Archive for December, 2009

 

Carole on Dec 30th, 2009STOP! Beware the dangers of detox!

Guest Blog Post: Carole Batchelor from Healthy Results in Bedford explains why New Year isn’t the best time to detox…
You’ve wandered on to this page because it’s that time of year again, the time when you decide that you really will get fit/thin/both in time for Spring or maybe in search of the latest thinking [...]

Liam on Dec 21st, 2009The 10 Christmas Nutrition Commandments

Christmas is traditionally a time for enjoying your food, letting yourself go, putting the diet on hold and enjoying some guilt free calories!  It’s Quality Street time!
But HOLD UP a second!!…
… Before you slip into a deep and cosy chocolate coma, wouldn’t it be great to enjoy your food this Christmas WITHOUT seeing an extra [...]

Pat on Dec 16th, 2009Why is your liver so important?

Guest Blog Post: Pat Phillips-Jones from SureSlim Wellness Clinic explains why we should look after our liver…
The Liver is our second largest organ. It is situated at the top right hand corner of the abdomen with the stomach to the left, the right kidney below and the large intestine across the front.

Louise on Dec 14th, 2009The Runner’s Guide to Surviving Christmas

Guest Blog Post: Louise from mumswhorun in Hitchin offers some great advice on how to keep up your running this Christmas…
Whether you’re a recreational runner or a serious athlete, the Festive Season is a difficult period to contend with – daylight hours are all too short, your free time is at a premium, and there [...]

Carole on Dec 12th, 2009The Business of Healing

Guest Blog Post:  Carole Batchelor from Healthy Results in Bedford offers up some great advice for those running a health and wellbeing business…
With the amount of people suffering from stress, and the myriad of related health issues it’s not surprising that the business of health is big business indeed. As a nation we have a split [...]

Liam on Dec 6th, 2009Running for our unsung heroes

In January 2010 thousands of men and women will take up running for the first time.  Thousands more will set themselves new running challenges - their first 10k, half marathon or marathon.  A select few will set themselves crazy running challenges.
Richard Kell from Letchworth is one of those people.
His mission?  To run 7 marathons in a 12 month period, [...]

Liam on Dec 5th, 2009A simple way to get your 5 a day!

We all know we need to be eating our 5 portions of fruit and veg a day, but how many of us really do?  And even for those of us that are, how can we be sure that our nutrition is varied enough?
Ask any nutritionist and they will tell you that when it comes to optimum nutrition… colour [...]

Liam on Dec 1st, 20095 reasons why guys should try yoga!

So I went to my second yoga class on Sunday…
For years I had avoided yoga in the same way most guys avoid ballet, synchronized swimming and expressive dance. As a guy who lives and breathes strength training, I had put yoga classes right up there with belly dancing and salsacise on the “girly exercise scale”. 
After a [...]