The basics for efficient hormones
There are certain misleading connotations to the word hormone. Us menopausal gals tend to collectively tar them all with the same negative brush but we cannot function as humans without them. They are our chemical messengers, travelling from the brain through the...
DEEEELICIOUS BAKED OATS
There are loads of recipes for baked oats on Instagram (been salivating over all of them) and I wanted to share one. Makes 4 large portions so double up if you want more. This recipe and photo are by @dieticianrose (do give her a follow, loads of great...SLIM DOESN’T ALWAYS EQUAL HEALTHY
Sitting on the bus the other day I overhead a conversation between two women. They were discussing a female friend of theirs who had died suddenly from a heart attack. “Such a shock!”, one of them declared. “How could that happen, she was always so...Tips on lowering cholesterol
Cholesterol is a fatty substance (known as a lipid) and helps make hormones, cell membranes and vitamin D. It’s absolutely vital. Cholesterol is made in the liver and carried in the blood stream in the form of lipoproteins. There are a) low-density...
The ins and outs of the BMI measurement
The BMI (Body Mass Index) is a measure that uses your height and weight to work out whether you’re a healthy weight. Now, let’s think about that word weight. Our weight incorporates all our organs, bones, blood, muscle and body fat. During our strength-training...Page 1 of 15
