The Health Benefits of Eating Oats for Breakfast
Oats are popular for a reason. In addition to being cheap, sustainable and hardy, they have several well-known health benefits.
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Overtraining: How to Diagnose & Prevent It
Monitoring and early diagnosis can prevent overtraining syndrome, as can planned training, rest, recovery, nutrition and lifestyle choices.
Fuel for Muscle Growth: Calories, Protein & Macros
Calories, protein, fat and carbohydrates: the right amounts, at the right time, are needed from the right sources to optimise muscle growth.
What is Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS)?
DOMS is a muscle soreness that occurs 12–48 hours after intense or unfamiliar exercise, caused by microtears in your muscle fibres.
Does Eating Fat Make You Fat? Low-Fat Diets & Fat Loss
Low-fat diets are effective for fat loss. However, not all low-fat diets are healthy, and other (equally effective) options are available.
Beyond Food: How Mediterranean Culture Protects Health
The Mediterranean people are considered some of the healthiest in the world. But it is not just down to the foods that they eat.
Do These Genes Make Me Look Fat? The Genetics of Obesity
Genes influence how much body fat you have and how easily you lose (or gain) it. However, they don't make you obese or stop you from losing fat.
How to Sleep for Muscle Growth & Post-Exercise Recovery
Sleep is a performance enhancer that's required for optimising muscle growth. Both quality and quantity matter. You cannot out-train poor sleep.
Move It to Lose It: Exercise & Physical Activity for Fat Loss
Exercise has a powerful role in weight and fat loss. Here we look at high-intensity interval training, aerobic training, weightlifting and NEAT.
How Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) Affects Weight Loss & Health
BMR is the largest source of energy expenditure in your body, and it can change. Learn how to calculate it, and make it work in your favour.
6 Healthy Mediterranean Diet Meat & Egg Recipes
Learn the background, nutrition and health benefits of 6 quick, easy and authentic Mediterranean diet meat and eggs recipes.
Canola vs Olive Oil: Best Oil for the New Western Diet
Olive oil probably has stronger health data, but canola (or rapeseed) oil may be the smarter, more sustainable choice for Western countries.
Muscle
Creatine Supplements for Muscle Growth: Do They Work?
Creatine monohydrate supplementation can be used to increase exercise performance and muscle growth with minimal side effects.
Mediterranean Diet
5 Plant-Based Mediterranean Diet One-Pot Recipes
Learn the background, nutrition and health benefits of 6 quick, easy and authentic, one-pot Mediterranean diet recipes (soups & stews).
New Western Diet
5 Ways to Fix the Western Diet
If you can add these five simple habits to your weekly routine, you can bring your diet close to the healthy Mediterranean-style diet.
New Western Diet
Adapting the Mediterranean Diet for the Western World
Learn how to adapt the Mediterranean diet to the West using sustainable, low-cost, local ingredients without losing health benefits.
Mediterranean Diet
6 Healthy Vegan Mediterranean Diet Recipes
Learn the background, nutrition and health benefits of 6 vegan, vegetarian, and plant-based Mediterranean dishes with recipes.
Mediterranean Diet
Why the Mediterranean Diet is the Gold Standard for Health
The Mediterranean diet is nutrient-dense and minimally processed, and its lifestyle is high-quality, which is why it is the healthiest around.
Exercise
Eccentric Exercise For Muscle & Joint Health: Does it Work?
Eccentric training is where your muscle lengthens under force. The greater force produced under these contractions may mean more muscle growth.
Mediterranean Diet
6 Healthy Mediterranean Diet Salad Recipes
Learn the background, nutrition and health benefits of 6 quick, easy and authentic Mediterranean diet salad recipes.
Mediterranean Diet
The 7 Key Foods of the Mediterranean Diet
What exactly makes up a true Mediterranean diet? Read about the seven core foods that drive its health benefits.
Fat Loss
Visceral Fat & Health: Not All Fat is Created Equal
Visceral fat is stored around organs. Internal fat is metabolically active and releases substances that are bad for your cardiometabolic health.
Exercise
What is Blood Flow Restriction Training and Does it Work?
Restricting blood flow while training can stimulate adapations with ligher loads and can be used effectively to train certain groups of people.
Diet
7 Core Health Benefits of the Mediterranean Diet
A breakdown of the underlying science behind seven core health and longevity benefits of the Mediterranean diet.