Key points Exercise benefits body composition, quality of life, fitness, and strength Exercise improves disease health outcomes. Most people do not reach the combined minimum thresholds for aerobic and resistance training. Physical inactivity is declining but inequalities exist, and women are more likely to be physically inactive. Exercise for health…we…

Intro to Beet Juice Beet juice is extracted from the common taproot vegetable beetroot from the beet plant (Beta vulgaris). Beets also contain several subspecies used for fodder, sugar, and food. Beetroot is a nutrient-dense food containing a range of vitamins and minerals; carotenoids (pro-vitamin A) vitamins B1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and 9…

Anyone in business knows the importance of a budget. Even if it’s a simple, one-page spreadsheet of your expected revenue and outgoings or your day-to-day costs of business to give you targets for revenue generation, iterations of budgets are essential to know ‘where you’re at’ in your business. But fewer…

Key points Even small dosages of collagen can improve skin elasticity and hydration and reduce wrinkles. Collagen is likely to reduce joint pain, improve mobility, and reduce inflammation. Collagen might also be effective for reducing muscle soreness, improving aspects of performance, and increasing muscle mass. Collagen might help to support fat-loss The…

Analysis of data typically entails using a ‘broad brush’ to paint fatty acids into classes based on their degree of saturation (i.e., saturated, or mono- or polyunsaturated) and not the food complex they are consumed in, nor the chain-length of the fats. …

Part 3 in our ‘All About Saturated Fat’ series Nutrition doesn’t exist in a vacuum. While we often talk about the ‘benefits’ or ‘risks’ associated with various nutrients (and in particular saturated fat), in the context of the overall diet, any change to longer-term eating patterns that has an effect…

All About Saturated Fat Part 2: What do we know from randomised controlled trials? Reviews of the observational evidence suggest that there is no effect of saturated fat intake on mortality or the incidence of cardiovascular disease. However, these results have been criticised because many of the studies included adjusted…

Complaints are gifts. I was introduced to this saying by my good friend and mentor, customer value guru Dr Ian Brooks many years ago. It became part of the business canon, alongside concepts like Extreme Ownership, that I have carried with me in business. I’ve recently been reminded of it…

All About Saturated Fat Part 1: Meta-Analyses of Observational Studies The debate between proponents of reducing saturated fat in the diet and those who suggest that saturated fat is either innocuous or even beneficial continues to rage. Arguments for reducing saturated fat typically rest upon associations between increased saturated fat intake and increases in LDL-cholesterol which in turn is associated…