The relationship between diet and emotional and mental health (or food and mood) is interesting and is increasingly recognised as important. A balanced diet (including all the food groups and plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables) keeps the body healthy, but can also be really important in keeping the mind balanced. Currently, a lot of media coverage is given to low-fat and low-carbohydrate diets and dieting in general. Consequently, people often exclude essential food groups

From the moment we wake to the moment we go to bed, many of us have a full “dance card”. In other words, the time allotted for various activities that need to be done in order for our lives to run smoothly or to full some other criteria we have set to make our life orderly and purposeful. Having a purpose in our days is very important, otherwise, why bother getting out of bed in the first place? The mistake we make is to create a life that is so full of “purposeful activities

So how is it some people end up achieving great results when it comes to exercising and eating well? I have found over the many years of training all types of clients, that the clients who put in the hard work, end up with the best results. Want to know just how hard? Here's a glimpse into the life of a healthy person: Healthy Life Truth #1: Exercise Counts Lace-up your shoes and hit the gym instead of getting extra sleep, watching TV or doing whatever else it is that you'd r

Let's face it, some days you just don't feel like exercising. You get too busy, too stressed and quite simply too tired. Here's a list of 13 of the top reasons to exercise. Pull out this list and read it when you're having one of those days. 1. To Prevent Disease Exercise has been proven to reduce the risk of just about every single health problem known to man, from stroke to heart disease to cancer and osteoporosis. Exercise is also a great defence against type 2 diabetes, w

How you live your life comes down to the actions you perform. The actions are either actions that help you attain what you want from life or not. That is the same when it comes to your health and wellbeing. The clients I have helped over the years achieve the best long-lasting results are the ones who have consistently implemented the right actions, or what I will call from now on, habits and behaviours. Where most people fall down when it comes to improving their health and

If you use these 4 strategies with every meal, I guarantee you'll have an amazing physical transformation... 1. Pay attention to the cooking method The way a meal is cooked determines how many calories, how much-added fat, and the number of nutrients that survive. This simple factor will make or break your weight loss goal. Avoid foods prepared like this: • Fried and battered • Processed and packaged • Doused with cream sauce • Sauteed Choose foods that are prepared like

Watch a documentary about people who lift weights and you’ll likely be watching some of the world’s elite body builders hone their physique to abnormal largeness. Take a peek into your local gym and you’ll see something quite different. Sure, there may be a handful of bodybuilders there, but they’re lifting right next to an accountant, a store clerk, and a retiree. That’s because all these people realise one thing: lifting weights is for everyone. But is weight lifting really