Trying to loose weight can be a frustrating process for people. Watching what you eat, how much you eat, counting calories, exercising, the list goes on as does the cycle of weight loss and weight gain. There are many factors that can affect weight loss however did you know the impact that your thyroid…
Do you struggle to lose weight and keep it off? Things go along well for a little while with dietary change and exercise but eventually it all comes back on again? If it were easy to keep the weight off, we wouldn’t have a trillion fad diets and weight loss supplements on offer to…
There are certain genes that have the potential to impact how we perceive and desire particular foods, and influence our eating behaviours, such as excessive snacking and difficulty feeling full. For example, variants in the ANKK1 and DRD2 genes, which result in a reduced density of dopamine receptors in your brain, have been associated…
Well, spring time is here, and for those of us who have been a little demotivated to exercise during winter would most likely received that motivation back. Often times, when we become motivated to exercise again, we tend to over exercise too quickly. This not only leads to muscle and joint soreness, but also…
According to the Chinese Medicine theory, there are numerous causes of weight gain. In general, weight gain is caused by imbalance of the internal organs which are mainly liver, spleen, stomach and intestine. For example, spleen is an organ which is responsible for your digestion, absorption and assimilation. Once your spleen function is affected,…