To live longer and healthier lives, society often places weight loss on a pedestal. However, new research highlights that fitness, not the number on the scale, is the real game-changer when it comes to longevity. This challenges conventional approaches to health and underscores the importance of physical fitness in long-term well-being. The Science Speaks: Fitness Read more…
The Truth About Lectins: Can They Help You Lose Body Fat?
28/05/2024 by Leave a Comment
Lectins have been the subject of some controversy in recent years, research suggests that they may play a role in weight loss when consumed as part of a balanced diet. Lectins are a type of protein that can be found in many plant-based foods, including beans, grains, and vegetables. They are also present in some Read more…
Weight Loss – Is Stress Sabotaging Your Results?
12/03/2019 by 1 Comment
A physician by the name of Hans Selye, also known as the ‘Father of Stress Research’, was once quoted as saying, “It’s not stress that kills us; it is our reaction to it”. Unless our access to food, shelter and water is compromised, many stresses can provide an excellent opportunity for growth. Without stress, challenges Read more…
How to optimize female hormones for weight loss
02/01/2018 by 1 Comment
Female hormones have been under-estimated in the weight loss equation with most only knowing “Calories In, Calories Out” eg. calorie restriction diets, long cardio workouts, More recent research suggests that female hormones play a larger part of this weight loss equation than previous thought. Here is some of the key hormones and three simple tips Read more…
Exercise benefits research – more than just losing weight
11/12/2017 by Leave a Comment
Exercise benefits are well known and well researched to include weight loss and fat loss. The danger is that some people narrow their thinking to use weight loss when research support a huge amount of other heath benefits. Here is some of the latest research to exercise benefits – Intense exercise benefits memory skills Canadian Read more…
How stress, eating too fast and nuts can help your weight loss
21/11/2017 by Leave a Comment
Weight loss tips backed up by the latest research. Here is 3 tips to help you achieve better health and weight loss. Weight loss – Stressful experiences cause weight gain An analysis of data from 22,000 middle-aged and older women has found that those who experience trauma, and less severe negative experiences, are more likely Read more…
Tapping: what is it, does it work and what research support the great results?
04/10/2017 by 4 Comments
Tapping or EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique is a combination of Traditional Chinese Acupressure (acupuncture without the needles) and Modern Psychology. It involves the use of fingertips rather than needles to tap on the meridian points situated just beneath the surface of the skin. It is non-invasive, simple and pain free. Read more…
Lose weight without calorie counting
18/06/2017 by Leave a Comment
Do you start counting calories when you want to lose weight? Do you find that you regain any lost weight and even gain more weight? Are you a yo-yo dieter? Did you know other strategies have been proven to be more effective with long-term weight loss? Continuing studies show “weight losers” regain their lost Read more…
Champion Attitude makes a Champion
31/05/2017 by 3 Comments
Learning from Adrian – Champion I want to share an inspiring story. Our client, champion runner and Wishart parkrun Race Director Adrian Royce just completed another marathon – one of many but his first in Borneo, Malaysia. This had been a long-term goal of his, with the intention to beat his personal best time of Read more…
How metabolism and your metabolic rate are the secrets to losing unwanted fat
13/03/2017 by Leave a Comment
Metabolism, metabolic rate and calories. Read here why these are so important for lasting weight loss and ways to increase your metabolic rate. Metabolism – what is it? Technically “metabolism” is the word to describe all of the biochemical reactions in your body. It’s how you take in nutrients and oxygen and use them to Read more…
Ready for a lasting health change?
11/01/2017 by Leave a Comment
Tried for a lasting health change before and not succeeded? You started and then gave up? Don’t have the motivation. Here’s a simple strategy that works. The main reason for most of us not being successful in implementing a lasting health change is that we carry forward the same old thinking and strategy. As a Read more…
Food Cravings – 5 Tips to help beat hunger
10/12/2016 by Leave a Comment
Do you continually get food cravings ? Find yourself eating garbage but not being able to control it? Here are 5 simple tips to beat your food cravings. This interview is courtesy of Katie Brisbane’s 96.5 Family FM with our Resa (Editor of the South City Bulletin) discussing my article on how to beat food Read more…
5 Do Not Eats for Fat Loss
17/11/2016 by Leave a Comment
Freedom of choice and a variety of foods are critical to long-term success in fat loss. If you have had too much experience in hearing the words ‘You should’, ‘You shouldn’t’, ‘Don’t do this or that’ you may not like hearing ‘Do not eat’. So let’s clarify: The following Do-Not-Eat foods we recommend you to Read more…
13 Fat Loss Foods
16/11/2016 by Leave a Comment
Fat Loss Foods is another truth about healthy eating. Not all foods are created equal. One of the less-known effects of food when it is ingested, which rarely gets much discussion in mainstream press, is its ‘thermogenic effect’. Yet it is one of the reasons why not all foods are created equal. To sum up Read more…
Truths of Effective Fat Loss
11/10/2016 by Leave a Comment
Effective Fat Loss is through proper diet. Let’s get something clear straight away. By ‘diet’ I am not referring to a particular eating regime, diet or fad. I am speaking about nutrition. So let’s start again… The most effective way to lose fat is through proper nutrition. This is not an exaggeration or an overstatement. Read more…
