Too many caffeine-containing stimulants such as black tea, coffee and chocolate can leave you running on adrenaline and in the long run leaves you feeling exhausted and prone to mood swings. There are so many great tasting alternatives in the shops that you don’t have to feel deprived when trying to ditch your regular pick-me ups.
Rooibos, or red bush, tea is an excellent caffeine-free alternative to regular black tea. As well as tasting like regular tea, it has the added benefits of not leaving you feeling exhausted and recent research has confirmed that it also boosts antioxidant levels. The research from the Antioxidant Research Laboratory in Rome found ingestion of fermented and unfermented rooibos tea increased total antioxidant capacity levels in tea drinkers. This means rooibos tea can also help strengthen the immune system.
If you feel stressed, exhausted or prone to mood swings then ditching quick stimulants is a key first step to getting your health back on an even keel. If that sounds familiar then please do contact us to discuss your situation, or to make an appointment at one of our London nutrition clinics.
Julia
Just received a fantastic testimonial from one of my male clients, so thought I’d share that with you. Weight loss seems to be something mostly talked about by women, and yet it’s a problem shared by both sexes. I’ve had the pleasure of working with some very focused and motivated male clients, and here’s one of them, in his own words:
For many years I had been trying to shift a good 25 lbs. However the result was always the same. I would lose 5 to 10 lbs then grind to a halt and over the next few months it would slowly creep back. A common story I am sure.
In January 2010 decided that I needed to do something different. Either that, or it would be another 10 years talking about losing weight without real success. My brother (a doctor) convinced me to try metabolic balance, and the result has been amazing. In 6 weeks I lost a full 2 stone and 6 months on the weight has remained off. Problem solved, you might say.
So how did it work where so many diets that I had tried had failed. I would put it down to 3 things. Firstly the diet is tailored to your metabolism. Through levelling my metabolism and sugar levels I was able to eat significantly fewer calories (c 1500 calories a day as a bloke) and not feel hungry – this really surprised me and was key to me achieving the diet whilst working hard in an demanding job. Secondly, the regular consultations I had with Sanna were extremely useful. Sanna helped me to understand which elements of the diet drove maximum benefit and how to flex the diet post weight loss to ensure that the weight stayed off. Thirdly, now the weight is off, I know how to keep it off and, if it creeps back on, I have a tool for shifting it fast that I know works.
If you’d like to find out more about Metabolic Balance and weight loss, get in touch with our London clinic.
Great news! The Nutrition Coach has launched our own more specialised IBS Clinics (irritable bowel syndrome) which will at the moment run in Harley Street on a Tuesday. For those of you who have been putting off dealing with your tummies – we are also offering a free Food Intolerance Indicator with every IBS appointment booked. Just mention IBS clinic when booking.
We are so passionate about Guts – and don’t believe that is is just bad luck! Bloating, gas and wind should not be something you live with – watch this space for more IBS news and views
I love guts! Yesterday I was dealing with a lady who had suffered horrible IBS for a number of years. In this lady’s case, I asked her to do a Gut Function Test (a stool sample sent to a lab) – we often do this test as it is almost impossible just to guess what is going on in the bowel – Often the doctor is just giving us bulking agents (fibre) to peppermint oil (for spasm) without knowing the underlying causes. Of course, it is always best to go to the doctor first – as the doctor can rule out any serious problems.
With my patient yesterday I was able to tell what was wrong from the results of the test – she had very low digestive enzymes, the immunity in her gut was very low (SIgA) – but she also has a parasite (B. Hominis) and H.Pylori (Bacterial infection) – with a bit of luck, now we know what is actually going on we are able to address the root causes of this. Patience is the watch word – but we will make very good progress!
A little known part of what we do at The Nutrition Coach is working for some of the major high street brands in developing their healthy eating strategies. We can analyse the menus of our favourite restaurants and help advise on how to make changes for Optimum Health – We are really passionate about this side of our work as it brings Nutrition in a very practical way to our eateries – and gives us better choices
We have just been asked to present to a major hotel chain – who want to be able to offer their clients a really beneficial menu choice to optimise the health of their customers – a really stunning idea and very forward thinking which will pay dividends!
The most horrible thing about this time of year is the wholly unnatural panic about the so-called Bikini Diet – WHO is wearing bikinis anyway except 19 year old models – Don’t panic if you need to lose a couple of pounds – just get ON with the action! Ie – Get to know what you have to do (easy) then apply it (more difficult)! Just Dump The Diet!
The main thing is when you are trying to lose weight is not to go into a spin – these things can often take longer than we expect. I met a lady today in my yoga class who said she was happy to lose 2 lbs a month (yet the pressure from the media/ourselves is 2lbs a week! Yet, if she keeps this up she will have lost 24 lbs in a year..quite a lot. So, if you are in a flap about your August hols and baring all on the beach – remember that is 3 months off yet – 6lbs is perfectly respectable! Anyway, best not to get hung up with the amount of weight on the scales – just keep an eye on the waistband of the trousers! Never buy a bigger pair of trousers!
Dump the Diet
