This week we’re moving down from the mouth to the stomach, for the fourth type of hunger …. Stomach hunger.
I’m sure everyone can relate to hunger pangs coming from their stomach, but what signal does your stomach really give you when it is hungry? It may be an emptiness that wants to be filled, or [...]
This week it’s time to reveal the third of the seven types of hunger… mouth hunger.
Mouth hunger is the mouth’s desire for sensations. It likes variety, particularly variety of flavours and textures. The mouth is also easily bored and if it becomes accustomed to always being stimulated then it won’t be happy being empty. You [...]
Following on from last week’s blog looking at eye hunger, this week the focus is on nose hunger – the second of the seven types of hunger.
Smells play a huge part in hunger and eating. Our ancestors would have had to depend upon their sense of smell to locate food and distinguish which foods were [...]
In my blog last week I promised to reveal the seven different types of hunger, so as promised here is number one. It’s eye hunger.
The basic principle with eye hunger is that our eyes like food, and particularly food that looks good. As a result our eyes really can be bigger than our stomach, and [...]
If you’ve ever tried to lose weight then i’m sure you’ve been tempted by the allure that chilli peppers may hold the answer. The secret ingredient in chili peppers with potential health benefits, including helping weight loss, having anti-inflammatory properties and antioxidant properties is a compound called capsaicin.
New research in the Journal of Proteome Research [...]
I made a lovely curried halloumi salad that should work for most people on the Metabolic Balance programme (or for anyone wanting to lose weight for that matter!), so I thought I’d share it with you.
What you’ll need:
Your MB allowance of halloumi cheese (cubed), usually 75-90g
1-2 tsp of mild curry powder
70-80g of mushrooms, sliced
spinach leaves [...]
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