We’ve all heard that breakfast is the most important meal of the day but not many of us understand the reason why. Blood sugar levels are at their lowest first thing in the morning and unless you restore them by breaking your overnight fast, you’re likely to experience food cravings, energy lows and difficulty concentrating. […]
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HRT and Me: My Experience of Prempak-C and Weight Gain
On Sunday I took my last dose of HRT. After a couple of months on Prempak-C I decided that I wasn’t prepared to live with the side effects. Prempak-C and Weight Gain Looking through the photos of myself taken over the Summer the change in my appearance was obvious. Over the course of two months […]
Life in the Fast Lane: My Brief Attempt at Intermittent Fasting
Desperate times call for desperate measures, so the saying goes. After a year or so of trying various diets without any success, and excited about the many benefits of intermittent fasting, I decided to give it a try. The idea of being able to lose weight, improve my health and increase my longevity through fasting […]
5:2 Diet – Is Intermittent Fasting the Key to Good Health?
The Horizon: Eat, Fast and Live Longer programme on BBC Two last week provided a fascinating look at the health benefits of intermittent fasting. Presenter Michael Mosley set himself the challenge of wanting to to live longer, stay younger and lose weight while making as few changes to his life as possible. To help him […]
Fitness Challenge 2012: Walking the South Downs Way
It’s time to put on my walking boots and get fit. In September I’m going to be walking the South Downs Way with my partner and a couple of friends. It’s a 100 mile trail from Winchester in Hampshire all the way down to Eastbourne on the south coast and I can’t wait! Walking a […]
Vitamin D could Improve Symptoms of Depression
A couple of months ago I wrote an article about Vitamin D deficiency. It seems the sunshine vitamin is good not only for our physical health but for our mental health too, and could be used as a possible treatment to relieve the symptoms of depression. The link between low levels of Vitamin D and Depression […]
5 Reasons Why Drinking Coffee is Good For You
Coffee often gets a bad press and is normally excluded from healthy diets due to its high caffeine content. Back when I was studying for my Diploma in Nutrition and Diet we were taught that coffee was a major source of toxins and you’d be a fool to drink it. Coffee is Good For You […]
Throw Away the Supplements: Natural Food Sources of Calcium
Another week, another health scare. The Health pages of newspapers in the past couple of weeks have been full of the news that taking calcium supplements can almost double the risk of having a heart attack. What is the Role of Calcium in the Body? Calcium is the mineral most needed by the body as […]
Is it Time to Talk About The Menopause?
Last weekend I found myself having three separate conversations about the menopause. The first was with my hairdresser. We were discussing our monthly migraines and before you knew it we were swapping stories of how we no longer recognise ourselves at times as our hormones wreak havoc with our moods, minds and bodies. I had […]
Iron Deficiency Anaemia – Symptoms, Causes and Treatment
Today I celebrated my blood test results. After almost two years of being severely iron deficient, my iron levels are finally well within the normal range. What is Iron Deficiency Anaemia? Iron deficiency anaemia occurs when your body doesn’t have enough iron. Iron is a mineral responsible for the production of haemoglobin, an iron-rich protein […]