Category: Lifestyle
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Snacks
Often as active individuals we find 3 meals not quite hitting macronutrient/ calorific goals for the day. The purpose of today’s newsletter will be providing some snack ideas to help align with your goals and avoid reaching for something perhaps more processed a little too often. High Protein Snacks- When’s best to consume these? Post… Read more
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Melatonin
Melatonin is a natural hormone produced by the pineal gland in the brain. It helps our body synchronise its circadian rhythm (the internal body clock) with the day-night cycle. Melatonin is released in response to darkness, or in the evening, to let our body know when to prepare for sleep. Regulation of sleep: The main… Read more
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Fibre
The average person in the UK is consuming approximately half to two thirds of the recommended intake for fibre. This can potentially lead to constipation, IBS and even heart disease and bowel cancer. So, let’s run through how much we should be eating and how to include these into our diet. Introduction into fibre: Fibre… Read more
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Sleep
Sleep is quite literally essential for everyone, but of course we all knew that. What perhaps you didn’t quite know was the extremes to which sleep can help or hinder our day, especially regarding exercise. Is 8 hours enough? Whilst we all strive for 8 hours of sleep as it’s typically known as the golden… Read more
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Hydration
We’ve all been told how important water is for our health, but it’s easy to fall off the bandwagon. And as we are headed toward summer, it seems appropriate to perhaps, refresh, our knowledge. Some fun facts Stores vary based upon: Some Terminology. After all, this is a nutrition newsletter, you’re gonna need to learn… Read more
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Using the hand portion method to track food
Whether your goal is losing weight, building muscle or just maintaining you current weight, there are different ways to track your food. Today, we are going to talk about using your hands to help you track. This is a perfect ‘entry level’ method if you’ve never tracked beforehand and is a nice transition into becoming… Read more
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The importance of consistency
Perhaps you had a couple of easter eggs this weekend. I know I did- it’s common to look back at this with feelings of shame or guilt. What I hope to achieve from this week’s newsletter is the understanding that it simply doesn’t matter if sometimes you indulge, what’s important is our long-term decisions and remaining consistent… Read more