Superfoods – are they a myth?
The press is constantly awash with stories of how the latest Superfood will make you healthier, happier, slimmer, able to stop runaway trains (I made that one up. If you do see that headline, remember...
View ArticleWant to be slimmer, fitter, healthier? Stop eating sugar
I watched Jamie Oliver’s Sugar rush on TV a few weeks ago and was appalled and shocked at the level of sugar in everything. I had always thought we were quite savvy; my wife cooks most of our meals...
View ArticleThe best five foods for burning fat
If you have been struggling to release excess weight for a while, you’ve likely tried a number of diets and strategies that haven’t worked. The good news is, that it is possible to burn fat naturally...
View ArticleWhat is a balanced diet – part 1
What is a balanced diet? We need to eat foods from all the major food groups each day to ensure we remain healthy, get all the vitamins and minerals we need and don’t gain weight from unhealthy foods....
View ArticleWhat is a balanced diet – part 2
What is a balanced diet – Vitamins, minerals and hydration Vitamins an Minerals Vitamins are either in the form of fat soluble or water-soluble. Fat soluble vitamins: Vitamin A: Helps with the immune...
View ArticleSlow Carbs – the way forward?
What are slow carbs? A carbohydrate is described as fast or slow depending on it’s Glycaemic Index score. The Glycaemic Index is a ranking of foods containing carbohydrates based their effect on...
View ArticleVegetables – Why do we struggle to love them?
Vegetables, What can we do to love them? Vegetables suffer from a really bad press. It starts when we are children and we are repeatedly told that we have to eat our vegetables at every meal. Our...
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