It comes as no surprise to me that people who have no regard for the environment and litter usually have no respect for their own body. They’d much rather toss rubbish out of their car and into the environment in order to keep their car clean. Guess what? If you’re one of them, then you’re…
For as long as I can remember, egg has been vilified because it was believed that too much consumption can increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. The traditional food pyramid told us to eat no more than two eggs per week! The reason behind this is because one large egg has about 186 mg of…
In my personal experience compound weight training programs that are based on supercompensation are the ones that work best. These types of training gradually increase weight load as you progress. A training day is followed by a day of recovery. Supercompensation is the process when your fitness level increases, which occurs after the recovery…
Life is complicated enough so I believe our training regime should be simple. It doesn’t help that there are millions of exercise references out there that glamorises training and sustenance. All of a sudden, exercise is sexy, and training moves are complicated, and becoming more difficult to execute. Food supplements are packaged in plastic tubs…
There’s this fatty substance found in our blood called cholesterol which plays an essential role in how every cell in our body works. By now, I hope, that we all know that too much cholesterol in the blood can increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. There are two types of cholesterol floating around in our…
Dr Stanley S. Bass wrote an interesting article about the importance of sequential eating and proper food combining. He describes that when we eat, any quick digesting food must wait until the slowest digesting food leave the stomach before they can leave (a process which takes up to 8 hours). While waiting, any quick digesting…
If you look closely at ingredients in some of the everyday foods we buy from the supermarket, you’ll notice that most of them are listed as “numbers”. These numbers are food additives such as the bread preservative Calcium Propionate (282), Sulphite Preservatives (220-228) used more commonly in dried fruits, Synthetic antioxidants (310-312 and 319-321) used…
A lot of people who embark on the journey to get into shape for whatever reason usually signs up for a gym membership. Some buy a brand new bike or some sports equipment and swear that they’ll use it every day. Big mistake. Why? Because usually, they end up regularly going to the gym (or…