Basic nutritional facts that you should be aware of
In order to achieve the desired results from exercise and diet, you need to know the basics when it comes to food. How much should you eat? What are you…
Is your fibre intake under control?
You might already have your intake of carbohydrates, protein and fat under control, but are you aware of fibre and how much you eat of it? Even if fibre does…
Caesarean birth guide, part 4: how to get back into exercise
Before getting back into exercise after having major abdominal surgery (because that’s exactly what a C-section is!) – you need to take certain recovery phases into account. The scar from…
Caesarean birth guide, part 3: how to take care of your scar
As explained in part 1 of this series, a caesarean section is an abdominal operation and there are different phases you need to take into account. Now is not the time…
Caesarean birth guide, part 2- The emotional recovery
In the previous article about caesarean births, I talked about the impact of diet on physical recovery after having a caesarean section. It is very important to support the body’s…
Caesarean birth guide, Part 1 – Diet and wound healing
Maybe it didn’t turn out the way you planned, maybe you were prepared for giving birth vaginally but for some reason you ended up having a planned or emergency caesarean…
How to plan your meals for the coming week
Planning, planning, planning You hear me go on about it, and you hear our clients explain what helps them achieve results. A lot of people blame lack of time and think…
Post-workout meals
Your post-workout meal should be one that maximises your body’s ability to restore, refuel and rebuild. During exercise your body breaks down the muscle (protein) and uses up the energy…
Protein – the body’s building blocks
How much protein can you actually absorb from a meal? Just as you can use Lego bricks to build whatever you want – from a house one day to an…