Dread The Scales? There’s A Better Way To Measure Your Health
It used to just be January when we’re overloaded with so many weight loss messages. Now it seems throughout the year everywhere we turn we are being encouraged to lose weight. Even the most confident of us can feel under pressure to jump on the scales… …And those among us who may not even need […]
The Powerlessness of Willpower
I write this month’s article whilst at a departure gate in a Texas Airport Airport. I have been out here at a conference and I’ve been able to spend a little time sight-seeing and food-spotting. It’s astounding just how many opportunities there are to develop obesity here! The real challenge is this: the human body […]
Seven Common Reasons Why You’re Not Losing Weight
It’s that time of year, six weeks have past since that New Years Resolution and while you lost quite a lot of weight at first without much effort, you have now reached a plateau and all your hard work does not appear to be paying dividends when you step on the scales. So here are […]
Five Reasons You Don’t Need to Fear Healthy Carbs
This is one of the most hotly debated topics in the field of nutrition. Just as fat used to be, carbs are now accused of causing weight gain, heart disease and all sorts of other problems. It is true that low-carb diets can be incredibly beneficial, especially for weight loss, diabetes and certain health conditions. […]
How Many Times A Day Should I Eat?
You know your diet has a lot to do with your weight and body composition. When it comes to weight loss, and maintaining that weight loss, the number one strategy people use is modifying food intake. Most people emphasise their food choices, and that’s definitely encouraged. Watching what you eat is important. But meal frequency […]
Why Weight Loss is a Bad New Year’s Resolution
The New Year naturally gets us thinking about how we want things to be different. We think about what didn’t go so well in the last year and how we want to have new experiences in the New Year. The problem is, just wanting things to be different rarely changes anything. In order to achieve […]
Outrageous Fad Diets & What They Are Really Doing To Your Body
In the six years since I founded Alevere Nutrition Limited I have listened to hundreds of patients explain which Fad diets they have tried. In this month’s column I thought it would be fun to list a few of the more bizarre ones. Most people have heard of the uber restrictive, low carb, high protein […]
3 Fads for Reducing Belly Fat You Should Stay Away From
Why does it seem that every few months there’s some crazy new way to get rid of belly fat? Celebrities, celebrity trainers, and TV doctors are always coming up with some wild and off-the-wall option to help people “lose weight fast” or “drop 30 pounds in 24 hours.” We’ve been keeping an eye on the […]
What Every Woman Needs to Know to Achieve Her Desired Body Composition Goals
Admit it, after ploughing through countless resources, you’re nowhere near towards gaining clarity on how you can start changing your body composition. One website will tell you to simply eat more protein and count calories. Meanwhile, a female fitness YouTuber swears by her ketogenic diet and daily kettlebell workouts. Clashing views and information on women’s health and […]
4 Big Fat Food Lies that Make You Fat and Sick
I’ve noticed recently fierce debates on social media and other news sources about things like calorie counting, eating vs. avoiding fat and genetics. When it comes to overall health and weight loss, there’s an excess of advice out there. Unfortunately, most of it is terrible, misguided, outdated and scientifically disproven. This ubiquitously poor advice can create weight […]
Is it Possible to Lose Weight with an Underactive Thyroid?
If you are being treated for an underactive thyroid, medically known as hypothyroidism, and are struggling to lose body fat, you are not alone. Of the estimated 2% percent in the U.K. who have hypothyroidism, many find themselves with undesirable weight gain. Hypothyroidism is mostly seen in women between the ages of 40 – 50 and is seen […]
Why you shouldn’t exercise to lose weight
The Cumberland News ran an article recently in which John Myers, a patient who had lost over nine stone in six months at our clinic, mentioned that our treatment did not involve exercise. The most common question I received following the article was, ‘how is it possible to lose all that weight without exercise?’ As […]
The Psychology Of Weight Loss
While the diet industry might have us still believe that weight loss is all about maths, and the food industry seems happy to support this belief (with all of it’s fat, protein, carbs, sugars, salt and grams of fibre on the nutritional facts label), it’s simply not the truth – weight loss is not all about maths – it’s intrinsically connected to our […]
Causes of Overeating
Why is it that human beings are the only creatures on the earth who suffer with the never-ending cycle of over eating and dieting? Because we are the only creatures which eat emotionally! While it’s a fact that over 40-percent of UK citizens are now classified as overweight, less than 0.01-percent of other creatures eat […]
Breaking The Fast…
We had a patient not too long ago who struggled to lose weight. A quick look at her food diary revealed why. To save calories, she skipped breakfast and simply sipped on coffee or one of those ‘skinny lattes’ that actually contain a fair amount of sugar. ‘I hate breakfast,’ is a common phrase we […]
