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The room where magic happens
Clearly a therapy room, is this where you ‘do your stuff’ asked a visitor to the house the other day, who had never been here before. What a visitor would think Who is it? Clearly an educated...
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Breaking the ‘rules’– who made the rules anyway?
Life is full of rules. Written and unwritten ones. Society is based on rules. we, in the end, conform to the rules, without even realising it. How many places in your life do people tell you what to...
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Is it possible to eat too much fruit?
The short answer is YES. here is why. Fruit contains fructose, a natural sugar, yes, but a sugar nonetheless. carbohydrate is our main source of energy in our diet. Simple carbohydrates are made of...
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The importance of Fibre
We all hear about how important a high fibre diet is, but what is fibre exactly, and why do we need it? Fibre contains indigestible plant material such as cellulose, and is found in fruit, vegetables,...
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Dieting can make you fatter!
I have said this before, but I always seem to end up in similar discussions where people simply do not understand because of effective media brainwashing. The conventional approach to dieting is a...
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I’m always hungry, its ok, I am an athlete
An excuse that is used all the time. It’s ok, I ran earlier, it’s ok, I am doing a bike ride today, and so on. I have used it myself! But is it ok? To an extent, but, actually, no! Today my husband...
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Oat Bread v Wheat Bread: which is better?
I recently found that some regular bread brands are making an ‘oats’ version of their usual brown bread, so I thought I would try it. To be honest I do not use that much bread but hubby does, and no...
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High fat diets may NOT make you fat
Parents who give toddlers skimmed to prevent them gaining weight may be a wasting their time because it does not prevent them from gaining weight, new research suggests. Academics believe that this is...
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Food labels: what to look for..
So, they have put a new colour code on labels, you can see the fat content, and all sorts of other statistics, but what does it all REALLY mean? SATURATED FATS These are predominantly animal fats that...
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General nutrition tips for training
Here are some simple general nutrition tips for before during and after exercise. Exercise Meals If you’re planning to go swimming or training later in the day try to eat an exercise-friendly meal two...
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High GI, Low GI ?
I have had this conversation lots of times with people, usually non athletes, who don’t understand why they are struggling with their weight. Sugar is a demon of the modern age, it is in more...
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The forest or the trees: the carbohydrate minefield
When you gaze out your window — real or figurative — do you see the forest first, or the trees? I was asked today: is it possible to eat too much pasta? Yes, it is. The forest, for the purposes of this...
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Eat, or take a pill?
Daily post: If you could get all the nutrition you needed in a day with a pill — no worrying about what to eat, no food preparation — would you do it? Simple: eat!! Food is not all about the nutrition...
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Specific or vague: which weight loss goals are best?
I spotted an article in the Daily mail that attracted my attention. It states that being specific about a weight loss goal makes dieters LESS successful This statement on its own, I have no problem...
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Recipe: Sausage & Caramelised Red Onion Hotpot
Olive oil for frying 8 pork sausages 2 red onions peeled & finely sliced 2 knobs of butter 1 tbsp soft brown sugar 3 thyme springs – leaves only 150g button mushrooms cleaned & quartered 2 tbsp...
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Fuelling your performance
Just as a car runs best with a full tank of gas, your body needs the right kind of “nutritional fuel”. A balance of carbohydrates, proteins, fats, minerals, vitamins, and water will give your body what...
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