Share What you eat first thing in the morning, is more important than you think. You’ve been asleep for a number of hours, and internally your blood sugar levels are low, as is insulin (a hormone released when you eat carbs, and acts as a “storing” hormone) – these 2 states are quite […]
Share Already we’re told through naming and marketing when we should eat these things, already marketing alarm bells should ring. When you go down an aisle in the supermarket there’s a whole length of coloured boxes, adverts on tv, plenty aimed at children who will in turn badger parents to get the latest sugar coated […]
Share So, yesterday, on my Look Great Feel Great Page I asked you about Fasting, and 5:2 diet etc. Here’s my views on it So fasting seems to be the new diet option after high protein low/no carb. But should you do it? Is it worth it? Does it work? Is it healthy? Most people don’t even […]
Share In fact, nothing is ever one thing…….everything is about a series of actions, repeated regularly to form habits and routines – these can be good and not so good ones! Lot’s of people decide they want to lose weight and take up a form of exercise, be it running, bootcamps, PT or fitness classes. […]
Share OK, we all talk about being stressed at some point. “Stress” in various forms, releases cortisol, a steroid hormone in the body produced as part of our “Fight or Flight” response. It raises our heart rate, often body temperature and causes us to be alert, on edge and if you like, “a little wired”…….yep […]