Not all Calories are Created Equal

Not all Calories are Created Equal

Reducing refined carbohydrates may help maintain weight loss better than reducing fat A new study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association challenges the notion that “a calorie is a calorie.” The study, led by Cara Ebbeling,...
Sugar is Bad for Your Brain

Sugar is Bad for Your Brain

The September 4, 2012 issue of the journal Neurology® published the finding of Australian researchers of an association between high normal plasma glucose levels and a decrease in brain volume in non-diabetic men and women. Although research has established an...
Snooze Yourself Slim!

Snooze Yourself Slim!

New research shows more evidence that our busy lifestyles are contributing to our expanding waistlines. Research by Sweden’s Uppsala University researchers published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, uncovered a specific brain region that...
5 Life Commandments

5 Life Commandments

There comes a time in each of our lives when we come face to face with our own mortality. Be it through the development of illness or injury in ourselves or in the ones we care about, or the loss of someone we love – we all arrive at a point where we realise...