Ask 20 people to eat the same diet for 10 weeks and you’ll get 20 different results, despite everyone being under the same controlled conditions. This shouldn’t really be surprising. If we put 20 people in an environment where they are all taught to play a musical instrument, we wouldn’t […]
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The subject of this blog is mental health, and specifically mental nourishment. To nourish: “to provide with food or other substances necessary for growth, health, and good condition”, and our minds and brains need nourishment as much as the vital organs, cells, tissues and muscles do. Despite this, I think
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What is the best type of diet to go on? That’s the big question isn’t it, as everyone is searching for the best diet, the most effective way to “burn fat” or “get shredded”. I have an answer for that question, but first let’s explore why it has nothing to
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This week’s blog is all about energy – I’ve yet to meet someone who doesn’t want a bit more energy (usually quite a lot). There are many ways of getting more energy. There is energetic potential in all of us – our food stores contain energy just waiting to be
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Exercise is the most underused drug for mental health. I saw a fridge magnet with this statement on once and loved it (I think the other part of the quote is food is the most over-abused substance). We are waking up to the power of exercise and physical movement for
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What does it feel like to be fit? I get asked this question quite often, and I’ve given a lot of thought to the answer. Because I believe that a robust and thoughtful response could inspire someone to prioritise and improve their fitness and open their world. Firstly, a definition
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Digestive health is often overlooked but it plays a big part in our overall health and therefore in how much energy we have for daily activities. It’s one of our Six Signals®, and the whole area of gut health is one that I find fascinating. We are learning more every
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This week I’m focusing on body composition, one of our Six Signals®. Many of you will know I delivered a talk called ‘Why fitness is more important than weight’ at TEDx Wandsworth in November 2016. This is a transcript of the talk, or you can watch it online. According to
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What do you see when you look at this image? The modern malaise Many of us are suffering from what I call the modern malaise. This is a non-medical condition that describes the challenges we face in the Western world today, particularly with mental health. The stats will give you
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Holistic health is a term that’s becoming used more popular, but what exactly does it mean? According to the Mirriam-Webster Medical Dictionary, the definition of holistic health is: “relating to or concerned with wholes or with complete systems rather than with the analysis of, treatment of, or dissection into parts holistic medicine attempts to
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