by Sue Stevens | Feb 18, 2023 | Recipes
What is Gluten? Gluten is a general name for the proteins found in wheat, rye, barley, oats and triticale – a cross between wheat and rye. Evidence shows that uncontaminated oats (oats not manufactured with other gluten containing grains) are well tolerated by most...
by Sue Stevens | Feb 5, 2023 | News
What is Fasting? Fasting was made popular with the BBC documentary in 2012 on the 5:2 diet. There are a few different approaches to fasting. The 5:2 diet proposes 5 days of ‘normal’ eating followed by 2 days of ‘fasting’ with an intake of only 500kcal for women and...
by Sue Stevens | Jan 4, 2023 | News
Why Do I Gain Weight in Menopause? We may sometimes forget that oestrogens play many important roles in our bodies other than the significant role it plays in reproduction. We also have oestrogen receptors in a variety of nonreproductive tissues too. Most notably we...
by Sue Stevens | Jan 4, 2023 | News
Veggies tend to be weight-loss friendly, because most are low in calories, they are full of fibre which helps us feel fuller for longer and reduce snacking (although they do make great snacks too) and they have a high-water content, so they help with our hydration! Do...
by Sue Stevens | Dec 10, 2022 | News
Why is Bone Health Important? Bones provide us with support and allow us to move our bodies. They form a protective layer around important organs like our brain, heart, and other organs. Our bones are also a store of minerals, such as calcium and phosphorous, which...
