NutritionNews – 5 Simple steps, st...

Posted by EFM Admin in Food, Diet & Nutrition on 11 1st, 2010 | No Comments

The last 3 issues of EFM NutritionNews have covered different components of nutrition that increase health and performance.  Discussed thus far; the importance of reducing intake of refined carbohydrates (crackers, bread, pasta), increasing fat intake, as dietary fat is vital to many bodily functions and most recently it was illustrated by employing a substantial amount [...]

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What is the best possible orange juice? ...

Posted by EFM Admin in Food, Diet & Nutrition on 09 30th, 2010 | No Comments

The short answer is….. The best possible orange juice is non existent!   What is the difference between the 2 pictures above in terms of sugar and calories? There is no difference! 100ml of coke contains 10.8g of sugar and most orange juices contain the same. Both the coke and juice can be classified as ‘natural’ because [...]

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Protein – the key to improved quality ...

Posted by EFM Admin in Food, Diet & Nutrition on 09 30th, 2010 | No Comments

Protein is essential for life. You can not survive without it. What is protein? The simple answer; anything that once ran, flew or swam! For others it is legumes, eggs and dairy. Protein is a set of amino acids that are needed in the functioning of the body. During the past 30-40 years we have [...]

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Improve health and lose weight by increa...

Posted by EFM Admin in Food, Diet & Nutrition on 09 1st, 2010 | No Comments

In last month’s edition (click here) our 5 simple steps to increased health were introduced. We discussed the issue of too much sugar and the massive side effects of excessive carbohydrate intake.   I recently stumbled over yet another article with further supportive evidence to my recommendations that you need to lower your carbohydrate intake. [...]

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FAT – how we have become fearful of it...

Posted by EFM Admin in Food, Diet & Nutrition on 06 29th, 2010 | 2 Comments

We all seem to live in fear of fat. We choose low fat options, ‘light’ products, cut away fat from our meat, we have been told to reduce the fat in our diets for the last 30 years. Paradoxically, we have also increased our size over the last 30 years, and now we find ourselves [...]

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Getting started with the EFM Online Food...

Posted by EFM Admin in Food, Diet & Nutrition on 05 5th, 2010 | No Comments

EFM Nutrition have developed a custom Online Food Diary for members. Headed by EFMs resident health, fitness and nutrition guru, Soren Kristensen, the EFM Nutrition Program is seeing members achieve amazing results right across the country. Soren’s innovative Online Food Diary and Nutrition Coaching Programs allow members to set a goal weight, receive a daily [...]

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