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...
Understanding the Empathy Gap with Our Future Selves: Bridging the Divide in Personal Growth
The empathy gap is a psychological phenomenon that affects our ability to understand and relate to the emotions and perspectives of others. However, this gap doesn't only apply to our interactions with other people; it also significantly impacts how we relate to our...
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...
5 Strategies for Preventing Burnout in the Digital Age
Your body is intended to have high-energy, high-performance periods, with rest and recovery in between. The challenge is that often people routinely stay in “on mode” for virtually all of their waking hours. Burnout. It’s something we’re hearing more and more...
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...
PANAS Pt.2 – Where do you sit on the grid?
You will need to read Part 1 for this blog to make sense so if you missed that one here is the link to go back and read all about PANAS the positive and negative affect scale. Once you have completed it you will have a score for both positive and negative scale and be...

