by Cormac McLoughlin Ireland is on course to become the most obese nation in Europe. It is clear that new ideas are required to encourage the Irish nation to exercise and eat healthier. The Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI) published by the Health Service Executive (HSE) in January 2017 outlined that despite obesity levels remaining stable since 2012, 16.9% of … [Read more...]
Kirsty Leighton Weight Loss Story with The Skinny Caffe
“I hadn’t realised how big I had got and I first noticed when I went on holiday with friends which is something I hadn’t done for a long time. I remember being at the pool that first day and thinking how big I felt and actually looked next to them. The whole holiday was dominated by me feeling self conscious and it ruined it for me. When I got home I became more … [Read more...]
Eat Yourself Lean with Healthy Kitchen, Diet Meals on Wheels
Eat yourself lean with Healthy Kitchen’s new diet meals service, making it easier than ever to achieve your diet goals by giving you a regular stream of fresh and nutritious calorie-controlled meals delivered to your door, saving you the hassle of planning, shopping and daily meal preparation. Healthy Kitchen deliver diet meal plans carefully tailored to … [Read more...]
RTÉ’s Celebrity Operation Transformation highlights dangers of type 2 diabetes
Last Wednesday night, Celebrity Operation Transformation featured Gerald Kean and Karl Spain, both with Type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Ireland welcome the focus on type 2 diabetes and the highlighting of complications that arise from this condition. One of the main contributory factors to the Type 2 epidemic is increasing obesity and that is why we welcome the focus being put on … [Read more...]
Inspirational True Life Transformation Story of Pauline Harley
"It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters" is a quote that is frequently used by motivational speakers and life coaches. It's easy to say these words. It's much harder to put it into practice. It's even more remarkable when a series of misfortunes besets an individual and they have the strength of character and resilience to keep on going and defy … [Read more...]
Kick Start your Summer Weight Loss Goals With Bulletproof™
It’s famous for its ‘super power’ coffee but high performance brand Bulletproof offers a whole lot more than a morning pick me up. Learn how to kick-start your fat-burning mode with the Bulletproof Diet. Choose FAT and lose up to 1lb a day. More and more people are discovering the benefits of a high fat diet and Bulletproof has been advocating the importance of quality … [Read more...]
Young Slimmer of the Year: Teen gets a second chance after losing 14st 5lbs
A teenager from Northern Ireland whose weight left him suffering with anxiety and feeling depressed says he’s finally comfortable in his own skin after losing half his body weight and being named Slimming World’s Young Slimmer of the Year. At his heaviest 19-year-old Tom Johnston felt so low that he was forced to drop out of his sixth-form studies. Now, since losing 14st … [Read more...]
LloydsPharmacy launch free healthy living campaign, Get Summer Healthy
· LloydsPharmacy invite customers to sign up to Get Summer Healthy, Lloydspharmacy’s free healthy living programme · Customers lost over 3,668lbs last year, the equivalent weight of a male hippo or a saloon car · Ireland’s largest pharmacy group plays its part in addressing Ireland’s obesity epidemic through a free, eight-week health transformation … [Read more...]
The ‘Diet’ Foods that Don’t Help You to lose Weight – Infographic
It seems like everywhere we turn these days we are tempted with some form of 'diet' food. But how healthy are they and can they really help us lose weight? The graphic below looks at some of the foods that might be considered ‘healthy’ by some but are in reality , bad for us. For example, low-calorie cereal bars may be advertised as ‘healthy’ snack options but quite often they … [Read more...]
Don’t flip over pancake calories!
With Pancake Tuesday today, it is inevitable that many health and fitness regimes will be temporarily side-tracked by Pancake Day indulgences. While it is tempting to go for the most decadent option available, the calories on those toppings can add up very quickly, so here is a handy guide to working off those treats from Dan Smullen, personal trainer at 1Escape Gym. If you … [Read more...]