Understanding Overeating: A Guide to Controlling Your Appetite

Understanding Overeating: A Guide to Controlling Your Appetite

Eating a bit too much at a family gathering, or snacking on some chocolate biscuits in the evening, is something…
Why You Need to Know Your Body Fat Percentage

Why You Need to Know Your Body Fat Percentage

Do you know what your body fat percentage is, right now? What range is considered ideal for your gender? Or…
Understanding Emotional Eating: Why It Happens & How Control It

Understanding Emotional Eating: Why It Happens & How Control It

Sadness and anger are two of the most common reasons you may be overeating, but neither will be suppressed by…
The Truth About the 3 Macronutrients: Debunking Myths, Protein, Carbohydrate & Fat.

The Truth About the 3 Macronutrients: Debunking Myths, Protein, Carbohydrate & Fat.

What are macronutrients? Macronutrients are the essential nutrients that our bodies need to function properly. They are the building blocks…
The Untold Truth About Calories and Weight Loss

The Untold Truth About Calories and Weight Loss

What Are Accessible Calories? Accessible calories are the calories that your body can actually use for energy. The concept was…
6 Reasons to Lose 3 Stone (& how to keep the Weight off)

6 Reasons to Lose 3 Stone (& how to keep the Weight off)

If you’re overweight, losing 3 stone could be life-changing. It might seem like a lot at first. 3 stone, or…
Does Muscle Weigh More Than Fat? What You Need To Know

Does Muscle Weigh More Than Fat? What You Need To Know

One pound of mashed potatoes weighs the same as one pound of raw potatoes. No matter how you slice, scallop,…
How to Stop Overeating Once and For All

How to Stop Overeating Once and For All

You had one too many drinks last Saturday evening because it’s the weekend anyway! At dinner last night, your dessert…
Discover the 9 Hidden Risks of Ozempic Semaglutide for Weight Loss

Discover the 9 Hidden Risks of Ozempic Semaglutide for Weight Loss

Ozempic Semaglutide is a medication used to treat type 2 diabetes, but it has recently been approved by the FDA…
Are you sabotaging your efforts without knowing it?

Are you sabotaging your efforts without knowing it?

Feel like you’re doing all the right things but still not shifting the weight? Exercising, eating healthily, taking all the…
The Dangers of Yo-Yo Dieting 

The Dangers of Yo-Yo Dieting 

We’ve all done it. Planning on losing weight for a special event or holiday, only to get to 2 weeks…
Fast or slow weight loss, which is better? And does it matter?

Fast or slow weight loss, which is better? And does it matter?

Slow weight loss has for years been believed to be better for long-term results as it’s seen as more of…
Can You Target Belly Fat (or any fat area?)

Can You Target Belly Fat (or any fat area?)

Everyone has their problem spots. You might build up fat in your belly pretty easily, but your friend might get…
Habits to Avoid in Order to Become Healthy

Habits to Avoid in Order to Become Healthy

Men have been working out to increase muscle mass for decades. Every generation comes up with new phrases that refer…
Meet the Team -  Get to know our Clinic Manager, Gillian

Meet the Team - Get to know our Clinic Manager, Gillian

Gillian is Clinic Manager for Leeds and Harrogate. Leeds born and bred, she has been married 13 years (and with…
Meet the Team -  Get to know our Managing Director

Meet the Team - Get to know our Managing Director

Natalie is the Managing Director of Alevere and has worked in the company since 2011. Rather than the usual blurb,…
Eat more to lose weight

Eat more to lose weight

Believe it or not, a weight-loss program that overly restricts calories will set you up for failure, as will a…
The Benefits of Losing Weight

The Benefits of Losing Weight

Keep Heart Disease at Bay​ Maintaining a healthy weight helps your health enormously. By being in a healthy weight range…
Pondering the Average Age of our Patients

Pondering the Average Age of our Patients

I write this month’s column having just returned from an awards ceremony in London, where we picked up an award…
10,000 Steps???

10,000 Steps???

10 years ago, if you had asked someone “what is your daily goal for steps taken”, you probably would have…
What Happens to Your Body Composition When You Starve to Lose Weight

What Happens to Your Body Composition When You Starve to Lose Weight

You may have a few (or more) extra pounds you want to lose. What do you do? Naturally, like most…
What's better for fat loss: weight lifting or cardio work?

What's better for fat loss: weight lifting or cardio work?

Once upon a time, if you asked a fitness professional how to lose weight, they’d reply with four simple words:…
Twenty Calories

Twenty Calories

Next time someone tells us, as the World Health Organization does on its website, that the way to prevent “the…
The Top 3 Reasons Diets Fail (and how to stay on course)

The Top 3 Reasons Diets Fail (and how to stay on course)

It’s New Year and like thousands of others you have decided this year will be the year you get in…