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At regular intervals in our lives, we are invited by our GP to attend a health check, which includes a blood cholesterol test. This is test that monitors the level of cholesterol in your blood. So what is cholesterol? Cholesterol is a like a sticky plaque that accumulates in your arteries, limiting the flow of blood to your heart, which can cause heart disease. Cholesterol is formed for lipoproteins (fats which have been broken down by digestion). There are two types of lipop

There is so much fear these days around carbs (carbohydrates). You’ll read about one fad diet or another vilifying carbs for weirdest reasons nearly every single day. Some of the silliest include that carbs make you gain weight; you can’t digest them well; they are just plain evil and responsible for all that’s wrong in the world – or at least that’s what it feels like at times. Please eat carbs. Here are my top reasons why carbs are essential to a healthy, balanced diet. CAR

Taking supplements is very ‘On-Trend’ now, the biggest ones being Creatine and Collagen, which are heavily advertised on social media, so I thought these would be good ones to address, as to whether it is worth taking these or not. The government sets Daily Reference Values (DRVs) for all the Macronutrients (Protein, Fats and Carbohydrates) and the Micronutrients (Vitamins and Minerals) that we should aim to include in our diets daily. Macronutrients (Macros) form the basis