Quit Feeding Yourself Lies…

Food Lies
I recently listened to a great TED talk which essentially taught that ‘At the heart of success is effort not talent’. You don’t “have” success you “do” success. It’s not a noun, it’s a verb. The same as “motivation” is … Read More

How Did You Get Fat?

Let’s say you are out for lunch with a friend who is about the same shape and size as you. He or she chooses a tuna Niçoise salad and you choose a four-cheese pizza. Does that make you fatter than … Read More

How ‘I Can’t’ Becomes ‘I Can’

Hamburger
I’ve told you many times that your mind likes doing things that are familiar. Well, now I’m going to guide you through the process of change. Before you decided that you wanted to change, were you going along thinking there … Read More

What exactly is Ketosis?

Your brain is the most selfish and demanding organ in the body when it comes to energy. It will pull rank on any other organ in order to have the energy to meet its needs. It makes up approximately 2% … Read More

How to Stay Right on Track

You cannot hit a target if you are not aiming directly at it. By this I mean that any weight loss or health goal will become much, much harder and fruitless if you don’t even have a target – so … Read More

Debunking the Top 3 Diet Myths

Research around dieting and nutritional impact on the body is constantly being carried out and much or it over the last few years is compelling and for some people shocking. It has essentially debunked some of the most common dietary … Read More

Take Care of Your Microbes for Optimal Weight Loss

What exactly are microbes? They are tiny “creatures” that can take compounds and change them into something else. They are minute pharmaceutical geniuses that do things human pharmacists can only dream about. They do this all day every day, as … Read More

Why Do We Need Yet Another Diet?

For our hunter gatherer ancestors, the need to lose weight was not an issue, for them the main challenge was getting more fats, carbs and even sugar into their diet. Their priority was to consume enough energy to survive, and … Read More

Mindful Eating

People who are not happy with their weight typically spend a lot of time thinking about food when there is no food in front of them. Equally typically, when there is food in front of them, they think of anything … Read More

Are you really hungry? Or do you just think you’re hungry?

Your brain uses different chemicals to generate different moods or feelings. Let’s call this neuro-chemical cocktail ‘brain juice’. This combination of neurochemicals in your brain juice affects hunger and is what causes some people to compulsively overeat. Always keep in … Read More