When you embark on a diet, especially one focused on weight loss, the goal is usually to reduce body fat. However, this process often comes with unintended consequences for your muscle mass, particularly if you stop resistance training. Muscles are crucial for...
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Kombucha: benefits and recipe (with Gaz Oakley)
The Benefits of Kombucha: A Natural Health Elixir Kombucha, a fermented tea drink, has gained widespread popularity for its numerous health benefits. Originating in ancient China over 2,000 years ago, it is made by fermenting sweetened tea with a symbiotic culture of...
The Benefits of Keeping a Food Diary
In today's fast-paced world, maintaining a balanced diet can be challenging. Between busy work schedules, family commitments, and the convenience of fast food, it's easy to lose track of what we're eating. This is where a food diary comes into play. Keeping a food...
Overnight oats – dessert for breakfrast anyone!
These Peach Overnight Oats taste like you’re eating dessert for breakfast. The layers of tender, creamy oats are sweetened by peach Greek yogurt and spiced peaches. While the fresh peaches are cooking with the cinnamon and brown sugar, they emit a warming...
Dry July anyone?
Not to be a buzzkill, but alcohol consumption can have some real impacts on your health goals and body. That doesn't mean stop unless you want to, but knowing the facts is an important part of choosing to consume alcohol. Here are some key facts: Alcohol elicits...
Creating the Best Daily Routines for Health and Productivity
Establishing an effective daily routine can significantly enhance your health and productivity. A well-structured day helps you manage time better, reduce stress, and accomplish more. Here are some essential elements to consider when crafting your ideal daily routine:...
Pumpkin Pancakes!!
I thought I would share a recipe today. This comes directly from the good people at Nuzest. The recipe from Gaz Oakley. Sometimes these dishes are just what you need for breakfast so long as the protein content is high enough, or even a dessert which is rich in fibre...
Four possible C’s of wellbeing: the search for seratonin
In today's fast-paced and stressful world, many people struggle with low serotonin levels, which can lead to mood disorders, anxiety, and depression. But what causes this decline in serotonin, and what can be done to boost it? Let's explore the reasons behind low...
Embracing Wellness into the cooler months
We're not there yet but it's not far away and so I was curious as to whether it really is the temperature that affects the levels of bugs flying around or if there was more to it than that. Here's what I found... Colds, flus and other respiratory illnesses are more...
Unraveling the Mysteries of Persistent Hunger and Fatigue: Exploring the Science Behind Our Constant Cravings
I recently over heard a mate say, "I'm absolutely knackered." Followed by, "Always am" I thought to myself, I only know a little about his life so cannot possibly know what is causing this tiredness but it made me go looking and dig out the studies I have worked on...

