January 4, 2016

Not enough sleep = weight gain

The guidelines can vary depending on the individual, but in general 7-9 hours sleep a night- good quality sleep- are required for your body and mind to function at its best. Fatigue is one of the […]
January 4, 2016

Spirituality and Physical Health: The Connection

  There’s no widely-accepted, clear-cut answer to how spiritual and physical health are connected – but the consensus seems to be that they are. Spirituality refers to the way you go about finding inner peace, comfort, […]
January 4, 2016

Fitness Trends to Look for in 2016

There are innumerable ways to work out, but just as with fashion; fitness also follows trends. Workouts that were all the rage in recent years, such as Zumba and Pilates, have lost some steam while others […]
January 4, 2016

Undoing Holiday Weight Gain

If you, like so many others, have spent the last month overindulging on sweets, booze, or other high-calorie foods, and now you’re reaping what you sowed on the scale, don’t worry. Follow these easy tips for […]
January 4, 2016

Bacon = Cancer???

You may have heard about the recent quite scary health claims by the World Health Organisation claiming that processed meats in general are carcinogenic (will cause cancer), and that red meat is probably a likely culprit […]
January 7, 2016

Vegetarian Pizza!

Less than a third of the calories of a regular takeaway pizza! Only 20 minutes prep time, adjust it to use whatever leftover vegies are in your fridge, and you have a super yummy meal PACKED […]
January 11, 2016

Salt sensitivity and your blood pressure

When it comes to diets and high blood pressure, one of the biggest culprits is of course salt (sodium). What happens when you consume a lot of salt is that the more sodium in your bloodsteam, […]
January 18, 2016

Fluid retention

So you’ve been doing really well for the past few weeks, you’ve lost some weight, and you decide you deserve to have a little slurge. One little treat. The next day you jump on the scales […]
January 24, 2016

Factor affecting motivation

Struggling to stay motivated? Find yourself procrastinating? Is your brain incredibly creative at supplying a never ending stream of excuses for not following through? You aren’t the only one. The thing is, the human mind is […]
January 24, 2016

Exercising to spot reduce

  You just want to lose that extra jiggly stuff around your thighs. Maybe your problem is your belly, or you hate that fat above your elbows. Perhaps you wish there was a little less cushion […]