For those on a low calorie weight-loss diet it’s important to know what foods to avoid especially those with hidden sugar content. Some high calorie, sugar laden foods, however, are just so taken for granted, and/or embedded in our eating culture and habits that they’re overlooked and thus slow down any weight loss progress. Sugar [...]

As people become more educated about and more aware of health issues specifically in relation to food we become more conscious of what we buy and what we eat in restaurants. This trend has not gone unnoticed by the food industry. Increasingly supermarkets include at least a token of organic options and even the likes [...]

Dieting doesn’t mean starving. If you’re not eating enough your body goes into ‘starvation’ mode and begins to consume muscle, not fat. You need to eat enough to maintain healthy levels of blood glucose to sustain your energy throughout the day. Three meals a day will burn stored fat if you’re also exercising regularly. Regular [...]

We all get older and hopefully wiser too; however, maintaining a healthy body and mind can reduce the negative effects of the ageing process as well as keeping us fit and active mentally and physically as time goes by. Resistance training keeps your metabolism high even as you age. If muscles are not used and [...]

Like a lot of things in life, a little bit of cholesterol goes a long way. It’s necessary for the manufacture of vitamin D, certain hormones and cell membranes. It originates in animal products such as meat, dairy and eggs. Other related factors also play a role in how the body uses cholesterol. Animal fats [...]

Fat never goes out of fashion at least not the numerous approaches to getting rid of it. How it gets there is generally well documented usually under the headings of an unbalanced diet and lifestyle. Of course, getting rid of just about anything is always going to be harder than if we’d simply avoided it [...]

With various protein supplements available it is important to research the options as some are more applicable than others depending on your needs as well as your general physiology. Casein, a milk protein – is a case in point. Widely used for various purposes including the manufacture of paint and glue as well as cheese, [...]

Everyone needs a certain amount of protein in their diet and anyone involved in fitness training and body building will logically need more. One way to get an energy boost after working out while avoiding the dangers of high fat sources of protein, such as fatty meats, is by shaking up a shake based on [...]

If only we could stop interfering with nature we might save ourselves a whole lot of worries and lead healthier lives. The great egg debate: yolks versus whites, is a good example. But egg yolks are full of cholesterol! True; however, cholesterol alone does not cause heart disease and studies have shown little or no [...]

With more and more people working out harder and harder to build muscle and improve fitness the search for aids to faster muscle recovery is intensifying.  What athletes and bodybuilders have discovered is that they get more nutrients and speed up their muscle recovery time by eating raw. Uncooked foods retain the vitamins and minerals [...]