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Women's Health

Is My Birth Control Making Me Fat?

Women are often concerned about weight gain when they start taking hormonal birth control. But we looked at the science to separate fact and fiction when it comes to weight…

Women's Health

Signs of High Androgens in Females

Androgens are a group of natural or synthetic steroid hormones that primarily influence the growth and maintenance of masculine characteristics. Androgens, such as testosterone, are vital to the normal…

Food & Nutrition

Subway tuna sandwich ‘scandal’ – do you know what’s in your food?

What the fork are you putting into your mouth? Thanks to a Subway sandwich and some meal-ruining headlines, we were given a timely reminder about the importance of considering the…

Mental Wellness

The power of positive thinking

Staying motivated for your health and fitness goals can be tough, especially with sporadic lockdowns and drastic changes in routine over this past year. However, instead of digging yourself deeper into that hole and…

Fat Loss

Do Our Genes Make Us Fat?

This topic came up again in a recent article published by the BBC about a population of people who are apparently 'hard-wired' to store fat. The idea might be…

Strength Training

Wave loading

Wave loading is based on the principles of PTP (post-tetanic potentiation) which was contributed to the work done back in the 1980s, by Dietmar Schmidtbleicher, a German strength physiologist. The outcome…

Can You Reverse Estrogen Dominance In Men?

Are you storing fat around your waist, hips and thighs? Do you feel conscious of your man boobs or maybe even cellulite? Have you been suffering from a lack of…

How Men Can Increase Testosterone Levels Naturally

How do you know if your testosterone levels are low as a man? Storing more body fat on your hips and legs, experiencing low sex drive, noticing hair loss around…

Is the Pressure of Being a “Man” Affecting Your Mental Health?

Men are less likely to address and seek help for mental health issues – research shows that women seek help from professionals regarding mental health at around double the rate.…