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Struggling to lose weight? You could be LEPTIN RESISTANT

Posted on 16 August 2012

I have been aware of the hormone Leptin being part of our appetite control mechanism for some time, but having done some more in depth research in to it, Leptin appears to tie together vari...

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Spread the Word - Fructose (Fruit Sugar) is NOT the healthy option we thought it was.

Posted on 5 June 2012

Our understanding of the science of things is constantly evolving and this is most certainly true when it comes to the science of nutrition. There was a time when we in the health world wer...

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Do You Know Which Oils and Fats You Should Be Cooking With?

Posted on 29 April 2012

There is so much confusion about fats and oils. It’s the one subject I have blogged about most often largely because I find I am so frequently being asked to explain the pros and cons of va...

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Menopause - what's the problem?????

Posted on 9 April 2012

I have been working with a lot of women lately who are struggling with menopausal symptoms.? Menopause is defined as the point at which menstruation has ceased for 12 consecutive months. Ho...

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A Very Quick & Nutritious Supper

Posted on 25 March 2012

I was watching Hugh FW at River Cottage and he was making some fabulously simple and tasty suppers with leftovers from Sunday lunch. I suddenly became acutely aware of how very hungry I was...

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Paleo, primal, caveman, low-carb - here's my take on it all

Posted on 5 March 2012

For the last 8 days I have been plugged in to an intense series of lectures for the Paleo Summit. Paleo, short for Paleolithic refers to a big new craze in the diet world – the Paleo diet...

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Raw milk - hunt it down, it's worth it

Posted on 4 February 2012

Wow – this is such a health and political hot potato. There is a LOT of information about raw milk, both for and against. Anyhow,? I took delivery of raw milk for the first time this week a...

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Muscles are great fat-burners - so get pumping!

Posted on 24 January 2012

If you want to lose body fat (isn’t it fat rather than simply weight that you want to lose?), then improving muscle tone? – not muscle bulk, is absolutely key. Women often worry that they w...

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Why Extreme Dieting Makes NO Sense

Posted on 21 January 2012

If you’re struggling to lose those extra few pounds that you put on over Christmas and new year, the temptation to go to extremes and massively reduce your calorie intake can be immense, es...