How To Feel Full For Longer In this study foods were graded according to how long they kept you feeling full for. White bread is the standard at 100%. Anything less than 100% means you can quickly feel hungry again. An example is ‘croissants’ at 47%. On the other hand potatoes at 323% keep you …
Weight Loss Has its ups and downs! It’s normal for the human body weight to fluctuate daily and even hourly if you are exercising hard. What is important is that the overall trend is downwards. In the image bellow you can see that this person is weighing daily and the weight loss profile is a …
Our ancestors who were hunter gatherers ate a diet of quality meats, fish, fresh fruit and vegetables and nut and legumes. Over many thousands of years our digestive systems have evolved to process the nutrients in this food to the benefit of the human body. In the last 50 years or so we have begun …
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Dysbiosis and Leaky Gut Dysbiosis and Leaky Gut Affect Your Weight – See Why Dysbiosis and Leaky Gut are two conditions of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract which can influence your weight loss journey. This article looks at what they are, how they are caused and what you can do to reduce their effects. Dysbiosis – …
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How To Use Weight Loss Central The short answer to this is – anyway you want to! Weight Loss Central has looked at all the factors that can affect a weight loss journey (not just calories!) and broken them down into bite sized Topics. These Topics are spread across all three Sections in such a …
Introduction The world of faddy diets and foodie trends is riddled with misinformation, conflicting statements in the Press, and general confusion. So it’s no wonder that the person in the street who wants to lose weight, frequently makes poor choices and gets poor results. Throwing yourself into this scenario where you put your heart and …
It’s easy to confuse these terms so here is the answer: Prebiotics are foods that feed, nourish and help promote the good bacteria in the gut. By doing so they suppress the bad gut bacteria or pathogens. Prebiotics help keep your gut and digestive system healthy, they boost the immune system and they also help …
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By throwing your chicken carcass away you are depriving yourself of the amazing health benefits of chicken broth. The broth can be used in soups, stews etc. or just taken as a drink like tea. Here are seven key health benefits of chicken broth which is very easy to make. Broth is a great source …
Beetroot is really good for you! For a start it is rich in dietary nitrate which studies show are linked to a whole range of health benefits. It is also one of the richest sources of antioxidants of any vegetable in the supermarket ranking alongside spinach, brussels sprouts and kale according to studies at Cornell …
If ever there was a superfood group (and there isn’t!) it would have to be beans and pulses (including peas). This food group is not only very cheap to buy but it is extremely nutritious being high in fibre, high in protein and yet low in fat. Not only that beans and pulses are rich …
