Christmas guilt-free

A Very Merry Guilt Free Christmas

Have a guilt-free Christmas and stay on track! Find the sweet spot between enjoyment and your health and fitness goals. Eat the pav, the xmas pudding and the brandied custard……whatever yummy season traditions you like … EAT them and enjoy them. Here’s how to enjoy Christmas with balance, not restriction What about the booze this…

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BMR fat loss

Stuck on a fat loss plateau?

You may be surprised that one of the most common reason for a fat loss plateau is undereating. Yes, starving your body may be causing your metabolism to slow and your body to actually hold on to fat stores.

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Hormone fat loss connection

The Hormone Fat Loss Connection

Hormones and fat loss connection is probably one of the most complex but yet simple topics we need to understand. Boys……. this affects you too… it’s NOT just a girl thing. Men have hormonal cycles too!! Here’s a fun fact, while they obviously may not be the same as the girls “monthly” cycles, men actually…

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Carbs Before Bed Make You Fat !!

Myths and fallacies plague the world of nutrition, always have, always will!  Carbs before bed will make you fat … the logic behind this myth is that carbs provide the body with energy and so since you don’t expend a heap of energy sleeping, your body will have no choice but to store them as…

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christmas

How to “Keep Your Sh#t Together” over Christmas!

You can “Keep Your Sh#t Together over Christmas”! How about a little Christmas Challenge ??? Now, this may seem like a strange time to start a challenge, but this is a little self challenge ….. and NOW is the perfect time ! Can you party on through Christmas and “Keep Your Sh#t Together “? Challenge…

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Leaky Gut

Leaky Gut!

Is it a real thing or is it just a trendy new term? What is a leaky gut exactly? Leaky gut. Poor gut health. Or the medical term “Increased Intestinal Permeability”. Whichever term you use, put simply, your intestinal lining becomes damaged and develops cracks and holes. This then allows undigested food particles and toxins…

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Broken Metabolism

What is a “broken metabolism “?

How many times have you heard some one say – “Increase your calories and you will start to lose that body fat, it will help your metabolism!” For most of us who have been calorie obsessed and diet gods for years this is almost an impossible theory to get our heads around. We get it,…

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Nutritional Psychiatry

Healthy Body – Healthy Mind – “Nutritional Psychiatry”

We’ve all heard the saying “you are what you eat”. This applies not only to our bodies but also to our mental health. It starts in the gut What’s for dinner? Is thankfully becoming a question many more mental health professionals are asking. Many mental health conditions are caused by inflammation in the brain. This…

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