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How to keep your health and wellbeing goals ticking over this Christmas
Christmas is not the easiest time to stick to health-related goals, especially if they involve food or practicing new habits. If you're already dreading it all, and even telling yourself you'll do what you want and eat what you want and sort it out in the new year, I...
Change one thing to improve your health
Improving health doesn’t always have to mean huge upheaval. Instead, small changes can accumulate into huge benefits, boost your confidence and put you back in the driving seat of your own health. It’s not even about changing lots of small things at once. It could...
Staycation eating: ways to stay healthy and develop healthy habits
This blog was commissioned by the Scottish Cancer Prevention Network and first appeared on their website in August 2021. Read the whole thing here.
Talking ironman, ocean swimming, workplace health, and weight loss without hunger
Had a really good (long!) chat with Dan Greef of the UK Low Carb podcast and you can hear it here or download it from your favourite podcast place. I love Dan's interviews - he's a historian and politics guru so brings a great perspective to the world of health and...
Lou presents research at PHCvcon2021
Was very happy to be asked to present our BMJ Nutrition paper at this year's PHC conference. A virtual conference for the second time, all the videos were prerecorded and are available on YouTube for ever! You can see Lou's talk here. and the rest of the two-day...
Lou interviewed on Fork in the Road podcast
I've been raving about Dr Jen Unwin's new book and website, both called Fork in the Road, all about carbohydrate addiction. So I was really chuffed when she invited me onto her Fork in the Road podcast. We discussed low carb fuelling (or not fuelling!) for endurance...