Tag: Fat

  • The Startling Link Between Being Overweight and COVID-19

    Western Cape South Africa. Specialist physician Dr. Gary Hudson says we’re facing a pandemic on top of an obesity epidemic. Startling research has now emerged showing that being obese or even slightly overweight can worsen the effect of  COVID-193. People living with pre-existing conditions such as atherosclerosis, type 2 diabetes, and hypertension, conditions are also…

  • How To Spot a Fad Diet

    How To Spot a Fad Diet

    Each year, new diet trends appear on the scene, and a new way of eating or not eating makes the list. South Beach, Paleolific, Ketogenic, Whole30, Zone Diet, Vegan, Raw Food, Atkins, the Volumetric diet, the list goes on and on.  With global obesity on the rise,  it’s  easy to understand why each year the…

  • 13 Of The Biggest Nutrition Myths Busted

    13 Of The Biggest Nutrition Myths Busted

    [vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]When did nutrition become so complicated? We’ve all heard that saying, “don’t believe everything you read” and…

  • 9 “Healthy” Foods To Avoid Because They’re Secretly Unhealthy

    9 “Healthy” Foods To Avoid Because They’re Secretly Unhealthy

    Admit it, at the start of every January we each make some big proclamation about how we’re going to exercise more and eat healthier. Now while there’s nothing wrong with healthy eating, a lot of us find ourselves reaching for products with misleading labels. Believe it or not, foods that are fat-free or fruit-based aren’t…

  • 8 Small Lifestyle Habits To Adopt In 2020 To Make You Healthier

    8 Small Lifestyle Habits To Adopt In 2020 To Make You Healthier

    Small lifestyle habits are those everyday tasks you find yourself doing daily, the good, the in-between and the bad. In fact, it sometimes gets hard to tell what’s doing you good and what isn’t. Trust us when we say that goal setting isn’t an easy task, but it doesn’t have to be impossible. You can’t…

  • 10 Weight Loss Principles You Should Adopt For Longevity

    10 Weight Loss Principles You Should Adopt For Longevity

    [vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column_text]In addition to smooth, glowing skin and good mental health, many of us simply want to eat and not gain weight. Or,…

  • BMI Is About To Become A Thing Of The Past, Here’s Why…

    BMI Is About To Become A Thing Of The Past, Here’s Why…

    We’ve all had our BMI worked out by a medical professional at some point or another. And although it can provide a general indication whether ones weight to height ratio is healthy or not, it’s far from being an accurate weight measurement tool for everyone.  Now a new App has been developed by the Mayo Clinic,…

  • 10 Reasons To Practice Intermittent Fasting

    10 Reasons To Practice Intermittent Fasting

    Fasting is the practice of abstaining or reducing consumption of food, drink, or both, for a specific period. Everyone fasts for at least some part of the day. Generally, the eight or so hours one spends sleeping every night. Physiologically, fasting can refer to a person’s metabolic status after not eating overnight or even the…