Almost 10,000 Australians die of a heart attack and more than 8,000 die of a stroke every year. Many heart attacks and strokes are preventable through simple lifestyle changes. Why is it important for me to know my risk? It is important to know your chance of having a heart attack or stroke in order…
I know a few people who try to lose their gut by spending hours in the gym doing a series of sit-ups and crunches and nothing much else. If you’re one of these people then you need to stop doing crunches or sit-ups immediately. You see, isolating your midsection does nothing more than “polish up”…
One sure fire way to become overweight is to drink juice straight from a 2 litre bottle. Let’s start with the obvious – fruit juice in a bottle is nothing more than sugary syrup that is no better than coke. With every swig, you’re probably downing more than 5-10 grams of sugar at a time.…
My mum is a great cook. Her cooking is delicious and you always end up eating too much. I remember when I was much younger, something happened to my mum’s cooking style. It started tasting bland. It turned out that my mum’s doctor advised her to cut down on salts, sugars and fats because she…
This is Part 1 of a great series aired in an ABC1 TV show called Catalyst that challenges the idea that dietary fat and cholesterol are to blame when it comes to heart disease. Click the following link to watch the video. Catalyst: Heart of the Matter Part 1 – Dietary Villains – ABC TV…
The answer to this question is pretty obvious. In today’s society, gluttony and overindulgence are accepted and celebrated. In Australia, like America, we got accustomed to seeing fat people everywhere. You see someone in shape and think, what’s wrong with that person. Tables have been turned in a way that jokes have evolved from “You’re…
Recovery is a facet in training that a lot of people ignore. I’m guessing that people think that they have to constantly be in motion in order to progress. They forget that that the human body, as resilient as it can be, has limits. Recovery after training is required during the process of muscle and…
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…
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…