Chances are you are stuck at home as I am. And just like me, you may also have your kids at home all day since the schools are currently closed. As a result, many of us feel stressed - our daily routines have changed, we may feel uncertain and anxious in these challenging times and…
Continue reading ➞ How to Avoid Weight Gain in Self-Isolation
This is one of the questions I get asked a lot - how do you resist eating everything in sight after a good workout session? I often overhear ladies at the gym discussing after a class (once they have caught their breath) what they plan to eat when they leave the gym. For example, going…
Continue reading ➞ How to Fight Cravings After a Workout
It’s probably no surprise that I see the topic weight loss come up all the time. I write a blog about fitness and I follow a lot of people on social media that are active in the “fitness universe”. I am passionate about fitness and nutrition and read books and articles about it daily. On…
Continue reading ➞ A Working Approach to Weight Loss
I have 3 weeks left before I will be on my beach holiday. I am super excited about it! I am sure you feel the same way about your upcoming summer holiday! Sun, sand, naked feet and bikinis. Bikinis. There we go. Most of us probably want to look their best in it and wear…
Continue reading ➞ Getting Beach Ready in 3 Weeks
You’re probably here and reading this because you googled “why am I not losing weight although I’m on a diet?”. Am I right? Now, let me tell you why it doesn’t matter what the scale tells you. And believe me, I know what I am talking about. I have gone through more plateaus and weight…
Continue reading ➞ Why Weight Is Not Relevant
It’s the beginning of February and my guess is that a lot of people have or are just about to give up on their New Year’s resolutions. I totally get that. How many times have I barely made it through two weeks with my effort to get fit, eat better, stop smoking, do exercise. For…
Continue reading ➞ How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions Going
Vitamin K2 has received some attention lately, from doctors, dietitians, wellness blogs and supplement manufacturers were quick to jump in and market new K2 pills. Since the publication of the book Vitamin K2 and the Calcium Paradox by Kate Rhéaume-Bleue in 2012, this little known vitamin has become quite the focus as the book asks…
Continue reading ➞ Is Calcium Killing Us?
Here is my ultimate list of tips on how to lead a healthy and happy life. Eat Clean Eating clean is a widely used expression these days and it means different things for different people. For me, eating clean means avoiding processed foods and foods which cause a negative reaction in my body, such as…
Continue reading ➞ 11 Tips for Health, Happiness and Balance
It is most confusing, and therefore most frustrating, that every doctor, nutritional expert, fitness enthusiast, friend or colleague seems to recommend a different diet in order to lose weight, gain muscle and look leaner. You decide to make a change, become fit and healthy and you look for the best diet out there. You google…
Continue reading ➞ Are You Camp Low-Carb, Paleo, Vegan, Ketogenic, Intermittent Fasting?
I read a book a couple of weeks ago that I think has a lot of potential in terms of changing our perception of why and how we gain or lose weight. The book is by Dr. Jason Fung and the title is “The Obesity Code”. As we all know, we are getting more overweight…
Continue reading ➞ Why Calorie In – Calorie Out Does Not Equal Body Fat
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