Protein helps keep you feeling satiated. That means you feel fuller for longer so you don’t feel the need to keep snacking, leading to overeating. It triggers your Leptin hormone, which is the hormone that tells your brain you are full, stop eating. This is your body’s natural appetite suppressant, so again controls the number of calories you consume in…
How and why you need to cut down and eliminate sugary foods
Sugar is one of nature’s beautiful gifts to our pallets, however too much of anything, is not a good thing. Sugar has addictive consequences, and as such, food manufacturers find if they add it to just about everything, it will keep you buying more and more of their products. Great for their pocket, not so great for your health. In…
Are carbs really the devil?
Carbs have been given a bad reputation over the years, undeservingly. Like all food, carbs can work really well for some people, and not so great for others. It really depends on the person, your body type, how many carbs your body can handle, and what your hormones are doing. This includes your insulin hormone, as well as your sex…
Why am I suddenly gaining weight when I haven’t changed anything?
One of the first signs of perimenopause is the gradual increase in weight when nothing else has changed. The closer to menopause you get, the greater that increase may get. There are a few factors at play here including metabolism, reduced insulin sensitivity, decreased muscle mass and reduced energy. We’ll explore all of these one at a time. Metabolism:…
Why it’s so easy to gain weight again if you were previously overweight
We see it time and time again, where a person loses weight, be it a small or large amount, and after a while they start to gain it back again. This happens when they stop following the plan that helped them drop the weight in the first place. Other contributing factors could be health issues such as thyroid disfunction or…
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