According to a news report I spotted on the BBC site it looks like reduced calories over long periods will increase your lifespan. Some startling pics show how two monkeys of exactly the same age have aged very differently.
The monkey on the left was allowed to eat as it pleased. The monkey on the right [...]
Some diets need a maths degree or nutritionist diploma to figure out how to use but nutrition needn’t be complex. I stick to the following 6 key rules for keeping a healthy diet and losing fat:
1. Little and Often
I do this for two reasons. One it stops me feeling any bloating after a full meal [...]
I decided to put together a quick guide for Mr or Mrs Average to get fit. I don’t mean combat terminator-style ready – just a bit fitter. All of the things I see as key components – and as always if there were any questions then leave a comment.
Calories
This is highly dependent on your current [...]
I‘m sick of seeing shoddy science backing up silly diets. Low carb, high carb, low GI, low fat, ‘palleo’, etc, etc, ad nauseum.
These are my general ‘diet’ rules based on what my body tells me:
Fat – If the food is greasy its got too much fat and it’ll send me to sleep and make [...]
I’m about to save you a lot of money and time by telling you something:
You already have a 6 pack.
With just that little fact you should be able to workout that all those ab miracle pills and exercises are a waste of time. Don’t believe me?
Well tough – its fact. Everyone has the same set [...]
“STBF Rule #1: If you eat like sh*t, you’ll look and feel like sh*t”
I’m adding this blog to my list of regular reads. That rule alone shows the guy knows the score 100%.
So with all this working out – what the hell do I eat?
Here’s a summary of my daily food intake along with some variations…
Breakfast
Muesli + skimmed milk + apple or 2 clementines
Fruit & fibre cereal + skimmed milk + apple
Lunch
Dairylea Lunchables (I know its a terrible, processed, manky food but its quick, cheap with reasonable [...]
If you’ve ever spent any time trying to gain mass or improve overall strength and performance then you will have come across protein supplements.
There’s at least 6 different methods used to determine how effective a certain protein source is for the body and each has its drawbacks. So I decided to bring together all of [...]
I tend not to bother counting calories anymore since I can tell if I’ve eaten too much or too little. Its amazing how intuitive your body is when you stop and listen to it for a bit. I’ll get cravings for meat which seem to coincide with me not eating much protein that day or [...]
After reading a book called Staying Sane by Raj Persaud I’ve decided to start taking multivitamins. It seems that even a mild lack of one of the key B vitamins can cause a whole heap of trouble for your moods and nervous system health.
Thiamine and Riboflavin are key to the health of your centra nervous [...]
