Feeling overwhelmed by the numerous dietary theories and conflicting nutritional advice available, all claiming to have your perfect answer? Do you crave a sustainable way of losing weight, without obsessing over food? Are you fed up with the growing number of health issues you're encountering, and being told that they are just a normal part of the aging process? What if there was a way of regaining control over your physical and emotional well-being, and maintaining your health for the long-term?

Nutrition, Diet and FoodSinead UrwinNovember 9, 2018Diets

The Power of Intermittent Fasting, The Right Way!

Are you fed up feeling sluggish, foggy and unmotivated? Are those pesky carbohydrate and sugar cravings controlling your thoughts and decisions? Has your metabolism slowed right down and the dial on that scale ticking steadily in the wrong direction? You’re done with the latest fad diet and can’t bear the thought of calorie counting and portion controlling yet again? Do you need a metabolic boost, but don’t know how to reset your ‘norm’? Could Intermittent Fasting be your answer?

Health Tips, Nutrition, Diet and FoodSinead UrwinJune 18, 2018Fasting, Health Reset, Fat Burning

Unlocking Your Secrets to Longevity!

A team of scientists at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health analyzed data from two nationwide surveys involving 78,000 women and 44,000 men. The study compares health outcomes of participants who adopted 5 specific lifestyle changes with those who didn’t. These lifestyle factors included not smoking, regular moderate to rigorous exercise, and limited alcohol intake. The other factors were maintaining a normal weight, and implementing a healthy eating pattern.

Is Fat Our Friend or Foe? - Video

We live in a fatphobic culture. We’re brainwashed into believing that eating fat will make us fat. We, therefore, gravitate towards foods that are marketed as ‘low-fat’, ‘fat-free’ or ‘diet’. These foods, more accurately termed ‘non-foods’ are higher in inflammatory carbohydrates. The insulin and cortisol spiking result of this low fat, high carbohydrate culture is that we suffer from a vast array of health issues. The truth is that fat does not make us sick or fat. In fact, eating good fat helps us to lose weight and feel great!

Diet and Food, Health Tips, NutritionSinead UrwinApril 12, 2018Healthy Fats, Weight loss

Food Fit for Bugs

In terms of their role in enhancing gut health and subsequent overall long-term wellness, probiotics are currently high on our radar. Significantly less emphasis is placed on the importance of prebiotics in this digestive health and healing domain. Probiotic-rich kombucha and kimchi are now available in every standard supermarket, but we know little of the importance of prebiotics. The reality is that our Western diets don’t contain anywhere near enough of either.

Diet and Food, NutritionSinead UrwinMarch 2, 2018Prebiotic, Probiotic, Gut Health