Nutrition Tips
Cholesterol - The Good, the bad and the ugly
We need cholesterol to make bile salts, hormones and vitamin D. It is mainly produced by the liver. Cholesterol will build up on the artery walls and when the level of cholesterol in the blood is too high this can lead to angina, heart attacks or a stroke
Six tips for plain old chicken
As fitness enthusiasts you probably watch what you eat, and you can't get better than chicken. However it does get boring, so here’s a few tips to make that chicken taste better.
5 Ways to Ramp up Fat Loss
From eating more often to getting a good night's sleep, here are 5 ways to help burn away fat.
Superfoods for your shopping list!
Last year we put together a list of ‘superfoods’ that should be in your shopping trolley each week.
By now I’m sure your bored of them so here’s a few more. Only 5 this time, but will offer some variety.
No carbs After 6pm?
If you believe the media, carbs are the root to all evil. Every celebrity out there is on a low carb diet and they certainly don’t eat them after 6pm.
Christmas is coming and the goose is getting fat!!!
Well, its here again and all too soon. All that hard work can disappear all too easily.
Breakfast!
So many people I speak to do not eat breakfast, and generally it’s the same two reasons, 1) they don’t have time and, 2) they are trying to lose weight.
Water – The source of life?
Next to oxygen, water is the most important thing we need to survive. We can survive without food, but not water, but just how much do we need and what does it do for us?
Whats in your shopping basket?
Streamed rice and grilled chicken may be low in fat and high in protein but lets be honest it can get extremely boring after a while. Most people interested in keeping a low body fat will consume foods similar to this – but there has to be something bette
Weight training, metabolic rate and fat loss.
Over the past few years I’ve heard Fitness Instructors and Personal Trainers alike telling people that increasing your lean tissue will increase your resting metabolism therefore assisting weight loss goals.
The Window of Opportunity.
Many people ask what is the most beneficial protein to take post work out. A few years ago the best advice would have been as much protein as you can drink, but as research goes on this may not be completely accurate.
Essential Fatty Acids
As you’re all aware, fat gets a bad reputation in the media. Fat makes you fat and that’s it! It does you no good and you should eradicate it from your diet.
Cholesterol: The Good the Bad and the Ugly
We need cholesterol to make bile salts, hormones and vitamin D. It is mainly produced by the liver. Cholesterol will build up on the artery walls and when the level of cholesterol in the blood is too high this can lead to angina, heart attacks or a stroke
Eight Pillars of Naked Nutrition
I have put together some basic guidelines that most new exercisers will benefit from, it's just down to you to convince them it will work!
