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Children carrying extra weight are at risk of type 2 diabetes and other future health issues. They are also likely to struggle with low self-esteem. The routine measuring and weighing of 10 and 11-year-olds in the UK is an attempt to nudge early intervention to prevent further weight gain. While research suggests that we as parents are not great at spotting when our child is overweight, it is also likely that highlighting or commenting on a weight problem could be harmful to the child.So how do...

Over the past ten years, I have gathered many tips on food temptations, and how to avoid them. Here are my favourite tips that I would like to give to you, to help you when hunger strikes! Have a go. You have nothing to lose… except for a few pounds. Even if only some of them work for you, it will make a huge difference to your waistline! 1. Pandora's box. Please, please, the first thing you really must do when starting out on any get fit goals or simply trying to trim up for that...

The festive season is here, and there are fewer things we hate more than adding a few pounds over the festive season. We all know how December is all about celebrating with rich foods and what seems to be unlimited drinks, but do you really believe you have to indulge in every opportunity?!  Let me tell you a true story. Last year I only had one client wanting to start their weight loss journey in December? All my other enquiries wanted to wait for the new year to start looking...

Do you suffer from a condition that has an inflammatory process? Many of the most commonly known health issues in modern society have their roots in metabolic inflammation. Inflammation involves the activity of our immune system and traditionally is caused by tissue injury or when pathogens or toxins enter our body. When this inflammation is not resolved it becomes chronic and will start to damage surrounding tissues and whole-body systems. Chronic (long term) inflammation is often silent and...

Counting calories to lose weight totally makes sense: if you create a deficit between the calories you eat vs the calories you burn, then theoretically you should be losing weight. It is scientific, that’s how it should work.  And this works for most people. You are losing weight on any diet because you watch what you eat. The problem is when you are hungry or when you stop counting calories, then it usually backfires big time! And by this, I mean not just putting back on the weight,...