DAY 15 – Is Gluten-Free a healthier choice?! Gluten is quite simple a protein component found in wheat, rye and barley. Unless you have received a medical diagnosis that requires you to avoid gluten in the diet i.e. Coeliac disease, there is no need to eliminate gluten from your diet. Unnecessary elimination can actually put…
Month: December 2016
DAY 14 – Is the Paleo Diet healthy?!
DAY 14 – Is the Paleo Diet healthy?! Should we all be trying to eat like a caveman? If you haven’t yet, please subscribed to our YouTube channel to get your daily advent fix!
DAY 13 – Will carbs make me fat?!
DAY 13 – Will carbs make me fat?! 3 key things to think about with carbohydrates (1) Carbs include Starchy carbs like bread, pasta, rice and potatoes, but also sugars like fruits and high fibre carbs like vegetables (2) We absolutely need a combination of all carbs them in our diet as they are good…
DAY 12 – Do we need sports drinks?!
DAY 12 – Do we need sport drinks?! Do you sip on sports drinks to power you through your gym workout? Although originally designed to help high-level athletes rehydrate following intense workouts, sports drinks are increasingly marketed as a ‘healthy’ drink to sip on throughout the day regardless of how active you are. The ingredients…
DAY 11 – Do we need a daily multivitamin?!
Christmas Fad Fighting Calendar DAY 11 Do we need a daily multivitamin?! Too much is not always good for us: Vitamins A and D and iron can be toxic if taken in excess amounts! —————————————————————————————————————- Tomorrow, Harriet answers the question of do we need energy drinks?! —————————————————————————————————————- If you haven’t yet, please subscribed…
DAY 10 – Caffeine: Friend or Foe?!
Christmas Fad Fighting Calendar DAY 10 – Is caffeine good or bad for me?! Up to 400mg of caffeine per day shown to be safe for most healthy adults That is caffeine amount in 4 cups of brewed coffee = 10 cans of coke = 2 energy shots BUT remember coke and energy shots…
DAY 9 – Vegan without supplements?
Is it possible to get all the nutrients you need from a vegan diet without taking supplements? Cutting out animal products can put you at risk of not getting enough protein, Omega 3, Vitamin B 12, Vitamin D, iron and calcium. It is possible to get almost all of these nutrients form plant based foods!…
DAY 8 – Are ‘Superfoods’ worth the extra £$€?
Are ”Superfoods worth the extra £$€? Superfoods is simply a marketing term! Retailers use it to charge more for products such as quinoa, acai berries, etc…. We are not claiming that foods marketed as ‘super’ are not healthy, as a lot of them are very nutritious and good for you. However, foods not labelled as…
DAY 7 – Is a calorie just a calorie?
Is a calorie just a calorie? Making sure you don’t go over your maximum recommended daily calorie limit is a good way of making sure you don’t put on weight. But if you want your diet to provide all the vitamins minerals and macronutrients that you need to stay healthy you need to think about…
DAY 6 – Are avocados fattening?!
Christmas Fad Fighting Calendar Day 6 – Are avocados fattening?! It’s true, avocados contain fat. But the majority of this fat is monounsaturated fat. This is the “good” fat. Saturated fat is the “bad fat”. Research has shown that replacing the saturated fat in your diet with monounsaturated (the one that’s high in avocados) reduces…
DAY 5- Is White Bread Really Bad For You?
You might be surprised… Harriet tackles this question just in time for breakfast! Although wholemeal bread is higher in fibre than white bread, in the U.K. It is a legal requirement that bread maker’s fortify the white flour used in white bread with certain vitamins and minerals lost during the processing. But the most important…
