Health

Ever happen to notice at the grocery store down the dessert isle products claiming 99% fat free or reduced fat or low fat? When ice- cream is advertised to only contain less than 3 grams of fat per serve, it sounds too good to be true. This is becoming more and more common and to the untrained eye the appeal to purchase a sweet treat that look as though it will not impact your waistline is very enticing. These products claiming low fat are indeed exactly that, although this should not be your concern. Reading the glycaemic index on the...

We all know without water the body will die, scientist have proven that with no fluid intake one would cease to exist after roughly 1 week. Which is interesting since we are said to be able to survive up to 3 weeks without food. When you body is lacking water in large quantities the cells begin to shrink, your organs will cease to function, and oxygen can no longer be transferred around the body. If we were to take a look at hydration on a less rash scale and see what happens to the body when simply we are not...

Winter is setting in and we all know this time of year as the hardest time to get motivated and exercise. Although it is much easier to sit back and relax on the couch on a rainy day, we all know the motto: Summer bodies are made in winter. So, now is the time to get the sweat pumping and there is no time to lose, let’s start burning calories and building muscle so by the time its beach weather we are ready to get right back into that swimsuit. The question Is though, how? When I have zero motivation...

Pregnancy is a beautiful gift and is a time where the body goes through a roller coaster of changes. As we go through the trimesters we change in shape and this can be quite a shock to the system as we watch our body grow wider and rounder. Not only do we now have a growing bump growing larger every day, but our body is dealing with fluid retention and swelling everywhere we don’t want it. So what does exercise have to do with this? Science has proven that physical activity while pregnant can reduce back pain, constipation, bloating, and...