Is Intermittent Fasting Beneficial for Women?
Sure, intermittent fasting may be popular. And maybe your brother or your boyfriend or your husband or even your dad has found it works really well for them. But women are different than men, and our bodies have different needs. The most important thing to do when considering a new diet is to ask yourself, is this diet right for you as an individual – particularly as a woman.
Here’s how to pack on abdominal fat in just two weeks: sleep for 4 hours a night!
When it comes to weight loss, it’s usually diet and exercise that we think of first to achieve a healthy weight. But what if the solution was as simple as getting an extra hour of sleep a night?
Could your weight gain be caused by stress?
Weight gain is one of the most common complaints of perimenopause but it doesn’t need to be. There are a few things to consider… thyroid health, insulin resistance, poor sleep causing high cortisol… and stress!
5 steps to improving your PCOS naturally.
If you have been diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome you might be wondering, but what can I do about it? A whole lot!
Why ‘sugar free’ foods could actually be causing us to gain weight.
If you pick up any product labelled ‘sugar free’, ‘reduced sugar’ or ‘low calorie’, it’s almost certain to contain artificial sweeteners, but could artificial sweeteners actually be causing us to gain weight?
Wonder what flaxseeds could do for your PCOS?
Flaxseeds are a powerhouse of a food, rich in several biologically active compounds as well as being a great source of both soluble and insoluble fibre. This recent study from 2020 was the first to explore the effects of freshly ground flaxseed powder on blood sugar management, BMI, cholesterol markers, inflammatory markers, and androgen profiles in women with PCOS.