LiveLighter Blog
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The best way to refuel after a run
- May 24, 2017
- by Alison McAleese
Running a personal best not only requires putting in the miles but also eating right. Here are our top tips for how to refuel after a run.
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Kate's 7 tried and tested tips for keeping weight off
- May 16, 2017
- by Kate Dullaghan
Kate shares her 7 top tips for losing weight and keeping it off in the long-term.
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How I went from overweight teen to marathon-running nutritionist
- Feb 24, 2017
- by Kate Dullaghan
When people first meet me they usually discover fairly quickly that I'm a nutritionist and physical activity researcher who loves endurance events and cooking up a storm with home-grown produce.
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Carrying extra weight and cancer risk
- Dec 02, 2016
- by Alison McAleese
Maintaining a healthy weight is an important way to reduce your risk of cancer, with obesity now linked to more cancer types than ever before.
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How a healthy eating and exercise program changed my life
- Nov 01, 2016
- by Guest Author
If you are reading this, then perhaps you, much like me, have spent any years searching for the key to eternal happiness through weight loss.
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Operation Spring Clean: make healthy eating the easy choice
- Sep 16, 2016
- by Jenny Atkins
Spring is here and plans start being made to deep clean the house, spruce up the garden and organise the garage and wardrobe. What about your pantry, fridge and freezer? Do you stare at a cluttered fridge and pantry each night wondering what to cook for dinner?
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Meat and potatoes, please: health advice for dads
- Sep 02, 2016
- by Nick Nation
Are you that dad, that meat and potatoes kind of dad? You know, the kind of dad that reckons greens are for rabbits? Well next time you sit down at the dinner table, take a look around. Your kids could be mimicking your habits.
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Five things your dietitian wants you to know about weight loss
- Jul 01, 2016
- by Anne Finch
There’s so much information about weight loss out there these days, and it can be confusing.
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Turn mindless eating into mindful meals
- May 03, 2016
- by Anne Finch
Have you noticed if you’re eating in front of the TV, you can easily finish a whole plate of food without really tasting it?
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Perfect portions: the size of our plates has grown (and so have our waistlines)
- Feb 18, 2016
- by Kellie-Ann Jolly
When we eat out nowadays, we expect to be served a super-sized meal on a giant plate and feel ripped-off if we receive anything less.