If you want to build muscle, you need to eat more protein, right? Actually, this is usually not the case! High protein diets are very popular these days, and certain health professionals (who often aren’t qualified to give nutrition advice) are...
Read moreWhat You Should Know About Calcium and Your Diet
It’s no secret that calcium is important for bone health. It’s stored in our bones and teeth, providing them with structure and strength. In order to avoid developing osteoporosis and frail bones, two of the most important things we...
Read moreWhy Diets Don’t Work… and What Does!
TV, magazines and online news streams bombard us with messages telling us that we can easily lose weight if we cut out gluten or eat this one magical food. Celebrities and health ‘gurus’ are telling us to ‘quit sugar!’, ‘do a juice cleanse’ or...
Read moreWhy See A Dietitian?
Often the word ‘dietitian’ gets a pretty bad rap, just like anything with the word ‘diet’ in it! The word ‘diet’ is often associated with feelings of hunger, guilt and misery and in this sense, a dietitian might sound like someone who thinks thin...
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