In today’s image-conscious society, the pursuit of a leaner physique often leads many people to adopt low-calorie diets in the hope of dropping kilos quickly. The majority of promotional activity around calories boils down to eat less; weigh less. It often neglects the nuances of nutrition that render that irrelevant. […]
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5 Key Considerations For Fuelling 5KM
We’re back for our 4th year bringing the community together to give back. A quick sweat, a lot of fun and an incredible cause. As a team, we’ll be taking to Battersea Park for our annual Strides for the Streets 5km event. We are raising money for The Soup Kitchen […]
Supporting Menopause and Beyond Through Nutrition
Navigating the complex and transformative journey of menopause is a milestone that every woman eventually faces. While this natural transition brings with it a variety of physical and emotional changes, one powerful tool that often goes overlooked is the role of diet and nutrition. Just as our bodies evolve over […]
5 Top Tips for Making Grill-iant Choices This BBQ Season
Barbecues are synonymous with summertime, offering the perfect opportunity to gather with friends and family, enjoy the outdoors, and have some delicious food! While BBQs present us with a variety of mouthwatering food options, they don’t have to derail our health goals. With a few simple adjustments and mindful choices, […]
Polyphenols: Support Your Gut Microbiome
It’s not headline news that fruit and vegetables play a key role in a healthy diet. They are known to be packed with important vitamins, minerals, and fibre, however, there are also a number of other compounds that give plants their nutritional power. Meet polyphenols, another reason to pack your […]
5 Factors That Impact our Hunger and Eating Behaviour
We all know that all too familiar feeling of hunger that sets in after skipping a meal, perhaps if you were in a rush to leave home to get to work on time! It’s uncomfortable and can lead to some rather loud grumbles, which can be distracting mid-meeting! What exactly […]
Pre and Post-Natal Nutrition 101
Motherhood is an exciting, and potentially nerve-wracking time for women to go through. Women see huge changes in hormone levels, sleep, and energy levels, and nutrition plays an essential role in helping us to adapt to these changes. Because of this, we are incredibly proud and excited to have developed […]
Spotting Diet Fads: A Guide to Making Informed Nutritional Choices
I’ve been the person who bought the cabbage soup cookbook. I’ve done the 14-day juice cleanse that left me shaky and broke. I’ve tried the “alkaline diet” because some Instagram model said it would “balance my pH.” Spoiler: it didn’t. After a decade of falling for every shiny new diet, […]
Dairy or Non – What Milk Should I Choose?
1st June marks World Milk Day, a day established by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, with the idea to recognise the importance of milk as a global food. While dairy is the more traditionally thought of ‘milk’, in a constantly-evolving society, there’s a plethora of milk […]
Mindful Drinking: 5 Tips to Make Healthier Choices When it Comes to Alcohol
One in three Americans who drink say they’ve tried to cut back in the past year. Yet most of us fail within two weeks. Not because we lack willpower. Because the strategies we use — going cold turkey, swearing off booze forever — don’t fit how our brains actually work. […]