I personally love groundnut. I love how it tastes and makes me feel. On the other hand, I really hate how my satiety signals just don’t seem to respond to groundnut in the same way as with other food, but groundnut doesn’t seem to respect these boundaries. If I ever happen to indulge even a […]
What is it about the last 5kg? Whether you have lost 45kg (like me) or 10kg, it always seems like the last 5kg are the hardest to lose. When you first start a new diet or exercise program, the weight seems to fly off effortlessly. At some point though, usually with 2-5kg to go, your […]
Lifestyle change is a build-up of making dietary changes, exercising more, and incorporating behavioural changes. We all sometimes make mistakes. We all most times never get it right. The most important thing to remember is how you made the mistake and we must learn from our mistake. Find out what is making you divert from […]
A sedentary lifestyle and poor eating habits are the main causes of weight gain. Consuming lots of fruits and vegetables can help prevent excess weight gain. Fruit and vegetables are to a large extent our natural primary foods. This does not mean that we cannot consume meat protein, but instead of making meat protein our […]
Good fats come mainly from vegetables, nuts, seeds, and fish. This has lead to the health community celebrating palm oil as a superfood. Red Palm oil is gotten from the fruit of the palm tree. Red Palm oil is a vegetable oil. It is widely used in food and non-food products worldwide. Red Palm oil […]
Loosing Weight can be tasking, but the key to successful weight loss is maintaining 10 percent of the initial loss within a year or more. Like I always say; anyone can loose weight once they set their minds to doing so, but can they sustain the weight loss? This is the big challenge. I am […]
So could your Gut feeling be right? Could the bacteria in your digestive tract affect your body weight? A growing body of research says yes . Hence Food is not simply mere calories; It’s vital information Communicated to your DNA, and instructs it on what to do. There are over 10 trillion microbes that inhabit […]
I can’t talk about diabetes and not mention Nutrition and Exercise. Nutrition and Exercise can help keep Diabetes at Bay.The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) has launched the World Diabetes Day (WDD) 2017 campaign under the theme Women and diabetes – our right to a healthy future. Key messages All women with diabetes require affordable and equitable […]
What does exercise look like during a fast? While safety should always come first, a variety of workouts are excellent complements to routine fasting. Our bodies have the wonderful ability to adapt to what’s available. When we fast, we deplete much of the stored sugar (glycogen). Our muscles then become much more efficient at using […]
#RunLagos, #RunMichelle. This will be the words on most billboards and hashtags on social media as a result of the up coming Lagos City Marathon, 2018. In 2017 I participated at the Lagos City Marathon #igetstamina. Indeed this girl has stamina. It seemed like a child’s play when I registered for my first marathon in […]