Tag: weight loss

  • Can’t lose weight? 10 things to consider

    Can’t lose weight? 10 things to consider

    This is a summary of some of the core reasons for why weight loss can be so difficult for some people.  It’s a complex area involving biology, physiology, emotions and psychology to name just some. However if you feel like you have tried everything you could have a think about the list below which summarises…

  • Weight gain! Is stress to blame?

    Weight gain! Is stress to blame?

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  • Ten top tips (10TT) weight control trial

    This BLOG looks at the outcomes of an interesting study on weight control. GP’s are often the first port of call for weight control advice. However they aren’t in a position to provide specialised therapy in this area. The researchers identified that although healthy ‘habits’ are the aim of many weight loss programmes, very few…

  • Intermittent fasting and fasting for health

    Intermittent fasting is in the limelight at the moment but many traditions have been incorporating fasting for millennia.  Humans have historically fasted overnight, for religious reasons or during periods of food scarcity. Some monks have a precept called ‘no meals after noon’ and religions such as Taoism, Sikhism, Hinduism, Christianity, and Buddhism all fast. Fasting…

  • Breathing-pattern – could it be the missing link?

    Breathing-pattern – could it be the missing link?

    The way we breathe is intricately linked to the way our body functions on both a physical and psychological level. When we breathe correctly we oxygenate our organs to maximise their function. Between 50-80% of the general population have some level of breathing-pattern disorder The researcher and professor of physical therapy, Kiesel (2017), has found…

  • Weight loss: What’s breath got to do with it?

    Weight loss: What’s breath got to do with it?

    Excess weight is often thought to be the result of an imbalance between energy from food consumed less energy spent throughout the day. However, well known researchers such as Zoe Harcombe, have pointed out that weight is not simply the end product of calories in less calories utilised for metabolism and exercise. Weight loss is…