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Fat Loss Made Easy (Part 2)

Matt Lovell continues his look at making fat loss easy. Continue reading

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Adaptogens and their role in combating fatigue

In recent years there has been growing interest in identifying natural medicines and plant extracts that can be used to improve athletic performance and/or body composition in humans Adaptogens are herb products that have been derived from plants. A recent … Continue reading

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10 Things You Can Do To Positively Improve Your Health

1.Liked the dancing one, a good tune always puts you in a good mood. 2.Hanging from a door way chinning bar stretches the spine and helps the body release happy hormones as well as strengthening the grip – start for … Continue reading

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If you’ve hit the booze – perhaps it’s time to hit the fish-oils!

Ok, we know that alcoholism is far from an ideal nutritional strategy… but what exactly is excess booze doing to our body? Apart from the obvious liver damage, and excessive addition of empty-calories, this study found that certain vitamins and … Continue reading

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Fat Loss Made Easy (Part 1)

 Proven strategies for effective and long term body fat reduction General Tips for fat loss for athletes; In an earlier article on carbohydrates and diet we looked at keeping a diary as a base line measurement. Adjustments are better made … Continue reading

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Meals Examples

Some examples of muscle building meals. Continue reading

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Energy Enhancing Nutrition

Matt gives an insight into the best energy enhancing nutrition Continue reading

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Childrens Nutrition (Part 2)

SALADS, SPICES, SNACKS AND SNEAKY WAYS TO INCREASE YOUR VEGETABLE CONSUMPTION These food types are where we get our protective nutrients from, these are called polyphenols or flavanoids. They occur in pigment in mainly carbohydrate containing foods; vegetables, fruits and … Continue reading

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Childrens Nutrition (Part 1)

What our children eat is vital to their long term health wellbeing, behavior and even intelligence. Despite this being the case our kids are becoming fatter and consuming poor food groups in an increasing amount. They just like us are … Continue reading

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Blood sugar control 2- so why do I eat then?

PART 2 BLOOD SUGAR CONTROL – SO WHAT DO I EAT THEN? CARBOHYDRATE CONSIDERATIONS Disclaimer; The information in these articles is designed for educational purposes only and is not intended to serve as medical advice. The information provided on this … Continue reading

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