The Gut-Brain Axis
Gut feeling, gut instinct, go with your gut… We’ve all heard these sayings, but where and why did they originate? The gut-brain axis is the connection between your gut and your brain, which can be seen as a communication network between the two. “The gut-brain axis (GBA) consists of bidirectional communication between the central and […]
A Focus On Gluten
Dining Out, If It Fits Your Macros Style You’ve just been invited out to dinner with your friends on a Friday night and immediately feel some excitement at the thought. Soon after, however, anxiety sets in. What about your macros? You do after all have fat loss goals!The great part about IIFYM and the if […]
The #1 Way to Improve Your Gut Health
Stop consuming foods and drinks that weren’t designed to be eaten. Firstly, the ingredients on the back of a food label should be the ingredients that you intend on eating. For example, if a snack bar contains oats, dates, cocoa, etc. all of these you would be happy to eat. When the list starts moving […]
Simplifying Probiotics & Prebiotics
When it comes to your health, both pre and probiotics have been under the spotlight. Though they’ve similar-sounding names, they play different, important roles in your health. Probiotics are good gut bacteria, and prebiotics are fibre that feed these good bacteria. You need the best probiotics and natural probiotics for a balanced gut. Prebiotics feed […]
What’s The Best Protein For You? – Part 2
Here’s part 2 of What’s the Best Protein For You? Here are another few factors to consider when choosing your protein. 🔥 Anti-inflammatory To get a healthy bang for your buck out of the protein that you eat, consider trying some salmon (or most fatty fish). Salmon is high in astaxanthin which is the pigment […]
What’s The Best Protein For You? – Part 1
The best source of protein really does depend on what you want to get out of it! Different options can work best for different people with different focuses. 🧪 Bioavailability This is the extent to which we utilize the amino acids consumed in our meals for functional uses. Whey protein, eggs and fish have the […]
The Blurring Line Between Fitness and Life Coaching
The Rise of the Life Coach An American professor called Anthony Klotz coined the term ‘The Great Resignation’ to explain the ongoing trend (in the U.S. initially) of employees voluntarily leaving their jobs, from spring 2021 to the present, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It has been described as a sort of ‘workers’ revolution’ against bad […]
How to Tell If You’re Skinny Fat, and How to Beat It
There is a mountain of information and advice out there for people who feel they are overweight and for people who feel they are underweight. Perhaps you weigh yourself and seem to be at an acceptable weight, but simply aren’t happy with how you look and feel. This may be a sign that you have […]
It’s Time to Ditch These Fad Diets in 2020
We know it takes a lot of hard work and dedication to lose weight. Many people are often tempted to speed up the weight loss process through the latest dieting craze. But dieting doesn’t need to be a miserable experience where you undertake extreme measures that deprive you of calories and eliminate specific food groups […]