Book Review: Is Your Job Making you Fat?

Yes, it was my choice to have the extra cups of tea, biscuits, and the odd chocolate late into the night and then there was the community biscuit tin that ended up being our 11pm community binge tin... I can honestly say my job was making me fat and I wish I had read this…

ByLiz Courtney22/06/20160Comments

Health Nutrition

7 Healthy Ways To Stop The Hunger Pangs

With a little understanding about why that's happening and a few basic tips, you can live a healthier life from today, she says. Essentially, our appetites are controlled by hunger hormones called leptin and ghrelin, says May. Leptin, made by fat cells, decreases your appetite. Ghrelin, on the other hand, is made in the stomach and increases appetite. Here…

ByThe Carousel11/05/20160Comments

Health Nutrition Wellness & Health

How Meditation Will Help You Lose Weight

“Before reaching out for the doughnut, ask yourself: 'What do I really want? What am I really craving?',” says the author of new book Meditate Your Weight: A 21-Day Retreat to Optimise Your Metabolism and Feel Great. “Maybe the answer is: "Oh, I'm craving sugar. Am I missing some sweetness in my life?" Taking that split second…

ByThe Carousel06/04/20160Comments

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Jennifer Lawrence’s Best Arm-Sculpting Secrets

Hours of dedicated training for butt-kicking roles in The Hunger Games and X-Men helps immeasurably, without a doubt. But the good news for us mere mortals is that there are a few tricks we can adopt to make a discernible difference in our physique without anywhere near the same workload, says Jennifer’s trainer Dalton Wong. Here's how…

ByThe Carousel30/03/20160Comments

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Kate Hudson’s Secrets To Happiness

All we need is a little time and discipline, says the actress-turned-activewear-mogul in her new book Pretty Happy: Healthy Ways To Love Your Body. “When you understand yourself and connect to how you can become body smart, you realise pretty quickly that the perfect, the ideal, is not the goal," says the Golden Globe winner. "Instead, [it…

ByThe Carousel29/03/20160Comments

Hair Skin & Body Wellness & Health

Supercharge Your Body’s Natural Fat Burning System

There was socialising to be done, ice creams to be eaten at the beach and the daily exercise which took top billings on your list of resolutions kept getting pushed aside for, let’s face it, things you’d rather be doing. So let’s start over. No guilt, just do it. But if we’re going to invest time,…

ByLizzie Renkert23/03/20160Comments

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What We Can Learn From Men When It Comes To Eating

Anyone who has experienced the dynamics of a relationship with the opposite sex will know all too well that when it comes to life, men and women could not be more different. Indeed this even holds true in many ways for the simple acts of eating and exercise. For men, the approach to food, diet…

BySusie Burrell19/03/20160Comments

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How Celebrities Get That Red Carpet Body!

It should come as no surprise that these celebs work day and night to get their red carpet bod. Eager for the best results, they’re often the first to try out the hottest trends which are often born in Los Angeles . Here’s some celeb favourite workouts to keep themselves in tip top shape: Air Aerial Fitness Hanging…

ByThe Carousel29/02/20160Comments

Nutrition Wellness & Health

How To Stop Binge Eating At Night

Everything was perfect until you ate the entire block of chocolate; 1⁄2 a packet of biscuits as well as a another tub of yoghurt before going to bed feeling stuffed, sick and incredibly guilty. It is all too common to hear of individuals who maintain diet purity during the day, only to completely overdo things…

BySusie Burrell24/02/20160Comments

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7 Reasons To Kick-Start Your Day With Lemon

Take the everyday, garden-variety lemon, for example, says the Cleveland Clinic, a not-for-profit, multi-speciality academic medical centre in the US. By following its seven reasons below for adding some extra lemon zing into your morning ritual it could change your life. Aids digestion – Acid helps digestion and the natural acidic content of lemon compliments the body’s…

ByThe Carousel22/02/20160Comments