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What Does it Mean to Detox?

Posted on 8 July 2018

I?ve long been cynical of the hype surrounding seasonal, quick-fix detoxing. There are all sorts of supplements, courses, treatments and spa stays that sell the concept of detox support and...

Brain Health Gut Health Nutrition Weight Loss

The ABC of Omega 3

Posted on 4 April 2018

A lot of questions have come in lately about the essential fatty acid omega 3 and how to ensure we are getting enough of this ?essential? nutrient. Omega 3 is known as an essential fatty ac...

Gut Health Healthy Living Weight Loss

Alcohol - how bad is it for health?

Posted on 26 March 2017

I am often asked ?which alcohol is best? or ?how much alcohol is ok?. Well, neither of these questions, as with nutritional science in general, have a straightforward answer. There is very...

Weight Loss

Super Slimmers - Did they keep the weight off?….

Posted on 15 February 2017

On Tuesday February 14th 2017, channel 4 aired a television programme looking at people who had lost a lot of weight on slimming plans. Many of the people had been given the title ‘super sl...

Healthy Living Nutrition Weight Loss

Forget the diets, focus on the joy of getting healthy

Posted on 6 January 2017

Of course this is the time for dieting, new regimes, promises of no more of this and must have less of that, but really, how long do these resolutions last? I am not suggesting you don?t se...

Blood Sugar Weight Loss

Why LDL cholesterol is only bad once it meets sugar

Posted on 27 November 2016

As the cholesterol confusion persists, I wanted to give a brief, simple explanation of what is good and what is bad about cholesterol. Frustratingly, GPs and even cardiologists are often on...

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The nuts and bolts of fat-burning

Posted on 15 November 2016

In my new book, ?Why Eating Less & Exercising More Makes You Fat? chapter 10 is where I tie up all the pieces. From previous chapters you will have learnt the whys and whys are really impor...

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Yay! My book is out this Thursday

Posted on 7 November 2016

Great news! My book, Why Eating Less & Exercising More Makes You Fat? is out this Thursday , Nov. 10th. You can pre-order from all the usual online stores and most book retailers (links bel...

Weight Loss

Rapeseed (Canola) oil is NOT a healthy option

Posted on 6 November 2016

I am so frustrated by the constant marketing-hype about the health benefits of rapeseed / Canola oil. It is not chemically possible to extract the oil from the seeds of a toxic plant like o...