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Is Carb Cycling the Key to Weight Loss?

Is Carb Cycling the Key to Weight Loss?
Carb cycling is not a new strategy but has been used mostly by elite endurance athletes to maximise performance. How it works is during days of competition or training athletes would include carbohydrate in their diet but on off days carbohydrate intake would drop substantially. The theory behind this is by increasing carbohydrates when you…
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A Diet to Increase Your Fertility

A Diet to Increase Your Fertility
If you are struggling to get pregnant you are not alone. There are many women who are continually struggling to conceive and one of the many potential factors which may be affecting your chances include your diet. The first question which you need to ask yourself is are your getting your recommended serves of fruit…
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Would You Like To Know The Perfect Diet For You?

Would You Like To Know The Perfect Diet For You?
Would you like to be able to tailor your nutrition to your individual needs based on the genes specific to you? Nutritional genomics could be the future of nutrition and mean there is no longer blanket recommendations for best nutrition. As humans 99.99% of our genes are identical, but it is the 0.01% that makes…
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Are You Aware of These Culprits of An Expanding Waistline?

Are You Aware of These Culprits of An Expanding Waistline?
The battle between carbohydrates and fats is an epic saga which seems to be never ending. Could the culprit be a combination of the two? One study suggests that the way your body is wired the combination of both a highly fatty and carbohydrate could send your body into an uncontrollable state of euphoria which…
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Do You Really Understand Spirulina

Do You Really Understand Spirulina
If you have entered the health food isle of the supermarket you have probably seen Spirulina capsules. If you are like most people you may make the link it could be valuable for your health, but knowledge stops at this point. So, what exactly is spirulina? Does it have any health benefits and is it…
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Is Cereal the King of Breakfast?

Is Cereal the King of Breakfast?
Unless you have been living under a rock you probably have noticed the recent media explosion showing how we as a nation are living lives which are making our waistlines wider and wider. You may be considering some changes to your diet and may be starting with the first meal of the day. If you…
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You’d Be Nuts to Forget Nuts

You’d Be Nuts to Forget Nuts
When you think nuts you may think the pub with a beer. Good news is that the small bowl of delicious treats often seen in a pub may be better for you than you know. I am not suggesting making the pub or nuts found in a pub your friend due to health and food…
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Eat To Reduce Inflammation

Eat To Reduce Inflammation
Firstly, it’s important to clarify inflammation is an important part of your body to heal hand repair damage. Without inflammation your body would not heal itself properly after an injury or sickness. Inflammation is also a normal part of exercise when you train your muscle fibres they tear and inflammation is part of growing and…
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