The language associated with disordered eating that many of us use on a daily basis has turned into a norm thanks to modern approaches to dieting and diet culture. It’s …
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Most of us get told frequently as we’re growing up to eat our veges. We know they’re healthy. We know they’re good for us. So why is it one of …
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The media – both social and mainstream – diet programme marketing and a range of Netflix documentaries would generally have us believe that sugar is terrible. While eating too much …
For anyone with health and fitness goals, many of us at some point have tried to follow a meal plan of sorts. Typically this gets off to a great start …
Personal trainers and nutrition coaches often get asked: ‘How do I get abs?’, or ‘How do I lose weight around my tummy?’ If this is one of your goals, here …
Kiwis spend more than a billion dollars a year on vitamin supplements; add nutrition supplements to that total and it’s almost mind boggling what we’re spending in pursuit of health! …
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It’s estimated that as many as 90% of women have been on a diet at some point in their lives – some of us spending as many as 17 cumulative …
Foods rich in carbohydrates help give us energy so they play an important role in our diet – but not all carbs are created equal. No energy to get up …
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Reducing or ‘cutting out’ carbohydrates has been a common diet approach for a long time, but is it something you should be doing? Here are the pros and cons of …
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Protein supplements are easily available and often considered a ‘must’ when you start a new health or exercise programme to increase the lean protein you’re eating. But do we really …
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For many of us, health and fitness goals start with an endpoint; a particular dress size, a toned six-pack, a marathon, a target weight… Reaching these goals is almost definitely …
