Guest Blog Post: Pat Phillips-Jones from SureSlim Wellness Clinic offers a great introduction to the wonder hormone that is HGH…
HGH (Human Growth Hormone) from the anterior pituitary influences cells in a way that promote the growth of body tissues. HGH is released throughout life however its effects are most dramatic during childhood.  At this stage [...]

Stefan asked: For fat burning, what is a reasonable time to burn a certain amount of fat? For example to burn a few kilograms healthily, over what period could this result be expected?
Answer…
Body fat is stored under the skin (subcutaneous), between the muscles (intramuscular) and around the organs (visceral).  These fat stores are the body’s largest [...]

So that’s it… Christmas is gone.  We are comfortably into January… the month when we are at our fattest, saddest and least motivated. 
Statistically by January 8th, most people have broken their New Year’s resolutions, quit their January diet and neglected their new gym membership…
But fear not! 
There’s no reason to feel down, take to your sofa [...]

In exactly 3 years the 2012 London Olympics will commence.  For London and Great Britain, July 27th 2012 marks the day when 10,500 athletes will arrive to compete, thousands of international spectators will visit to cheer and billions worldwide will tune in to watch.  The WHOLE planet will turn it’s eyes to London… 
So we don’t want to [...]

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 [...]

For millions of slimmers their first ever diet was just to lose a few pounds, maybe for a holiday or even their wedding.  Little did they realise that it would be the start of a one way roller-coaster trip to obesity, binge eating and long term ill health.  So why are slimmers getting fatter, not slimmer? What [...]

Picture the scene. You’ve spent the last week eating like a sparrow, killing yourself at your local spinning class and saying no to that extra portion of chips that you’d usually gobble up in a second. You even said no to the tray of doughnuts being offered around the office and watched everyone else chomp [...]

There is an old saying…  “If the first thing you do each morning is to eat a live frog, you can go through the day with the satisfaction of knowing that it is probably the worst thing that is going to happen to you all day long!”
Now eating a frog is near enough as bad [...]

Do you feel like your diets never work?  Are you convinced that you are destined to be overweight? Do you spend your life questioning why you aren’t losing weight on your diets?!  The chances are that for all your hard work you’re probably still making one or more of the 10 most common mistakes of failed slimmers.  [...]

Most people think they have a slow one.  We all wish ours was a lot faster.  The slimming industry has made a fortune selling pills that supposedly boost it… Even my local curry house is claiming that eating spicy food will make it sky rocket! 
But what exactly is ‘metabolism‘?  Why is it important for weight loss? [...]