How to reap the health benefits of olive oil

How much olive oil is healthy? Dr Carmen Piernas, a nutrition scientist at the University of Oxford, recommends limiting your intake to no more than four tablespoons per day, used as a dressing or for roasting.  “Frying requires a lot more added fat, so, in general, is best avoided, even when using olive oil,” she … Read more

How to Help Patients Lose Weight After Menopause

Unwanted weight gain is a common problem for women after menopause. Primary care clinicians have likely heard from patients that attempts at shedding extra pounds are not working. Nearly three fourths of women aged 60 years and older in the United States are overweight. Some may blame menopause for this trend. But the life stage … Read more

How to lose your beer belly – without totally giving up alcohol

For a joke, some men will cradle their bulging midriffs and laugh about the investment it’s taken to grow a pot belly. “Beer isn’t cheap,” they’ll say. That’s true, but the financial cost of a beer belly is not as consequential as the considerable health costs. For men, a growing waistline can contribute to a … Read more

The nine most unhealthy WFH habits – and how to fix them

Those of us who regularly work from home are familiar with the pitfalls of easy-to-access snacks in the kitchen and a lack of activity when our commute consists of a few steps from the bedroom to the home office.  Now, new research from King’s College London has confirmed that almost half of people who moved … Read more

How to change your relationship with alcohol forever

The normalisation of relatively heavy wine drinking is one of the reasons why people struggle to keep within Government guidelines. Prof Nutt refers to the Hollywood show, Big Little Lies. At the start of each episode there is a warning about product placement. “Every meal, be it lunch or dinner, these women have a schooner … Read more

How to make weight loss, exercise New Year’s resolutions that last

— After setting New Year’s resolutions, it is those days and weeks after January that can catch up with even the best of intentions. So how do you make your New Year’s resolution stick? Experts say it is important to remember it is a journey, not an overnight fix, especially when it comes to the … Read more

How to detox like the rich after Christmas – without the cost

Throughout my life I’ve toggled between extremes: making a mess (regular overeating or binges) then a vigorous clean-up (ultra-hardcore diets). It’s not all grim compulsion – I also passionately love food, exploring cuisines, and good wine. But my relationship to nourishment, and my body, is unbalanced; the only healthy constant throughout my adult life has … Read more

How to stop snacking and develop healthy eating habits

Put protein first Protein is “thermogenic”, which means it requires the body to expend more energy digesting it than it would with other, more processed foods. That makes you less likely to feel hungry after a protein-based meal. But eating it before the other food on your plate might also help keep you full too. … Read more