What we drink
DRINKS Carbonated drinks are not ideal as they are laden with sugar, leading to a rapid spike in blood sugar levels followed by a subsequent crash, leaving you feeling unsatisfied and hungry for more. Now, if you’re opting for orange juice, thinking it’s a healthier choice, you might want to reconsider. Surprisingly, orange juice and […]
Interesting Facts
Just some facts about our food. The NHS spends around £14 billion a year on treating diabetes. In the USA they spend $110 billion do you think the Pharma companies want to cure diabetes? Green house gasses on a global scale LIVESTOCK SECTOR TRANSPORT SECTOR 20% 14.5% We eat 350 million tons of meat per […]
Food 3 kinds
FOOD There are 3 kinds of food – Raw, Processed and ultra processed. The first two are good the last it bad. The food industry has be lying to us for years. Raw food, Things like an Apple, lettuce, mushrooms etc, if you walk into a supermarket the first things you see normally is the […]
It’s about portion size.
Cornflakes for instance the one on the left is a portion 30g the one on the right is what we would normally have. Approx double the amount that is recommended. Carbs Portion Sizes Type of Food Weight Description BreadRicePastaBaked PotatoPotatoes BoiledFlaked Breakfast CerealMuesli / granola 35g50g uncooked75g uncooked180g175g30g45G One medium Slice Medium Size Three tablespoons […]
Sugar
Talking of sugar Basically everything you eat is sugar (glucose) as far as your body is concerned, it turns the food into sugar and your body consumes that first for the energy it needs. Once the sugar has been consumed it goes on to your energy store which is about twenty minutes of reserve energy. […]
Is your food killing you.
Is your food killing you. If you are reading this, then you are probably overweight so yes your food is killing you. The number one killer in the UK is Ischemic heart disease or Coronary heart disease (CHD) Coronary heart disease (CHD) is usually caused by a build-up of fatty deposits (atheroma) on the walls […]
I was a fat bastard now I’m just a bastard
12 weeks to change your life. Introduction Welcome to how I lost the weight. 4.5 stone so far. I am not a doctor or scientist, this is just my research, what I believe and what I did. Research studies have shown that it takes approximately 12 weeks to create a new habit and in a […]