Eating according to nature’s cycles

You have probably heard of the expression “ Have breakfast as a King, lunch as a Prince and dinner as a Pauper “. Which means having a good breakfast, make lunch your biggest/heaviest meal of the day and eat light at dinner. This is following the circadium rhythm, which follows the rise and fall of the sun. Having a good […]

5 things that makes you gain weight

There is so much focus these days on what foods to eat or not to eat in order to avoid gaining weight. If the concept of calories in, calories out would be correct than the following 5 items shouldn’t make you gain weight. But they do. 1. Diet coke is proven to gain weight without any calories. 2. Certain medication, […]

10 things you do not know about coffee

Coffee is often portrait as a healthy drink to kick start your day. However nothing could be further from the truth. Recently I read the book “Caffeine Blues” by Stephen Cherniske. I was a bit shocked about the health implications coffee and caffeine have. Here are just 10 reasons to quit your coffee, but there are a lot more explained […]

Take charge of your health

Last week it was announced that there is a waiting list of 12 million people in the UK. A lot of postponed surgeries are for hips and knees. Issues that are often caused by accidents, sport activities or being overweight. It is really amazing. It is almost a fifth of the population. It will only become worse because the NHS […]

10 ways to improve your sleep

Sleep is so essential these days. Most people just don’t get enough of it. And it is not just the amount of sleep but also the quality of sleep that is important. For years I have had issues with sleeping. Not only with falling asleep but also staying asleep. Sometimes I still have periods when my sleep is deprived, but […]