If you’ve been working hard on your weight loss journey this year, Christmas is the ultimate test. No doubt, the last thing you will want is to go overboard. Thankfully, you CAN enjoy Christmas Day without sabotaging your results. Here, we share our top tips to help you navigate Christmas Day stress-free. When you think ‘Christmas’ many things might come
We are increasingly led to believe that healthy food is more expensive than unhealthy food and that it is hard to eat well on a budget. Due to the rise in mass-produced cheap processed foods, expensive organic food and so called superfoods, foods that are deemed healthy can often be more expensive compared with unhealthy options which include higher levels
Party season is well and truly upon us! If you’re trying to stick with your weight loss or maintenance journey, it can feel a little daunting. Parties this time of year often revolve around a little overindulgence which can feel stressful if you want to enjoy yourself but also stick with your dietary plan. It’s not uncommon to be
Weight can influence our reproductive hormones. Fat, otherwise known as adipose tissue, is an endocrine organ meaning that among other things, it is responsible for the production and release of hormones. Having large amounts of body fat can change the balance of some of our hormones. Women with a very high BMI have been found to have higher leptin levels,
What is soy? The soybean is a legume which is naturally high in protein. It also contains fibre and other vitamins and minerals. Soy milk and tofu are both made from soybeans. Soybeans and soy products contain naturally occurring plant components called isoflavones or phytoestrogens. These have a similar structure to oestrogen but are not identical. They are able to
A big hello to all New You Plan members. I’m delighted to have been appointed the Clinical Dietitian and Nutritionist for the New You Plan where I will be supporting Julie-Ann and her team, and New You Plan members to help create very low-calorie diets. To tell you a little bit about me I’m a UK-registered dietitian, living in London,
Sometimes a little helping hand is just what we need right? The media is full of new superfoods that are claiming to be the next generation of nutrition. With a new claim appearing every week it is hard to keep up with what each food is meant to do and how it has been branded a ‘superfood’. Over the next
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