Weight Loss

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Super Slimmers - Did they keep the weight off?….

Posted on 15 February 2017

On Tuesday February 14th 2017, channel 4 aired a television programme looking at people who had lost a lot of weight on slimming plans. Many of the people had been given the title ‘super sl...

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Forget the diets, focus on the joy of getting healthy

Posted on 6 January 2017

Of course this is the time for dieting, new regimes, promises of no more of this and must have less of that, but really, how long do these resolutions last? I am not suggesting you don?t se...

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Why LDL cholesterol is only bad once it meets sugar

Posted on 27 November 2016

As the cholesterol confusion persists, I wanted to give a brief, simple explanation of what is good and what is bad about cholesterol. Frustratingly, GPs and even cardiologists are often on...

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The nuts and bolts of fat-burning

Posted on 15 November 2016

In my new book, ?Why Eating Less & Exercising More Makes You Fat? chapter 10 is where I tie up all the pieces. From previous chapters you will have learnt the whys and whys are really impor...

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Yay! My book is out this Thursday

Posted on 7 November 2016

Great news! My book, Why Eating Less & Exercising More Makes You Fat? is out this Thursday , Nov. 10th. You can pre-order from all the usual online stores and most book retailers (links bel...

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Rapeseed (Canola) oil is NOT a healthy option

Posted on 6 November 2016

I am so frustrated by the constant marketing-hype about the health benefits of rapeseed / Canola oil. It is not chemically possible to extract the oil from the seeds of a toxic plant like o...

A collection of sauerkraut variety preserved in mason jars, including beetroot kraut, green kraut, and yellow kraut. This image illustrates the concept of fermentation, probiotics

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Ferments & fibre for a happy gut

Posted on 5 November 2016

Many people are now familiar with certain foods that contain live, beneficial bacteria ? natural live yogurt being the most commonly consumed in the UK. A live food literally contains lots...

Weight Loss

Increasing your basal metabolic rate

Posted on 2 November 2016

Your basal metabolic rate (BMR) is a measure of the rate of energy (calories) your body burns over a 24 hour period. Naturally skinny people tend to have a naturally high BMR, meaning that...

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How hormonal imbalance can make us fat

Posted on 31 October 2016

A key factor to whether we store fat or not is down to numerous metabolic hormones. Insulin and leptin are 2 really essential players and if these hormones are unable to work properly, the...