Food Hierarchy

March 22, 2013 by 6 Comments
Macronutrients 7 Health

There is a lot of confusion around what people should be eating and in my opinion, we need to go back to the basics. People are focusing on these tiny little details that make miniscule differences, but ignoring the really important stuff and the bigger picture. Everyone wants to know what are the healthy foods they should be eating or the things they should be avoiding without thinking about how all the other aspects of their diet also impact. In this post I want to give you a basic outline of how you should think about food, but more appropriately your diet in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Calorie counting, Calories, Carbohydrates, David Cameron, Fat, Macronutrients, Meat, Micronutrients, Protein, Vitamins

Guest Blog Posts

March 1, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Running 7 Health

While the articles on my own website have been a little slow lately, I have been writing for other sites. Below are a collection of articles I have written in the last month or so that are definitely worth a read (even if I do say so myself). This is an article I wrote on body temperature, pulse and exercise. I find that there is a tendency for people to push themselves too hard when they exercise. The point of exercise is to ask your body to make adaptions based on the type of exercise you are doing. But for lots of people they aren’t able to repair and recover and so exercise just … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Body Temperature, Calories, Dehydration, Exercise, Frame, Health Myths, Pulse

Calorie Counting

January 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Calories pic 7 Health

I used to be very anti-calories. The idea of calorie counting went against everything I believed in to do with food; it was something dieters did and my disdain for calorie counting was on par with dieting. Over the last couple of months I have started to change my opinion and have actually found the process to be really useful with clients. But before you get worried let me explain how I am using calories, as it is basically the opposite of most peoples approach. I have always been a big fan of getting people to eat to satiety and using their hunger to guide how much they consume. I never … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Adrenal Fatigue, Body Temperature, Calorie counting, Calories, Hypothyroidism, Pulse, Testing, The Metabolic Blueprint

Fat Tax

October 11, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Food Label 7 Health

On Saturday 1st October 2011 Denmark enacted a ‘fat tax’. Consumers now pay more for foods that contain fat, with the price hike acting as a supposed deterrent to buyers. While the exact specifics are kind of confusing it basically means that any food with more than 2.3% saturated fat will have tax imposed. The long-term goal is to increase the lifespan of Danes, with a target of an extra three years over the next three decades. I believe it will have the opposite effect. You can’t read a nutrition article without hearing about the benefits of olive oil or omega3. I get daily emails … [Read more...]

Filed Under: British Nutrition Foundation, Calories, Fat, Fat Tax, Government Health Policy, Health Myths

Traffic Light System

August 19, 2011 by 2 Comments
Traffic Light System 7 Health

Being discerning buyers we want to know what is in our food (or at least have the ability to do so if we are that way inclined). While 100 years ago we were buying mostly fresh, whole foods in their natural form, times have changed. More of our food is premade and coming in packaging with a marketing story. We want to open a packet or jar and have dinner be served. Our packaged foods handily contain a list of ingredients that we can peruse. Along with this they add a selection of nutrient categories to help us make up our mind on if it is a ‘good’ or ‘bad’ food. The nutrient … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Additives, Calories, Dairy, Fat, Health Myths, Salt, Sugar, Traffic Light System
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