YES, there is absolutely a benefit to taking creatine for women – strength, stamina, health – you can have it all. In this article I’ll share the benefits, how to take it, and my favourite Creatine brand. What is Creatine? Creatine is a naturally occurring compound found in muscle cells. It has always been popular […]

Whilst there is a place for all fitness activities, weight training (or resistance/strength training) has the most benefit when compared to others in the long term. Let’s look at other modalities and their benefits, and limitations;  Then we have weight training – a controlled, measured, practical indoor activity with no limitations, outside of those you […]

Changing your body composition is difficult and multifaceted, but with the right tools, it’s much easier. So if you’re pursing your dream body, check out this post as you may be missing a crucial piece of the puzzle.  In order to achieve the dream body, we need to track food, follow a training program, and […]

Food insecurity, whether due to economic, physical, social, or political forces, is a powerful psychosocial stressor linked to virtually every mental health and neurodegenerative condition in the book. Thus food security has a positive impact on mental wellbeing. In this article I’ll touch on some of the stressors my clients and I have experienced lately […]

Kindness towards oneself is the next thing you want to harness if you are to live a wholesome life. We are quick to come down hard on ourselves, blaming ourselves for our mistakes and inability to achieve our goals. Thus, self-compassion is key to health and wellbeing, on all fronts, and, its essential if you wish […]

My super simple healthy beef nachos. I’m loving this meal at the moment and it’s super macro friendly, so you can fit it into almost any macro breakdown and enjoy the treats without negative consequences! INGREDIENTS METHOD That’s it really – I’m a simple girl. Simple yet nutritions, and delicious MACRO BREAKDOWN Calories: 401Carbs: 29gmFats: […]

When you’re wanting better health or body composition (what we call ‘body transformation’); you want less fat, and more muscle. Your weight on the scales may not change, but that is also the goal! Here is an example of what happens to the body as you gain muscle, and lose body-fat over time. Using myself […]

From the day we are old enough to recognise that our bodies seem to be of extreme importance – through the media, for jobs, at school, in magazines, when we are buying clothes – the body comparison begins. We then spend the rest of our lives trying to boost our body confidence by moulding ourselves […]

Your sympathetic nervous system is the official term for that branch of your nervous system that drives the stress-response. You know that feeling; your heart races, your legs fill up with blood, your attention narrows, and you panic. That’s your sympathetic nervous system kicking in, and there isn’t much you can do to control it […]

I’ve coached my fair share of female bodybuilding champions over the years, and in this article I will be sharing what it is like to train them – including what it takes, for both myself and my clients. Personally, I was obsessed with bodybuilding since the early years of my career, falling in love with […]

If you’re overwhelmed with your healthy lifestyle change, know that the internet can make it seem really complicated. Here is healthy meal planning made easy – tips for success on your path to wellbeing. I am assuming in this post you are putting some time into planning food in a measured way, but if you’re […]

The “neurobiological nexus” describes interactions between the brain, the body, and behaviour. It is used to describe how physiological and neurological systems shape human thoughts, emotions, and actions. Why is this an important movement in modern health research? Because when it comes to modern (allopathic) medicine, the body has been broken up into parts and […]