Neurons in the brain produce adenosine, levels of which are monitored via receptors. When adenosine levels reach a certain level your body naturally begins to feel tired and ready to sleep or relax. However, when caffeine comes along in the form of a standard 100mg 8 oz cup of coffee its chemical similarities [...]

Chicken is popular with fitness fanatics for good reason: it’s inexpensive, easy to cook, low fat and high in protein. However, it can get boring if eaten every day. So here are eight cooking options.

Before grilling or boiling, marinating your bird for 24 hours will increase the flavour. Keep it in the [...]

Childhood obesity is a complex issue involving many aspects of contemporary lifestyles and social attitudes and priorities as well as the mass marketing of convenience foods. In the space of this blog it is only possible to scratch the surface. Generally the facts are well known: it is a disease of our [...]

Whether it’s the Christmas/New Year period or a summer season break you can put on weight faster than you get a sun burn if you relax your dietary rules while having fun. Christmas and New Year is probably the worst time for dieters as it basically celebrates gluttony, but the rules are the same [...]

Here are some fat loss tip suggestions to lower your calorie intake while seemingly continuing to indulge in your favourite foods. A fat loss diet doesn’t have to mean bland tasteless meals. However, it does require a certain amount of imagination as well as close attention to preparation and ingredients.
Watch the add-ons. [...]

Eating late at night is never a good idea for your body or general health as it destroys any chance of restorative sleep. Digesting food properly takes time and requires energy which is incompatible with a body supposedly at rest and recuperating. In fact, 9pm is too late an eating deadline as the [...]

Weight gain and retention have many origins as well as supposed solutions. However, one common food item with a significant impact on body weight is salt, or sodium.  Food manufactures add a lot of salt to foods, deadening our over-stimulated taste buds, and to increase product shelf life. Salt is in virtually all [...]

For sure, most of us over-indulge from time to time but for some impulsive/compulsive eating disorders become ingrained habits that are hard to break and play havoc with any fitness regime or weight loss program.
Impulsive eating is eating without thinking and without need. It becomes habitual and can be triggered by any sudden urge [...]

According to a study at Princeton University, a genetic tendency for addiction combined with irregular eating patterns can result in a sugar dependency which leads to a cycle of binge eating and deprivation.
In tests with rats indications of a vicious cycle of sugar dependency increased during a period of less than ten days and led [...]

Although most people who regularly take multivitamins do so for nutritional reasons another advantage which is often overlooked is how they can enhance your appearance. To get the best for your looks out of your multivitamin it should contain 100% of the following ingredients:
Vitamin A helps protect your skin from infection as well as [...]