How a standing desk has optimised my life
They say sitting is the new smoking. A study by the American Cancer Society published in 2018 in the American Journal of Epidemiology found a link between long periods of…
Why exercise cannot compensate for a bad diet
Many of us believe that as long as we burn calories through exercise it doesn’t matter what we eat. We might even hold the belief that the food we eat…
Why am I not losing weight?
Why am I not losing weight? This was the dilemma I had about 5-6 years ago. After a few years of indulging in cakes, pasta, frozen curly fries and copious…
How stress is affecting you even when you might not feel it
Stress is something that affects us more than ever. Some of us are keeping a brave front and announce with almost slight arrogance: “I don’t get stressed, I just get…
4 steps to beating fatigue
Feeling constantly tired, exhausted and even overwhelmed has become the new norm. So much so that we started to accept the status quo! I am not the only one when…
How to optimise your brain
Most of us believe that our IQ is possibly the most important characteristic that we poses. So if our brain is the biggest asset we have we should make sure…
How to build lean muscle mass
When people think of building muscle mass they immediately think of eating large meals, really often, high in carbohydrate, high in protein with a rigorous weight lifting regime. Athletes and…
Losing weight without feeling hungry
When you think of losing weight you think of eating less and start going to the gym. Right? Right…but it depends. Losing weight shouldn’t be about starving yourself, becoming anxious…
Why awareness of mental health is not enough
So it’s Mental Health Awareness month and as the title suggests loads of people have taken social media to say something about how important it is to recognise that this…
10 ways to deal with stress
As mentioned in the last post, stress is and will be part of our lives. But what we need to get better at is how to increase our resilience and…