Exercise and Activity
In the podcast below, my friend Carl Munson and I discuss my new book Escape the Diet Trap – lose weight for good without calorie-counting, extensive exercise or hunger. More details about the book can be found here. To purchase the book on amazon click here: To purchase the kindle version of the book click […]
Healthy Eating
This time of year will generally see an upsurge in the number of people looking to lose some weight, often on account of the extra body baggage they’ve accumulated over the festive season. Many people will be tempted to take the oft-touted approach of ‘eating less and exercising more’. Here’s what we know from the […]
Brain and Behaviour
I sat down two days ago with some ambition to write a blog post (or two). In the end I did not write a word. Why? As I explained to my girlfriend, ‘my brain wasn’t working’. Try as I might, I found the whole idea of writing anything cogent too much. I did a quick […]
Brain and Behaviour
For some time now evidence has linked the consumption of sugar and adverse health effects including raised blood pressure, increased inflammation, weight gain, and unhealthy changes in blood fats. The three most plentiful sugars in the diet are fructose, glucose and sucrose. A molecule of sucrose – table sugar – contains one molecule each of […]
Exercise and Activity
I am delighted to announce that my new book – Escape the Diet Trap – will be published in the New Year (5th Jan). The book takes an in-depth scientific look at why ‘eating less and exercising more’ very rarely leads to sustained weight loss. It then explores what works better, with particular emphasis on […]
Diabetes/Metabolic Syndrome
Every so often the nutrition blogosphere explodes with interest and much-fevered writing about a topic for debate. Not so long ago, I wrote about one such example which broadly concerned whether ‘low-carb’ or a diet of low ‘food reward’ was more valid for the purposes of weight loss and enhanced health. As with practically everything, […]
Healthy Eating
I am a big believer in keeping our diet based on foods that are as natural and unprocessed as possible. For me, the core foods (if we are happy to eat them) should be meat, fish, eggs, nuts, seeds, fruits and vegetables. I’m not a huge fan of milk, on the basis that I find […]
Food and Medical Politics
I came across this story today. It’s based on an article written by Professor David Bender – a nutritional biochemist. His article, which appeared in the journal The Biologist, apparently debunks detoxification regimes. They’re worthless and unscientific, apparently. The body, we’re assured, already has efficient detox systems (including the liver) that efficiently eliminates toxins and […]
Cholesterol and Statins
What should we eat before exercise, the impact food has on cholesterol is irrelevant, lower-carb diet best for women with PCOS. For RSS feeds, click onhere.
Healthy Eating
Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a condition characterized by the presence of cysts in the ovaries. It can lead to problems with infertility as well as higher-than-normal levels of ‘male’ hormones called ‘androgens’ including testosterone. One other common feature in individuals with PCOS is ‘insulin resistance’ – impaired ability for insulin to do its job […]