How can you prevent weight gain during menopause?
One of the biggest challenges in life for women relates to menopause. Typically, women reach menopause, which marks the end of menstruation in a woman’s life, between the ages of 45 and 55, but it can...
26 Mars 20239min
Are all saturated fats equal? What are the different types of fat and which ones should you be mindful of?
Fats are an important part of a healthy diet. But some are better for you than others.Trans fats are bad for our health, as are a lot of saturated fats. Mono and polyunsaturated fats should make up mo...
13 Mars 20238min
Healthy eating for pregnancy: what should you eat and how much should you eat during pregnancy? And how do you lose the weight postpartum?
Good nutrition during pregnancy will help to keep you and your developing baby healthy. But, it's not just the quality of food you need to focus on, the quantity is important too. You need to eat much...
26 Feb 20239min
Ageing and food. How should you eat to age gracefully?
This is a topic that is relevant to all of you, if not now, it will be in years to come. And that’s because we are an ageing population. By 2051, nearly 25% of the population will be over 65 years and...
13 Feb 20239min
Are carbs at night a bad idea?
There’s intense debate about what type of diet is most effective for weight loss — those with a focus on protein, those that emphasize carbohydrates, or those that focus on fat – and its been going on...
30 Jan 20237min
Will coffee speed up my metabolism and help me burn more fat?
Coffee is one of the most popular beverages worldwide and recent estimates suggest that more than 50 million cups of coffee are consumed daily, worldwide. There’s a lot of research to show that it doe...
30 Jan 20237min
Is it OK to have full fat dairy?
Dairy products are made from cow’s milk. Cow’s milk contains approximately 87% water, 4.6% lactose (carbohydrate), 3.4% protein, 0.8% minerals (e.g. calcium, magnesium, potassium) and 0.1% vitamins. I...
2 Jan 20238min
When's the best time to exercise to burn more fat?
Almost all physiological and biochemical processes within the human body follow a circadian rhythm. So, what's the best time to exercise for maximum reward? What time should you exercise to lose weigh...
19 Dec 20228min
