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Carbohydrates - the run down

Carbohydrates, your bodies main source of energy; fuelling your brain, heart, muscles, kidneys and central nervous system. Included in one of the three macronutrients (along with proteins and fats), dietary carbohydrates can be broken down into three categories: sugars, starches and fibre. These carbs can be broken down, transformed into glucose which is used as energy, and stored as fat for later use. So, what is a ‘good’ or ‘bad’ carb? Why should we be consuming more ‘whole’ carbs rather than ‘refined’, what’s the difference? And, is a low carb or high carb diet ‘better’?  First of all, what is...

Red vs white meat

  A debate that has been going on for a lifetime. Red or white meat? What are the health benefits of each? Why would one be better than the other? What research says about the consumption of each meat…a few things this blog will cover today!   White meat, typically known as chicken and turkey, is known to be the leaner ‘coloured’ meat in the battle between red and white meat. Chicken and turkey are made mostly of protein, with a few fats thrown in there, depending on the cut of meat. While red meat, typically known as beef, pork,...

The Best Inexpensive Gym Equipment For Home Isolation Workouts

How are you staying on track?

During these uncertain times, it is unequivocally easy to lose focus on our goals we created, prior to COVID-19. Understandably, without our ‘normal’ day-to-day routine, our goals/aspirations seem to feel further out of reach then when we started. Whether these goals are focused around losing weight, gaining weight, becoming overall healthier, creating new habits, these goals all need accountability and motivation to continue the journey we began before this pandemic. The question is, now that we are all settling into what we are labelling as the new ‘normal’ are you still on track with your original goal you set out...

Calorie focused macro counting

Does it matter what type of food you consume? There are some people who chose to count their individual macros (fats, carbs, proteins and calories) and there others who aim to hit a particular calorie target total. The difference is within the obsessiveness nature of counting calories versus macros. For some, counting just calories gives people the idea that they have much more flexibility in their food choices then when they are trying to hit a particular target for each individual macronutrient. When aiming to hit a target for fats, carbs, and proteins, specific selection of foods is required to...