Information about healthy eating, nutrition and how to lose weight. Healthy and balanced diet is essential to healthy lifestyle.
What is IER? Weight loss occurs when energy expenditure exceeds energy intake. If you do this by reducing your total energy to 20-50% of your needs, weight loss can occur. This can be difficult to adjust to, and comply with. For some people, it can even cause side effects such as headaches, dizziness and irritability. […]
What is breastfeeding? Breastfeeding is the method that mothers use to provide nutrition to their baby post giving birth. It is recommended that mother use this method exclusively for the first 6 months of the baby’s life. However, babies can be breastfed for longer. The World Health Organisation encourages mothers that if they wish, they […]
What is Parkinson’s disease? Parkinson’s disease is a progressive, degenerative neurological condition that alters the control of body movements. It can cause symptoms like trembling of the hands, legs, jaw and face, or slow down body movements. As you can imagine, this disease can be extremely frustrating for the patients as it can affect the […]
It is unquestionable that seeing a dietitian for one-on-one medical nutrition therapy services and behavioural counselling is effective in improving outcomes for chronic health issues such as obesity, heart disease and diabetes. However, it is common to see patients relapse between dietetic consults or even after the completion of consults. In order to counteract this, […]
What is coconut oil? Coconut oil is oil extracted from the flesh of a coconut. When coconut oil is extracted, all it contains is fat. It does not contain carbohydrate or protein. Fatty acids are the building blocks of fats. The length of the fatty acid chain is dependent on the number of carbon atoms. […]
What type of exercise is required to build muscle? If you want to build muscle, resistance training is the type of exercise you would incorporate into your exercise regime. Resistance training refers to exercises that require your muscles to work against resistance and try to overcome it. Eventually, this is what enables your muscles to […]
