When you wish to lose weight and stay slim, it's not just about what you eat or how much you exercise you do. It's also down to whether your hormones are balanced and how well they are functioning. Until fairly recently, in all its different diet guises, weight loss...
Christmas dinner and all the goodies of the season are to be enjoyed: this is not a time to be a martyr over what you eat and yet it doesn’t have to be a disaster for your weight either.
During the first lockdown, according to recent research, almost half of us in the UK gained 5lbs. For me, this was true too. On average, our Italian and French cousins gained 4.2 lbs and 5.5 lbs, and I’m sure the picture is the same across the rest of Europe too....
Mmmm all of that yummy, rich Christmas food and drink was so delicious. So tasty, so tempting and so enjoyable. Until that is you got on the scales. Arghhh. BUT I'd like for you to change that 'Arghhh' into, 'It's all OK.' But how does this relate to easily losing...
I am a great fan of smoothies—but not all smoothies are created equal. To understand the difference between smoothies that are beneficial and smoothies which could lead to weight gain, means looking at the nutritional content of a smoothie. Which smoothies are good...
Curious about fasting, but not sure how or where to start? Read on to discover how fasting can improve your health as well as help weight loss. What is fasting? Since the dawn of time, people have fasted for both religious and health reasons. More recently, fasting...
We are all familiar with the government's slogan, "5 a day", but is 5 a day enough? The USA also recommends 5 a day, but many countries recommend a lot more. France recommend 10 portions, Canada 5—10, whilst Denmark encourages people to aim for 6. And Japan encourages...
Ready-meals have cast-off their old image of cheap, instant food. Today the most popular ready-meals are the fresh, premium ranges found in the refrigerated section. These are marketed as a delicious option that we can all enjoy. But if they are supposedly the best,...
Going dry in January is increasingly popular. Without alcohol to process, your hard-working liver gets a rest which after just 2 weeks helps restore itself. Read more about how going dry helps your waist-line and your health.
I know how demoralising it is when you realise diets don't work, especially when you end up heavier than you were a few years ago. It's particularly frustrating when you keep trying to lose weight, but then regain it. Deep down you know why diets don't work - yet it...
Breakfast like a KingLunch like a PrinceDine like a Pauper Why eating breakfast is good for you Eating breakfast, as this old proverb indicates, is still the most important meal of the day. Several different scientific studies (see below) have shown this to be true....
Your body is awesome in so many ways. It knows and does things without you consciously thinking about it. It has the most amazing healing abilities too and, remarkably, it continues to function extremely well even in adverse conditions like carrying excess weight, a...
Discover how to increase your willpower around food and drink by creating an ‘If… then’ contract. It’s much easier than you might imagine.
Most people have a sweet weakness—and for many it is chocolate. Can you eat chocolate and lose weight? Is it possible? What about cake, biscuits, crisps and all of those other rich foods?
Day and night we are sold the idea of weight loss, cleverly presented in persuasive TV Ads. Yet these ads are often based on myths: not the facts about weight loss. In this article uncover 6 of the biggest weight loss myths and learn the facts.
I love how cinnamon adds a sweet, rich flavour to both sweet and spicy dishes. It also has powerful health benefits including helping to regulate blood sugar levels which can help with weight loss.
Comfort eating—raiding the fridge when we get home—usually ends with us feeling dismayed, sad or angry with our behaviour. It feels like a compulsion and it can also lead to weight gain. Discover how to change this habit so you are no longer driven to do this.
Leptin and Ghrelin are hormones that control our appetite and hunger. Poor sleep can adversely effect the quality of our sleep and may lead to weight gain—so improving our sleep not only helps us feel better, it can also help us become slimmer too.
Concern about blood sugar levels is often associated with Type 2 Diabetes—but if your blood sugar is on a roller-coaster, this can easily impact on your weight. Learn how to better manage your blood sugar levels.
We are living a stressed-out world and it’s causing havoc with our weight. Learn what happens in the body when we are stressed and discover 5 Tips to let go of stress, stay calm and slim.
I grew-up just a few doors down from a local baker and the aroma of freshly baked bread is still evocative of that time, yet eating bread today for me is challenging for like so many I am now intolerant to gluten. Find out more about the potential problems of eating bread.
Counting calories has been the traditional way of losing weight—but how many calories do you need? And is this the best way to lose weight? I’d like to share with you how calories count—yet it’s best not to count them. Find out more…
It’s time to sweep away Christmas leftovers and restock your kitchen with lots of nutritious fruit and vegetables.
Drinking 8 glasses of water a-day has become a mantra to many – but as glass sizes vary so much – how much is this really? Does it really make a difference to weight loss?
Since the advent of the Atkins Diet there have been many myths about protein and weight loss. Does eating more protein help? How much protein do I need to eat? Which food has the best source of protein?
Do you, Bridgette Jones like, weigh yourself daily? Or will nothing get on them for fear of what they might say? It’s time to start using them as a tool – not a weapon.
When your stomach empties, it sends out a message for more food. If this is ignored for a long-time it can so easily lead to overeating.
Do you hate your body? It’s so very hard to be kind and gentle to your body if you come from a place of hate. Are you willing to embark on a healing journey to begin loving your body once more?
Are you an habitual dieter? Losing weight, putting it back on then dieting again? Truly this is madness and makes you unhappy too. It’s time to find a new way…
What is your healthy weight? Whilst your bathroom scales are a useful tool, they don’t tell the whole picture. It’s time to discover what your healthy weight is and how to get there.
Most people enjoy alcohol and have no desire to give it up and yet many reading this, also desire to lose weight. Are the two desires mutually exclusive?
On the supermarket shelves there are so many different alternative milks available. All make health claims—which one though is best for you?
The message of ‘Low Fat’ has been drummed into us so much we haven’t always considered what this has involved to the food we buy. Good Fats by contrast are needed by our body…
The story of how the Vietnam War, a food cost crisis and a Japanese invention have all had an impact on our growing waistlines. Discover why in this article.
It’s not just what you eat that leads to weight gain and difficulties in losing weight – find out what else may be getting in your way of returning to your natural, healthy weight.
When people talk about carbohydrates (carbs), they think of grains and sugars—which they are—but vegetables and fruit are also carbs. Learn more about how your carb choices impact on your weight.
We eat (and drink) with our eyes. These glasses each contain 200 ml – but they don’t look the same! See how glass, plate and dish sizes impact on what you eat and drink.
From early childhood we receive powerful messages about what we should eat that influence our eating habits today. Learn how to change your eating habits.
If you have tried countless diets, it is NOT because you lack will-power. In fact your will-power is probably stronger than most people because you haven’t given up. Discover what’s really going on for you.
Our food buying decisions are heavily influenced by the media. The colours, offers and even the shape of the packaging can draw us in. Find out how to avoid ‘being-sold-to’.
Do you eat on the go? Or eat whilst at your desk or watching TV? What are the consequences on our waist-lines when we do this?
Powerful advertising has promoted margarine to be the healthy option over butter, but is it?
