Stay strong with Camu Camu berries from the Amazon

Camu camu is a low-growing shrub found throughout the Amazon rain forests of Peru and Brazil that produces berries that are packed with more natural vitamin C than any other food source recorded on the planet. As part of ...

MSG and weight gain

When food it processed, a side effect is that flavour is lost. For many food producers, the answer is to add an ingredient we are all too familiar with – MSG (monosodium glutamate). This is put into noodles, crisps, and ...

Home made salad dressing

Salad dressings are often the downfall of our low calorie, health infused salad. In order to add some extra flavour, we sometimes fall back on the off-the-shelf products, whose composition we have very little control ...

Should you avoid jogging in the rain?

Exercise is part and parcel of any weight loss or fitness programme, but what if the weather outside is not conducive to your daily workout or run? If you’ve ever looked out the window on a cold, wet day and pondered ...

Bananas, are they a no-no for dieters?

Should you shy away from bananas when trying to lose weight? It seems like a fruit that is so sweet and delicious, it’s simply got to be packed with calories. Howstuffworks note the opposite is the case however, and that ...

Juicing to lose weight

Juicing is a great way to infuse a vitamin boost into your diet, and it helps to lose weight fast. As with everything however, the amount of juicing you do, and how you do it is important. Webmd outline some things you ...

Cut down on TV and lose weight

We all know that too much TV is bad for us, but just how bad? For people trying to lose weight, watching too much television can hamper their efforts to get in shape. First of all, being away from the TV means you need ...

Can salt cause weight gain?

Aside from sugar, carbs and fat, an imbalanced intake of other food elements can cause the waistline to swell. One of these we rarely hear about is salt. Salt is a well-known culprit for conditions such as hypertension, ...

Sugars and sweeteners have more names that you think

If you are trying to cut down on sugar, but also want to control your intake of artificial sweeteners, you will have to shop very keenly. Men’s Health outline some of the things to look for on packaging and labels when ...

Want to lose weight – why not sleep on it?

While being on the go keeps you more active and helps to keep you in shape, doing so at the expense of getting enough sleep can actually have the opposite effect. Webmd outline some reasons why getting your 7 to 8 hours ...