ReinhardThrainer / Pixabay Elimination diets offer a helpful way to hone in on which foods may be causing symptoms of common conditions such as IBS or leaky gut syndrome; popular elimination diets, such as the FODMAP diet, require a person to eliminate specific foods from the diet in order to determine if a food is … Read more
On the second week of pre-Christmas weight loss… try increasing your water intake Increasing water intake has been shown to aid weight loss by increasing satiety, reducing hunger, and helping the body remove waste efficiently. One study found that drinking an additional 1.5 litres of water a day led to just under half a pound … Read more
Maurício Mascaro / Pexels Drinking more water when we exercise can help replenish lost fluids, but it does not help replace lost electrolytes. When we exercise, electrolytes are lost through a process known as thermoregulatory sweating. This process explains why many athletes and people who perform high-intensity exercises often look to electrolyte supplements to help … Read more
Paras Kapoor / Unsplash Taking the ketogenic diet to a new level is the newest diet trend, the carnivore diet. The carnivore diet, or all-meat diet, involves eating only animal products, or in some cases, only red meat. On this diet, a person completely avoids all plant products, including vegetables, fruits, grains, and any item … Read more
It’s hard to have too much protein. “The vast majority of us are under-eating protein, not over-eating it,” says French biochemist Jessie Inchauspé, founder of Glucose Goddess and author of Glucose Revolution. “There’s nothing to fear when it comes to protein – it’s a healthy, essential part of our diet.” If you seriously max out on … Read more
Sea Wave/Shutterstock There’s nothing more frustrating than hitting a weight loss plateau. Even after eating healthy foods, exercising regularly, and sticking to your new lifestyle habits, sometimes the weight just won’t budge. In these scenarios, tools like fat fasting might be the “leg up” your body needs. By now, you’re likely to have heard of … Read more
“It already seems important to follow the official recommendations issued in several countries, such as France, Brazil, Mexico and Israel, to limit as far as possible the consumption of ultra-processed foods containing additives that are not essential to human health,” says Touvier. Previous research has found that food containing emulsifiers can also impact our ability … Read more
1. Heineken Heavily filtered and carbonated lagers are going to contain less beneficial nutrients for the gut. 2. Budweiser Lager Another filtered beer, this will have less polyphenols than ale. 3. San Miguel This popular lager is likely to contain fewer microbes than the twice-fermented Belgian beers. 4. Peroni Like the other filtered lagers this … Read more
According to clinical nutritionist Stephanie J Moore it’s all down to the micro-organisms that inhabit our digestive tracts: “One of the more recent findings relating to gut health and travel is the way it disrupts our gut microbes on a number of different levels, which results in people experiencing irregular bowel movements and just feeling … Read more
CA Creative/Unsplash Are you looking for ways to achieve your fitness goals in 2023? You may have come across a large pool of weight loss programs, some of which are unhealthy. However, the South Beach diet can be a safe way to achieve sustainable weight loss. Over the years, the South Beach diet has amassed … Read more