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Chocolate (and Cocoa)

Following on from my post on polyphenols it links closely with the reported health benefits from chocolate and cocoa. Cocoa is particularly rich in flavonoids, specifically flavanols, (also known as flavan-3-ols). This is where the bitter taste in dark chocolate comes from. A review by Katz et al. notes; Flavonoids have a number of properties...

Polyphenols

What are they, and why are we interested? Polyphenols are a type of phytochemical and they are linked with a whole heap of health benefits. You find them in a wide range of plant-based foods; including fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, seeds, chocolate, coffee and more. Polyphenols have a few sub-classes, with flavonoids and phenolic acids...

Structuring your day

Not sure why, but this week the lockdown seems to have hit me more than previously. Generally just been flipping between feeling fed up or frustration. I think I’m a creature who does better with more routine. So to try and combat this I’m trying to stick to a better structure. Attached are what I’m...

Fruit

Ever hear the carbs are the devil crowd pushing people to not eat fruit? Yep that’s a thing!Deductive Reasoning (stay with me) is when a conclusion follows from a premises. Here we have:Premise 1 – Sugar is badPremise 2 – Fruit contains sugarConclusion – Fruit is badThe problem here is that sugar is not actually...

Training Fasted

Training fasted or fed? Do whichever you prefer! Ok I’ll expand a little more, as this is one of those myths that just won’t die. That’s that you will burn more fat if you do fasted cardio, as opposed to doing the same exercise fed. Where this may come from is when you train fasted,...

Weights vs Cardio

Cardio or weights? This question seems to crop up regularly. Often in the context of either which is better for weight loss, or which should be done first. The benefits of resistance training (RT) include increasing bone mass density (which gets more important as we age), increasing strength and muscle size. It primarily works the...
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