Category: Nutrition (weightloss)

SALT | What you NEED to Know About!

SALT | What you NEED to Know About!

Eating too much salt is bad for your health!  We know this, we see the adverts but do you know why? Salt can raise your blood pressure and having high blood pressure tripples your chances of heart disease and stroke. Adults should eat no more than 6g of salt per day. Children should eat even [...]

13/05/2012 | 0 Comments More
Snack Suggestion | Healthy & Tasty with plenty of Omega3

Snack Suggestion | Healthy & Tasty with plenty of Omega3

Sardines on Toast: for a super quick lunch, serve tinned sardines on wholemeal toast.  use a low fat spread. With Tuna prices getting very high in the super market now, this is another great option to get in your Omega 3 fatty acids.

07/05/2012 | 0 Comments More
Latest Lowdown on Food | Part 2

Latest Lowdown on Food | Part 2

Go easy on these bad boys… Food containing sugar and fat: Chocolate & Sweets Crisps Biscuits & Cakes Processed Foods Pastries & Pies Fizzy Drinks Alcohol Im not saying dont eat these types of foods at all, just to eat in moderation, chose healthier options of food over the above mentioned Over indulging on foods [...]

06/05/2012 | 0 Comments More
Latest Low Down on Food

Latest Low Down on Food

There is no getting away from it! Never before has what you eat been so newsworthy with Diets heavily promoting on TV and in Press, Jamie Oliver continuing with his mission to get school canteens healthy and both in the UK & USA. The problem is that the more the media tell us, the more people [...]

06/05/2012 | 0 Comments More
Short Walk Cuts Chocolate Consumption in Half

Short Walk Cuts Chocolate Consumption in Half

Research from The University of Exeter has found that a 15-minute walk can cut snacking on chocolate at work by half. The study showed that, even in stressful situations, workers eat only half as much chocolate as they normally would after this short burst of physical activity. Published in the journal Appetite, the research suggests that [...]

05/05/2012 | 0 Comments More
HEALTHY ICECREAM | God has Answered my Prayers!

HEALTHY ICECREAM | God has Answered my Prayers!

Its true, this icecream really is healthy and even though it has no fat, no added sugar, 100% natural and free from artificial sweeteners.  But I know what you are going to say! It will taste horible, but WRONG – This icecream tastes as good as any top brand in the supermarket, comes in variety [...]

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40-30-30 | The Ultimate Eating Plan to Lose Weight & Get in Shape

40-30-30 | The Ultimate Eating Plan to Lose Weight & Get in Shape

This is no gimmick! This is no Diet! This is the way the human body was designed to fuel itself and the only way multiple world record breaking endurance athlete Mike Buss eats and is the only healthy eating plan endorsed by Mike which he also sets his clients. With a record breaking pedigree and [...]

10/03/2012 | 1 Comment More
Is a CALORIE a calorie?

Is a CALORIE a calorie?

It is obvious from the research presented that what we have been doing is not working…  And its not working spectacularly!  Congratulations – We are getting fatter! Faster! So what’s going on? The following research highlights the need for the correct macronutrient balance.  Four groups of people were taken aside and all were fed 1000calories [...]

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8FOOD Myths | Read the truth about these nutritional lies…

8FOOD Myths | Read the truth about these nutritional lies…

Microwaving Food Destroys Nutrients: Two factors affect the nutritional quality of vegetables, exposure to heat and exposure to water…That’s why according to the Harvard Medical School, boiling can be the worse way to cook, wear as microwaving exposes them to heat more briefly so they retain more goodness.  That’s just the rule of thumb though [...]

07/03/2012 | 1 Comment More
Dark Chocolate | The 7 Things You Should Know…

Dark Chocolate | The 7 Things You Should Know…

1: Dark Chocolate is a rich source of Flavanols, a study done by the University of Glasgow found.  This is a type of polyphenol antioxidant that can help to protect the heart and arteries and reduce blood pressure. 2: Dark Chocolate is full of nutrients that help to suppress food cravings such as tryptophan, dopamine [...]

03/03/2012 | 1 Comment More