Category: Detoxes & fads
Do you find yourself wondering, should you be taking supplements? There are different, often personal reasons why we may choose to take supplements, but usually to achieve good health. According to research by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) in 2008, approximately a third of people…
Why choose gluten free? For people with coeliac disease and/or dermatitis herpetiformis, a gluten free diet is essential; coeliac disease affects approximately 1 in every 100 people in the UK. However, there are digestive conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome and gluten sensitivity in which…
A fad diet is typically one that promises a ‘quick fix’, usually to achieve weight loss by restricting or avoiding certain foods and/or food groups. However, some of these diets can compromise your health and achieve little or nothing in the long term. This fact…
Embarking on a healthier lifestyle is what many of us strive for. Be that at the beginning of the week, month or year. This idea can often seem daunting and unachievable. However, small changes are all that are needed in order to create a healthy…
The New Year brings about renewed healthy intentions, but you may wonder how to have a healthy 2020. Whatever your specific goal, following these 5 tips will help to keep you healthy, accountable and in control. 1. New Year Resolutions Make only one resolution…
The sabotage effect: When wanting to lose weight, many embark on a diet that means they can’t have any of their favourite foods. Banning favourite foods is too restrictive, it’s human nature to want the things you can’t have. Cutting out the chocolate or bread…
Like much of the population, you may be more inclined to consume a product with artificial sweeteners rather than sugar itself. Artificial sweeteners have been packed into everything: Drinks, desserts, snacks, crisps, convenience meals, to name just a few, and we now consume more of…
If you missed it, be sure to head to last week’s blog posts for the first installment of this posting before reading on! Transitioning to a healthier diet can often seem overwhelming. However, starting out small will see you make great leaps in improvements to…
There are many fad diets throughout the media, all of which promise to get you beach ready within a matter of weeks. But what damage could they be doing to your health and could they in fact make weight loss more difficult? Implementing unhealthy food…
How many daily decisions would you say you make about food? 10, 15, 20? This was the average number given in a study concerning cognition and food. The realistic number is closer to 200! With that amount of decisions to be made, it is all…
Do you concentrate on eating low-fat foods and count your calories meticulously yet see no difference in your weight or health? Focussing on the nutritional content of our food choices is what will make the difference to improving our health and wellbeing according to a…