Every week I hear another repackaged version of why someone is fat or out of shape. I hear that there is not enough time in the day to exercise, that work is really busy at the moment, that things are very stressful, that the children are sick and that because children and partners don’t eat veggies or salad, then this…
Failing to plan is planning to fail
We are well on our way to Christmas and the end of another year… this is the perfect time for reflection. With the ‘onslaught’ that is Christmas about to happen, many will throw any discipline out the window in regards to exercise and healthy eating. I have seen the damage that Christmas overindulgence can do to one’s body and my…
Over fed and under nourished
When was the last time you were truly hungry? Truly hungry in the sense of a growling tummy, so ravenous you could eat someone’s arm….I can bet that there are not too many people reading this who could attest to that kind of hunger. In fact, today we are so fed up it is ridiculous. By fed up I mean…
All or nothing
There are several ways to think about anything and everything. We can have a ‘balanced’ approach by which we think logically about a situation or we can have a ‘ruthless’ approach by which we jump in and not give much thought to what we are doing or we could be the procrastinator who waits and thinks too much about something…
Better brain, better body
Two years ago I had the great fortune to attend a seminar in San Francisco presented by Dr Daniel G Amen who is the Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behaviour and a clinical Specialist in Human Nutritional Medicine at the University of California. I was so thrilled to hear a highly skilled Professor lecture in Nutrition in a…