Diets

How much protein do you need to build muscle? There has been disagreement about this for the past 100 years I think. In fact, since man (or woman) first picked up a boulder, bench pressed it, and did a monster size, most muscular pose; there has been a clash between […]

Homeopathy is a system of medicine that involves treating the individual with highly diluted substances with the aim of triggering the body’s own natural system of healing. As someone who endeavours to live a natural toxic-free lifestyle as much as possible, I find homeopathy and other holistic therapies to be […]

The elliptical trainer and the treadmill are popular cardio gym equipment. Both of which are noted for facilitating for comprehensive cardiovascular exercises. While also fast tracking the fat burning process, not to mention enhancing their users overall aerobic capacity. Nevertheless, each of these equipment can present unique benefits when compared […]

Lack of time is the most common barrier to fitting in exercise. We are conditioned to think that we have to workout for 45 or 60 minutes in order to get results. In reality, very few people have more than an hour to spend doing exercise. Those who do often […]

Often when we hear about a diet that puts the body in a state of ketosis we are fearful having heard that ketosis is a potentially dangerous imbalance of blood glucose, the result of a low carbohydrate, high fat high protein diet. Ketosis results when the body switches from burning […]

The ketogenic diet is a very successful weight-loss program. It utilizes high fat and low carbohydrate ingredients in order to burn fat instead of glucose. Many people are familiar with the Atkins diet, but the keto plan restricts carbs even more. Because we are surrounded by fast food restaurants and […]