Tag Archive for: Healthy

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Easy ways to keep Insulin in check and control appetite!!

Last week I wrote a blog about how the hormone insulin can be responsible for stubborn fat stores and also insatiable appetites! I promised you some information on how to keep blood glucose levels and insulin secretion on an even keel so…
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The Hormone Effing-Up Your FATloss

A persistent and insatiable appetite is not normal.  Intense cravings for sweet foods is not normal.  Not being hungry all day and then craving sweet foods in the evening is not normal.  Getting the jitters or feeling dizzy after 2-3hrs without…
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Why PTI?

Why did we set up Platinum Training Institute? This is a question that We have to constantly ask ourselves. The answer is always simple: To Help. We don't want to qualify hundreds of Personal Trainers/Coaches - in fact we only have…
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What are you training for?

Let's get a few things straight! You won't have a perfect diet every day, you won't be able to give 100% every single time in every single gym session. You are human. We all have bad days where we fall off the wagon, fail to hit our…
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Metabolism Part 1

Metabolism is a term that gets bandied about a lot.  Some people blame their ever expanding waistlines on a decreasing or chronically low metabolism.  Supplement companies sell formulas that will magically ‘increase your metabolic rate’…
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Oestrogen Dominance Syndrome

      Do you struggle to lose weight? Are you male and have breast tissue? Are you female and simply cannot shift fat from the hips and thighs?  Have you ever taken the contraceptive pill? Do you suffer from…
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Tasty Time-bombs

Additives:   Artificial colourings are a dangerous addition to any food.  The instance of colouring our food to make it look more appealing is on the rise and with negative consequences. A large part of the issue is the smokescreen…
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Bodybuilding: WARNING!! Proceed with caution.

    I see it more every day - the obsession with visible abs and trying to achieve superhuman levels of leanness.   We won't be happy until every ab is popping, every sinew visible and our body looks like a roadmap.   Why?…
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Do Not Disturb

Do Not Disturb There is a little button on your iPhone that will revolutionise your life!! Your phone is a distraction in more ways than you can imagine... Can you recall being super focused and engrossed in a task only for your phone…