When managing diabetes, it is ideal to maintain morning blood glucose levels between 70 and 99 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL). However, people with diabetes often find that their early-morning blood sugar is high. These early-morning blood sugar spikes occur due to a relatively common event called the dawn phenomenon, affecting approximately 50% of people living […]
The concept of gut health encompasses the effective functioning and overall condition of your gastrointestinal system. It stretches from the oesophagus all the way to the lower intestines. This intricate system is pivotal in digesting the food you consume into essential nutrients that fuel your body. Within your gastrointestinal tract resides a vast and diverse […]
Let me start out by saying this: I am not a yogi. I mean, I guess in a very literal sense, I practice yoga therefore I am a yogi. But I am not a yogi in one of the stereotypical ways, meaning I’m not a) someone with a kind of mystical presence that smells like […]
People commonly associate weight loss with building muscle and reducing body fat. However, the actual complexity lies in the various types of body fat, collectively known as adipose tissue. White fat and brown fat are two types of adipose (fatty) tissue with unique functions. Despite discussions on health, fitness, and diet often focusing on body […]
As a student in Nottingham in the late 00’s Hart’s and World Service were really the only places I’d heard of in the ‘fine dining’ scene. When I started working I visited both a couple of times and was impressed but latterly I felt a dip in quality from World Service and hadn’t been for […]