHA (mainly from oily fish and algae).https://www.definehealthy.net/define/resistance-training/https://www.definehealthy.net/define/resistance-training/Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:30:00 +0000Any form of exercise in which muscles contract against an external resistance, such as body weight, dumbbells, kettlebells, machines or elastic bands, with the aim of maintaining or increasing muscular strength, endurance and size.https://www.definehealthy.net/define/satiety/https://www.definehealthy.net/define/satiety/Tue, 29 Sep 2026 08:30:00 +0000The state of fullness that follows a meal and delays the return of hunger. It is distinct from satiation, which is the process that makes you stop eating during the meal itself.https://www.definehealthy.net/define/resting-heart-rate/https://www.definehealthy.net/define/resting-heart-rate/Sun, 27 Sep 2026 08:30:00 +0000The number of heartbeats per minute when the body is fully at rest, awake but relaxed, ideally measured after waking and before getting out of bed.https://www.definehealthy.net/define/gut-health/https://www.definehealthy.net/define/gut-health/Sat, 26 Sep 2026 08:30:00 +0000An informal, widely used term for the overall functioning of the digestive tract: comfortable digestion, regular bowel habits and a stable community of microorganisms (the gut microbiome) in the large intestine.