The brain is an incredible organ, controlling everything we do, whether we’re conscious of its workings or not. The flip side is that everything we experience, feel and do (or don’t do) affects our brain, which in turn affects our physical, mental and emotional well being. Physical causes upset brain function; emotional causes can domino…
As we move further into the foundational specialist areas, the gut has to be arguably the real cornerstone of good health. So, for this round up that gives you the chance to take action on establishing a functional foundation, and how to recognise the symptoms of things going awry, let’s get to grips with the…
Last time we delved a little deeper into the less obvious ways that weight might be impacted by what we eat. Now we’ll look at another very real reason for weight gain, mood disruption, and wildly unpredictable energy levels, particularly as we get older – hormones (our natural ones, not those we ingest through food!)…
On to one of the most obvious, but least appreciated, reasons for weight gain – portion sizes! It has an impact on energy levels too – a huge plate of pasta will leave you sleepy and slumped, and even hungry, in quite a short time. As a society, decades of plenty have seen portion sizes…
There are all sorts of reasons why we lose touch with the purpose of food, and what it really means (life is very good at getting in the way!) but feeling sluggish, gaining weight, losing confidence in how we look, being less able to do the things we’d like, and developing annoying niggles, can all…
This starts your toolkit of what a balanced, healthy diet should look like, one that means reaching a happy weight, buzzing with energy, bouncing with happiness, health and vitality, plus, most importantly, never having to diet again! Do you really need to work out an exact figure and count calories? Absolutely not. Achieving the right…