How important are calories in weight loss 

How important are calories in weight loss 

by | Apr 14, 2017 | Nourish

Calories don’t matter!  Should I say it again? They. Don’t. Matter. What matters, in fact, are only three things – the quality (not the value) of calories, your cell’s ability to efficiently regulate hunger and satiety signalling, and when you consume them.   Are...
Eat fat to improve weight and health

Eat fat to improve weight and health

by | Apr 14, 2017 | Nourish

Eat fat to improve weight and health? Haven’t we always been told the opposite is true? In fact, over the past 50-odd years we’ve been made to think that a high carbohydrate (60% of daily calorie intake), low fat (15%) and moderate protein (25%) diet is the way...
Is a plant-based diet healthy?

Is a plant-based diet healthy?

by | Oct 30, 2021 | Nourish

Advice by diet authorities globally is that a plant-based diet comprise the greater part of one’s food intake. From maintaining a healthy weight, to protecting against cancer and other diseases, the benefits are widely touted. But is a plant-based diet healthy?...
Reducing menopause digestive issues

Reducing menopause digestive issues

by | Oct 21, 2021 | Nourish

As women, we tend to experience a great many menopause digestive issues. This is because our gut houses so many oestrogen, and other hormone, receptors. Before we get into the specifics of menopause and the gut, however, it’s important we understand the digestive...
How to improve gut health

How to improve gut health

by | Apr 15, 2017 | Nourish

Your immune system is, for all intents and purposes, ‘housed’ within your gut. It is therefore vital that you digest, utilise and assimilate the food you consume to the very best of your ability.  It’s not just about what you eat. Good digestion and gut health covers...
Healthy food and the supermarket experience

Healthy food and the supermarket experience

by | Jul 17, 2017 | Nourish

Jack and Jill’s healthy food and water sources were up at the top of the hill. They lived at the bottom. As the story goes, fetching these got a little rough at times. Likewise, the cow was uncooperative, the chickens flew the coop and Jack Frost kept turning...