Oh, the fat-free craze. It all began in the 1980s and 90s. Fat became our #1 enemy and the fat-free craze (or "low-fat"  craze) began. And truthfully, I find that many still buy into this today. It is still ingrained into the minds of many. 

If I could stress one thing to you, it would be the importance of reading labels before you buy a product. Yes, even on the so-called health brands or that jar of peanut butter. If you have peanut butter in your fridge or pantry go grab it because we will look at that in a minute! 

You want your arms to move when they're flexed - not when the wind blows. Jiggling, sagging, drooping - these are all undesirable characteristics especially when it comes to our arms, ladies.

Our relationship with sleep changes with age: as a child, we fight sleep, and as adults, we embrace sleep. But one thing remains constant: sleep is a fundamental part of health. As you’re about to find out, sleep affects every part of our body – even your weight management.

Often times granola bars/protein bars are filled with sugars, additives and what.is.that ingredients. I am very picky about what bars I eat and only keep a few around at a time for those busy grab and go days when I am in a pinch.

Most women aren't trying to obtain Hulk-like physique from their efforts in the gym (and I'm right there with ya!). And so many women continue to follow the old adage that lifting heavy will make you bulky so they resort to lifting light weight with high reps. Because as we’ve all been told, “Lifting heavy is for bulking up and lifting light with high reps is for toning,” right?

Ask anyone and they will probably say: "To lose weight you must cut out carbs." Sound familiar? I know many people who have success losing weight when they have cut carbs out – in fact, so have I.

It’s an often asked question: “How do you get London to eat so healthily?” To be honest, it takes me by surprise because I don’t think we did anything “special.”

Dollar menus, processed foods, protein fillers: they offer cheap value...saving your bank account pennies but costing your health greatly! Between the exorbitant price of organic foods, and how much more convenient it is to buy prepackaged food, eating healthy can be difficult...and expensive!