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Easy Ways to Eat Right

what to eat and what to avoid! Protein – the best weight loss weapon!   High-protein foods take more work to digest, metabolize, and use, which means you burn more calories processing them. They also take longer to leave your stomach, so you feel full...

Understanding Food Labels & Ingredients Listings

Nutrition labels on packaging Nutrition labels are often displayed as a panel or grid on the back or side of packaging. For example, the image below shows the nutrition label on a ready meal. This type of label usually includes information on energy (calories),...

The Top Weight Loss Supplements

This is a great article from North East personal trainer Martin Whitaker. “What are the best supplements to take for weight loss?” This is a question I’m asked time and time again, so lets clear one thing up first – you cannot out train or out supplement a bad...

What Happens To Your Body within an Hour of Drinking a Coke

Be prepared to be shocked! Don’t drink cola if you want to be healthy. Consuming soft drinks is bad for so many reasons that science cannot even state all the consequences. One thing we know for sure is that drinking Coke, as a representative of soft drinks, wreaks...

Are You Sweet Potato Savvy?

Not only are sweet potatoes readily available, inexpensive, and delicious, there are many other reasons to love them – especially if you’re trying to lose weight. Changing from white Potatoes to Sweet Potatoes can make a big difference to your diet. Sweet potatoes...

Bring on the Beetroot!

If you’re considering beetroot as one of your 5-a-day, it contains potassium, magnesium, iron, vitamins A, B6 and C, folic acid, carbohydrates, protein, antioxidants and soluble fibre. Beetroot for blood pressure management Researchers have known for some time...