Category: Nutrition

Peanut Butter is my ultimate weakness! Very high calorific value per gram, but so easy to consume in large volumes… Similar to many other high fat foods (and remember that fat has approximately twice the calories that carbs do), tastes wonderful, highly versatile and was the main reason the word “moreish” was invented 😉 Enough […]

Weight gain during the menopause is not uncommon. With the disruption to the hormonal balance of the body, and particularly the reduction in Oestrogen, the bodies metabolism can slow down. The consequence being that the daily diet consumed earlier in life now provides a calorific surplus and the inevitable consequence of that is weight gain. […]