Lift Weights Did you know that the more muscle you have, the more calories you will burn, even when you’re lying on the couch! The reason is that muscle is far more metabolically active than fat. Therefore you will burn energy (calories/ kilojoules) just to fuel your muscles. This is likely to help you to […]

Many people believe that eating a well-balanced diet provides all of the vitamins and minerals necessary for good health. In ideal circumstances, this is the case, but in reality there are many reasons why you may need vitamin supplements to cope with living in today’s environment. These reasons include: Crop Nutrient Loses – Many agricultural […]

Protein can play an integral part of your weight loss efforts but beware of eating too much! Read on …. 1. Protein helps boost energy expenditure Dietary induced thermogenesis: i.e. the increase in heat production by the body after eating due to both the metabolic energy cost of digestion and the energy cost of forming […]

If you look to research, you can easily find a study to support whatever you want to believe. One example is a study Dr. George Blackburn, associate director of the Division of Nutrition at Harvard Medical School who concluded that diet or nutrition is by far the greatest predictor of weight loss success. He suggests […]

Fish oil (also known as omega-3 fats) supplements, are one of the most popular supplements, with more people buying than ever.  This should not come as a surprise as there have been more than 15,000 studies, fish oil is powerful in reducing the risk of heart disease, triglycerides and helping with weight loss. When determining […]

Ninety per cent of why we eat is behaviour-related (psychological hunger). It is not because we are hungry. It’s because we are, for example, sad, angry, depressed anxious, bored or simply it is “time to eat”. Psychological hunger is when you want to have something to eat or drink without physical symptoms such as an […]

Creating your best life now often requires a change in mindset. Sometimes even when you have the intention of doing the right thing, if you have the wrong attitude, you can easily slip up. Some of the pitfalls in maintaining a long term health and fitness program include: All or Nothing Too often we adopt […]

There are two types of polyunsaturated fats: Omega 3, which is found in foods such as oily fish (e.g. mackerel, salmon, sardines, trout and tuna), and walnuts, almonds and linseeds. Omega 6, which is found in foods such as sunflower and safflower seeds, and soybeans. The ratio of the amount of Omega 3 to Omega […]

1. Eat a nutrient-rich diet Not only will a healthy, nutrient-rich diet help you to live optimally, it is also a key strategy for weight management. Instead of the overly simple focus on cutting calories, maintaining a diet that is rich in vitamins, antioxidants and other beneficial food chemicals helps give your body the nutrients […]

About two out of three people experience painful muscle cramps during sport, activity or even just lying in bed. It most commonly occurs in the calf muscle or the foot. Exercise can cause an abnormal stimulation of the muscle causing an involuntary and forceful contraction and is more likely to occur in a tired muscle. […]