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 …
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! But do we really need supplements to get results with our health and fitness? Answer: It depends Nutrient deficiencies are usually a result of a …
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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 in the mornings? Find yourself falling asleep around 11.00 am and 3.00 pm because you’re feeling tired (even though you ate breakfast and lunch)? Feeling …
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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 it. Why do we need carbs? Carbohydrates are one of three key macronutrients that our body uses to function normally – the others being protein …
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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 need them if we’re already eating a balanced diet of healthy foods? In regular food, we primarily get protein from sources such as lean meat, …
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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 …
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