I think I love John Oliver :)

Apologies I have been a bit quiet on the blog, have had some big deadlines for work looming and have been focusing on my research. But after...

Weekend Flicks - Making Homemade Nutella (Dr Yoni Freedhoff)

Do you eat Nutella? Dr Yoni Freedhoff is a fellow physician and health blogger from Canada who I have spoken of before. This video is how I ...

Juices, smoothies or plain old fruit and veggies?

I was sitting in the waiting room of my doctor's office today, watching rubbish daytime television (lucky me!) which included a stream o...

Stop dieting now. PLEASE!!

STOP DIETING NOW. Please. With a significant and growing proportion of our population now overweight or obese, I’m urging you, please, don’t...

Weight loss cures and snake oil salesmen.

Well this morning I had a run in with a fellow on the internet over his promotion of supplements for weight loss. He was posting in a group ...

So what's the go with "superfoods"?

I keep hearing about the terms "superfoods" and whether we should be eating more of them. Just like many other people, I started t...

When it comes to diets, one-size-doesn't-fit-all

When I meet people and they notice my weight loss (which is pretty noticeable if you knew me previously), the obvious question is "What...