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If you're interested in the subject, if you're procrastinating from your day job or just want to learn more about me, and lets face it, who doesn't, then check out my blog posts below.Benefits of Green Tea
1. It is high in antioxidant polyphenols Green tea has more health benefits than black tea, which can be attributed to its lack of processing. Green tea is higher in protective polyphenols. The major polyphenols in green tea are flavonoids, the most active of which...
Why I choose Pink Himalayan Salt.
Why do I use Pink Himalayan salt rather than regular table salt? Pink Himalayan contains up to 84 other essential minerals including magnesium, potassium and calcium plus other minerals needed by the body. Adding just a pinch of salt to your water or food...
Hunger vs thirst – should I be drinking more?
Water The human body is made up of 70 percent of it. We use it to wash, hydrate ourselves (run from it when the skies give way, and we haven’t brought an umbrella.) Health experts recommend drinking 7-8 glasses of water. Despite this being common knowledge, how...
Losing weight by eating what you want: Why this is a lie.
From yo-yo dieting to intermittent fasting, we’ve all delved into the weird and wonderful ways of losing weight to achieve that perfect bod. But even the most body-conscious of us felt the pressure during lockdown – gyms were closed, outdoor activity was...
When weight management is binary
"When I’m on total I’m on it. I stick it the plan 100% but when I’m not I struggle to even set boundaries let alone stick to them. What I think is interesting is when I am on total I dream about fresh healthy foods like a green salad or a bowl of strawberries yet...
Secret Eating
Do you wait until you're alone to gorge on food? Are you looking for a way to break this habit? Secret eating habits can be hard to move past. Some people use food as a way of asserting control over their lives, while others seek comfort in eating. Whatever the...
Weight loss excuses and ways to overcome them.
I'll start tomorrow... Or Monday... Or after the Easter Holidays The problem is that tomorrow never seems to arrive. That can mean the unhealthy eating patterns continue for an extra day, week, month, or even year, while the pounds continue to pack on. You may...
Chemical response
Serotonin is a neurotransmitter (a chemical messenger) that gives us a sense of warm and fuzzy, making us feel good, happier and calmer. Eating sweet or starchy carbohydrate foods such as bread, pasta and chocolate enables the brain to make this magic substance....
How I really feel about getting to goal weight.
This is a difficult feeling to articulate. Its easier to explain my emotions when I was fat. I don't remember the point when I went from healthy to overweight or from overweight to obese. It just sort of happened. Scientifically I didn't wake up fat one day, but...
Going on a VLCD actually eased my symptoms of Endometriosis by at least 50%
I have suffered with Endometriosis since I was 11 although it wasn’t diagnosed until I was 30. I had so many invasive and non-invasive procedures to try to diagnose what was causing my symptoms but in essence it took 19 years till i got the diagnosis I deserved. I...