It sometimes feels that trends in weight loss methods seem to change and move as fast as high street fashion. The once low-fat approach to weight loss seems to have been replaced in recent times with the high fat, low carbs approach of Keto with plenty of fads and fashions in between. Whereas following high … Read More
You would have to have been living under a stone for the past few years not to have been aware of the massive trend in diets which involve an element of fasting whether it be Michael Mosley 5:2 diet or Time Restricted Eating and indeed I have incorporated such methods into weight loss programmes for … Read More
Eat Fat, Lose Weight, this is Atkins right?You could hardly fail to notice that the latest trend in weight loss seems to be high fat diets! After forty years of being brain washed by low fat diets It takes a hugh leap of faith for us to take on board a complete reversal of views! So … Read More
Is your environment making you fat or unhealthy? As we all know it is one thing intending to eat healthily and/or to lose weight but it’s another thing actually doing what we need to do to make it happen! This is an ages old problem! Being clear about your health goals can be a huge … Read More
Are all calories equal or are some calories more equal than others? Calorie counting has dictated weight management programmes for decades and is based on the principle of energy in versus energy out using the calorie as a measurement of energy. The idea is that if energy input is greater than our energy output then … Read More
So ok, what is the one stop solution to weight loss and health? I’ll give you the answer now and then explain. It’s just simply this, ‘Don’t eat processed foods’ In short processing food: • alters its chemical nature • reduces its nutrient value • makes it difficult for the body to digest. The consequences … Read More
In a fit of enthusiasm and determination to lose weight it is very easy to fall into the trap of setting rules and regulations which may be both punishing and difficult to sustain and which may inadvertently promote weight gain. I hope these 7 tips will help put you straight on some common pit fall. … Read More
In his defence of a recent attack on the food industry by NHS chief Mr Stevens to cut sugar or face regulation, Ian Wright director general of the food and Drink Federation claimed that there was no link between sugar intake and type 2 diabetes, heart health or cancer. He made it clear that it … Read More
The WHO is recommending we cut sugar to 5% of our daily intake. Many people including some, ‘dieticians,’ are saying this is unrealistic! I would say that this is simply not the case and if we are serious about cutting the risk of heart disease, Type 2 diabetes and tacking obesity we simply have to take this on … Read More
I picked up a truly awful book in a discounted book store a few years back which I wouldn’t recommend you read, but I would like to share the experience with you…