How To Choose the Right Multivitamin for Your Needs
Multivitamins are a great supplement that can help fill nutrient gaps in your diet and provide various health benefits. However, with so many different types of multivitamins on the market, it can be difficult to choose the right one for your needs. In this blog, we’ll explore some factors to consider when selecting a multivitamin. […]
5 reasons why you should be sleeping more
We’ve all heard that we need an average eight hours sleep a night. However, in this strange new world, we often find that we have to work across time zones, or wake up early to train before work starts, or finish up a deadline before 8am the next day. It can really be challenging to […]
Why you NEED to eat healthy fats?
For many years we were told that FAT was BAD and you should be eating low fat food products. We now learn that in order to make those low fat products taste any good, manufacturers replaced fat with sugar. We also know that adding extra sugar adds no nutritional value, all it does is add […]
Omega oils – what’s all the fuss?
As children, your parents may have insisted you take cod liver oil, or even flax seed oil. They may also have given you some Omega oils. Apparently it was good for you? As an adult you get to make your own choices about what you put in your mouth. Turns out your parents had the […]
What Vitamins are essential for day to day health?
If you’re eating a healthy diet, why do you even need multivitamins? The problem is, a healthy diet could be enough for someone in peak health, but in certain stages of our life, we can be affected by a multitude of factors that affect the nutrients we really need. Pregnancy, menopause, taking medication, stress, poor […]
Are carbohydrates our downfall?
With the rise of eating fads such as banting, keto diets etc, we often hear people demonise carbohydrates. For those trying to lose weight, carbohydrates and sugars are also the foods that are usually dropped from a meal plan. However, this isn’t ideal. Carbohydrates (carbs) definitely have their place on our plate. We just need […]
Superfoods – fact or fiction?
The short answer is that Superfoods aren’t fact or fiction. The actual term ‘Superfood’ is a ‘new age’ term and not a legal or standardised definition. Does that mean it’s all hocus pocus? Not at all. The term Superfood usually refers to foods that have a very high nutritional density – meaning they provide a […]
You don’t need a retreat to de-stress, try doing these simple activities
All too often we feel as though we need to get away from it all, escape, leave reality behind and reset our body and mind. It’s true, we do, but more often than not, we’re constrained by the number of leave days and available cash we have on hand. We therefore need to be able […]
5 really good reasons to hydrate
Water helps you to concentrate and focus better and it boosts your energy levels Without adding any calories or toxins, to your body, water reduces the amount of food you consume and it reduces hunger too! Water reduces the risk of kidney stones and UTIs because it helps flush out toxins Water acts like an […]