The Articles

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Food Allergy vs. Food Intolerance

September 1 '23

Food Allergy vs. Food Intolerance

This article will explain these main differences and summarise key facts related to food allergies and intolerances.

Dr Hazel Wallace,

Emotional Eating

August 27 '23

Emotional Eating

Emotional eating is something that most of us have experienced, but how severe and how frequent this is can vary a lot between different people or at different times in our lives. This article will explain what emotional eating really means and how we can respond to this in a compassionate and helpful way.

How to Practice Body Acceptance

August 20 '23

How to Practice Body Acceptance

If the thought of “accepting your body as it is” makes you squirm, you're not alone. You might have this reaction for several reasons: it may seem entirely out of reach, after a lifetime of criticising and rejecting your body. Or you may believe that accepting your body means you'll stop exercising or “trying to be healthy.” After all, diet culture encourages us to associate the main benefits of healthy behaviours with how it will shape and change your body's looks (1). In a world that often celebrates a specific body type or size, practising body acceptance can be challenging. But here's the good news: body acceptance isn't an unreachable ideal; it's a skill you can hone with practice.

Adriana Blanc Tames,

Body Image: The Missing Link in Health

August 13 '23

Body Image: The Missing Link in Health

Most of us understand the importance of a balanced diet and regular exercise for improving health. However, what most of us, especially healthcare providers neglect to consider is body image. What is “body image” and how can we use it to promote healthy and long-lasting behaviour change?

What to do After a Binge

August 6 '23

What to do After a Binge

This article will explore how to best navigate the post-binge phase.

What Your Need to Know About Gentle Nutrition

July 30 '23

What Your Need to Know About Gentle Nutrition

You’re not alone if you have ever thought that Intuitive Eating is about eating chocolate and doughnuts all day and disregarding nutritious food choices. But this isn’t the case, in fact, an important part of the Intuitive Eating process is making food choices that meet your needs and promote health and feeling good without sacrificing taste and enjoyment. This part of intuitive eating is called gentle nutrition — let’s take a look at this principle in more detail.

How to Structure Your Strength Training Workout According to Your Goals and Why

July 23 '23

How to Structure Your Strength Training Workout According to Your Goals and Why

Strong is currently having its ‘moment’, and we are here for it! We are advocates for every type of movement, whatever works for you, to enable you to pursue health and feel the best version of yourself. That said, strength training will always be a staple in my professional recommendation to everyone and anyone. Whether you are a keen runner, a dancer, or a keen yogi, strength training in some shape or form will be the foundation of movement, longevity and injury prevention.

How Nutrition Can Support DOMS

July 16 '23

How Nutrition Can Support DOMS

Whether you’ve recently started working out, are a regular at the gym, or even an elite athlete, you will probably be familiar with delayed onset muscle soreness - better known as DOMS. This article will explore how your nutrition can improve and even reduce the likelihood of developing DOMS.

Powering Up with Nutrition

July 9 '23

Powering Up with Nutrition

Whilst having a training plan is helpful for progressing in your strength training, nutrition can be the key to taking your performance and results to the next level. Nutrition plays a fundamental role in supporting performance, maximising muscle growth and enhancing recovery. This article will explore the fundamentals of nutrition for strength training and explore some supplements that may complement your hard work in the gym.

What Exactly is Foam Rolling and How You Should do it?

July 2 '23

What Exactly is Foam Rolling and How You Should do it?

The actual effects of foam rolling have been widely debated with some hefty claims that it can improve performance, reduce muscle soreness, speed up recovery, improve flexibility and range of movement, and release the fascia and trigger points in muscle tissue. Now, doesn’t that all sound amazing but is it too good to be true?

Yasmin Palfrey,

PMDD: What is it?

June 25 '23

PMDD: What is it?

Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) is a condition you may not have heard of before, as it is not often spoken about and it’s not very well understood PMDD is a cyclical, mood disorder with symptoms arising during the premenstrual, or luteal phase of the menstrual cycle and subsiding within a few days of menstruation. In this article, we're exampling what it is and ways to manage it's symptoms.2

Dr Nirja Joshi,

Is it Safe to Exercise on Your Period?

June 18 '23

Is it Safe to Exercise on Your Period?

Show of hands who used their period as an excuse to get out of P.E. in school? Guilty. Or perhaps you were been told by teachers, parents or school friends that it’s a bad idea to do any exercise during the bleeding phase of your cycle. In this article, we're busting that myth and explaining why.

Dr Hazel Wallace,

Do Men and Women Sleep Differently?

June 11 '23

Do Men and Women Sleep Differently?

It is pretty much undisputed that sleep is essential for health, allowing us to rest and recover - physically, mentally and emotionally - and perform at our best. I am pretty confident that every single person reading this has experienced at least one bad night of sleep - and pretty confident that you felt pretty rotten the next day too? Needless to say, this is one aspect of our lifestyle we shouldn’t overlook. But is there a difference between how men and women sleep?

Dr Hazel Wallace,

How Your Relationship With Food Impacts Your Gut

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How Your Relationship With Food Impacts Your Gut

This article will explore the connection between our relationship with food and our gut, and how fostering a positive relationship can support optimal gut health.

Egg Freezing 101: My Experience

May 28 '23

Egg Freezing 101: My Experience

I’m 32, in a relationship, here’s why I’m freezing my eggs…

Dr Hazel Wallace,

Study Review: Are Certain Foods Linked with Risk of Death?

May 23 '23

Study Review: Are Certain Foods Linked with Risk of Death?

This article will break down the findings from a recent study by Yang et al. that explored the link between dietary patterns and mortality.

Do Cranberry Products Prevent UTIs?

May 21 '23

Do Cranberry Products Prevent UTIs?

If you suffer from UTIs, it’s likely that you’ve tried cranberry juice or another cranberry product at some stage - or at least have been recommended to try them. This can seem like an old wive’s tale, but there is interesting research related to this. So let’s take a look at the evidence as to whether cranberry products can actually help in preventing UTIs.

Study Review: Menstrual Cycle and Strength Performance

May 18 '23

Study Review: Menstrual Cycle and Strength Performance

In early 2023 the paper “Current evidence shows no influence of women's menstrual cycle phase on acute strength performance or adaptations to resistance exercise training” which many people found surprising to hear and even triggering. So let’s take a look at what they found.

Dr Hazel Wallace, Kelly McNulty,