Research has uncovered that when women get married they put on approximately half a stone (7lbs) in the first 2 years. It is thought this is mainly due to the fact that men eat in general less healthily than women. Once a woman marries she end up catering to his tastes more, as men seem...
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Sonia Jones ND from The Haven Spa and Alternative Treatment Clinic Many people tell me they don’t have a sweet tooth. Declaring how they never add sugar to their tea or coffee. Often a case study and a closer look at their diet, reveals a different story. So you don’t actually go out and buy...
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What happens to you at the week ends? Routines and healthy eating habits go out of the window. You turn into a snacking eating machine? Typical things that happen at week- ends  Saturday morning get up later than usual and skip breakfast. Go shopping staving, shopping trolley gets filled with unhealthy snacks and those must...
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Sonia Jones ND from The Haven Spa and Alternative Treatment Clinic You may have seen these terms before? I would just like to clear up what they both mean. GI stands for Glycemic Index – this refers to how fast a particular carbohydrate is digested. In foods with a high Glycemic Index this happens quickly causing...
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Sonia Jones ND from The Haven Spa and Alternative Treatment Clinic The research shows people who go to the supermarket when they are hungry and their blood sugar levels are low, the choices they make are more often than not unhealthy decisions. More food is bought in general and they seemed to pick...
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Sonia Jones ND from The Haven Spa and Alternative Treatment Clinic Most people are social beings and there are always invites to dinner, birthday parties, weddings, christenings, Christmas, Easter, New year, anniversaries etc etc. Party food can be a real stumbling block for a lot of people because … in our experience dieters...
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Any food we eat needs breaking down fully so you can absorb and utilize their nutrients properly. A vital part of digestion. So you could be eating the right sorts of fats, but not be getting their full benefits. You need enough enzymes, so your liver and gall bladder can do their job...
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Sonia Jones ND The food industry is looking out for its own interests not yours. These are huge profits to be made by leading you up the proverbial garden path. The industry and the media had so many people flocking to buy their no-fat, low-fat, lite-fat, reduced-fat products, however the large majority of these products where...
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Sonia Jones ND The advice has always been if you want to lose weight you have to exercise! Just hearing that puts some people off completely. Most people think of the gym or jogging. Why is it a problem? In this day and age many people feel they don’t have the time. We try to fit so...
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Sonia Jones ND Once upon a time few people few what an anti-oxidant was, today most people have heard of an anti-oxidant. We have heard that if we get enough of these antioxidants they can slow down the speed of destruction and aging by neutralizing free-radials. So if you don’t get enough anti-oxidants you will age faster,...
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