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Is Stevia the Healthiest Sweetener?
Posted on 10/11/2020
~10 minute read. Cliff Notes: For Stevia to be the healthiest sweetener, it would need to be beneficial or it would need to avoid the negative health consequences that the other sweeteners are responsible for There is no evidence that Stevia is uniquely good for you There is no good...
1 Product Sold = 1 Tree Planted: Partnership with The Eden Reforestation Project
Posted on 06/08/2020
Let’s start this blog with a little celebration. At the time of writing this blog we’ve planted over 33,000 trees and created jobs in Nepal, Madagascar, Haiti, Indonesia, Mozambique, Kenya and Central America; how AWESOME is that? And it’s all because of you, our AWESOME customers. By simply buying from us...
10 Tips for getting enough protein on a vegan diet
Posted on 29/06/2020
Whenever someone looks to adopt a vegan diet, or simply look to reduce their animal product consumption while increasing the amount of plants they eat, one question inevitably arises: “but where will you get your protein from??”. For many this can become a tiresome question – we know this very...
Resistance training around the menstrual cycle
Posted on 21/11/2019
One of the most common questions we get asked by females how the menstrual cycle influences our nutritional needs. The intricacies of how the hormonal fluctuations associated with the menstrual cycle influence nutrition are fascinating, and anyone looking to work with female clients (or understand their own needs better) would...
Optimising a vegetarian/vegan diet
Posted on 16/03/2020
First of all, let us just clarify why we didn’t relate the title of this blog to ‘plant based’ diets, and instead opted to talk specifically about vegetarian or vegan diets. In recent years these terms have been used interchangeably, but this is a mistake. The standard definition of a...
Cold Therapy – Time to put it on ice?
Posted on 24/01/2020
OK, I’m sorry for the really cheesy title, but I couldn’t resist. Anyway, what I want to talk about today is cold therapy or, as it’s more commonly known, ‘putting ice on it’. Icing an injury, as per the old RICE acronym (Rest, Ice, Compress, Elevate) has been one of...
Carb Cycling and Cyclical Ketogenic Dieting
Posted on 24/01/2020
Weight loss is quite easy provided you are in a generally good state of health. All you need to do is ensure that your calorie balance is negative (i.e eat fewer calories than your body requires for maintenance) over a given period. Maintaining muscle mass, optimal health, performance and sanity,...
Why and How to High Protein Diet
Posted on 24/01/2020
Protein is the macronutrient in vogue at the minute, with Supermarket shelves full of ‘high protein’ this and ‘good source of protein’ that. Every other magazine seems to be promoting a high protein diet, but what does this actually mean? Is it a good idea, and if so – how...
The Benefits of a Pre-Workout Supplement (GAINZ)
Posted on 24/01/2020
When it comes to gym performance, many people are constantly searching for something that will give them an edge, and (barring certain compounds not approved by WADA) these are generally a good thing. Ensuring your calorie intake is adequate, making sure you’re getting enough carbohydrate to perform and protein to...
A defence of machines and isolations
Posted on 24/01/2020
I'm going to preface this article with the following: I train for powerlifting. This means that I, myself, practice and train the 'big three' exercises, squat, deadlift and bench press, multiple times per week and use accessory movements to improve my strength on them. I'm in no way saying these...