Gwen on Feb 11th, 2010Q&A – Are eggs good or bad for you?
Jim asked: Hi, I was just reading the post about coffee and it got me thinking about whether eggs are good or bad. There’s so much conflicting advice about how many you should eat a day/week so could someone advise? I try to eat a lot of eggs for protein so is it a good idea [...]
Carole on Jan 28th, 2010Q&A – Is coffee good or bad for you?
Jim asked: I’m interested to know what the latest health and nutrition research into coffee is. I’ve read so many mixed reports. Is it good or bad for you? How many cups should I have a day? Is it better to have decaff?
Answer…
When looking at research it’s always helpful to know who asked the question, [...]
Carole on Jan 22nd, 2010Q&A – Are my stomach pains and hot flushes a food allergy?
Lisa asked: Recently I’ve been experiencing some awful reactions when I eat certain foods. The strange thing is that there doesn’t seem to be a link between the foods: hot chocolate, fizzy drinks, fruit juices, some spicy foods, casseroles, porridge. I get really bad tummy ache, hot flushes and need to go to the loo [...]
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 [...]
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 Aug 19th, 2009How did that flab get there anyway?
Weight has a funny way of creeping up on us. OK, not funny… FRUSTRATING! One day we’re feeling slim, the next we’re convinced our jeans have shrunk.
The good news is that nobody has ever gone from being a healthy weight to obesity overnight. The bad news is that it can happen in a matter of weeks.
But [...]
Liam on Jul 15th, 2009How to beat sugar addiction and lose weight!
When we think of sugar the first image that comes to mind is the sweet, white granules we put in our tea or on top of our cereal. Few people think of it as an addictive drug and perhaps even fewer think of it as the underlying cause of their weight gain. The truth is [...]