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5 Tips: Eating Well for Women’s Health
Eating well is vital for everyone. Women have particular needs depending what stage of life they are in. Here are 5 tips.
Moroccan women
It’s not for nothing that during our training in Morocco we met so many women: Moroccan women are great workers! Traditionally, they have always looked after children and taken care of household tasks. In the past few years, many of them have also started working outside the house… and they are very proud of it.
Top 10 Lies That Women Dieters Tell
“It was only a small portion”. Does this sound familiar? If yes, you’re not alone: 3,000 women aged 21 to 50 in the U.K. were just surveyed about their drinking and eating habits. They admitted telling more than one lie per day to themselves – and to others – to excuse their questionable dietary habits. […]
Vitamin and mineral supplements harmful to older women
While many people typically use multivitamins and dietary supplements in the hope of maintaining or improving their health, a study published this week in the tied their use to higher death rates among older women. “We see little justification for the general and widespread use of dietary supplements” wrote the authors, led by Jaakko Mursu, […]
Debunking the Race Weight Myth in Sports
Many endurance athletes think that they need to lose weight and reach a target race weight to be as fast as possible, for example to run a marathon. But it’s not that simple! Two people with the same weight can look and perform very differently depending on their body composition, i.e. muscle mass, fat mass, […]
Diet, Physical Activity and Osteoporosis
In Canada, more than two million people are living with osteoporosis. In the United States, about one in ten people aged 50 and older have osteoporosis. Fractures caused by osteoporosis lead to an increased risk of morbidity and mortality, a decrease in quality of life and a loss of autonomy. Although osteoporosis is often thought […]
Philippe’s War against Prediabetes
It’s no secret that women are more likely than men to consult their physician. The same goes for consulting a dietitian. And yet men who consult have excellent results.
Intuitive Eating: Putting an End to Diets
In recent years, the “Anti-diet” movement has gained momentum, with the aim of promoting sustainable alternatives to weight loss diets. One of them is the adoption of a more intuitive eating style.
The FODMAP Gentle Approach
The low FODMAP diet* has been shown to be effective in reducing the severity of gastrointestinal symptoms and improving quality of life of IBS sufferers and in about 70% of cases. However, in some cases, this diet may be contraindicated, which is why the gentle FODMAP approach has been developed.
Our Most Popular Articles of 2022
What are the topics that interested you the most in 2022 on our blog? Digestive health and heart health, a low FODMAP diet and healthy lifestyle habits have certainly been at the heart of your concerns! As the year draws to a close, here is our list of the 10 most popular blog posts of […]