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...

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...

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...