Food, with all its complexities, can be one of the most emotionally charged, indulgent and most secretive of all our relationships.
We spoke to How to Lose Weight Well’s Hala El-Shafie to get some concrete answers…
Low-Fat Larder: Fill Your Cupboards With Lots Of Healthy Choices This January
This week #BEYOUROWN meets Hala El-Shafie, she is the founder and creator of the Nutrition Rocks lifestyle and nutrition team that helps to inspire both men and women from all backgrounds to eat better for health, whilst supporting them to 'Rock' a positive body image. #BEYOUROWN discuss 2017's potential horizon and career highlights.
If you're struggling to lose weight and can't understand why, one expert's theory may help you finally shift the pounds.
Party season is about to hit and let’s face it – who doesn’t want to have fun let their hair down and indulge – If you can’t do it over the festive period when can you?
Enjoy the festivities without fear of holiday weight gain by following these tips to deal with the temptations of party foods and drinks.
Party season is about to hit and let's face it - who doesn't want to have fun let their hair down and indulge
New research shows 83% of us feel less body- brave than ever. But salvation is here, with confidence tips from the world’s coolest gurus
Dr Xand van Tulleken and dietician Hala El-Shafie help six dieters attempt the most hyped and written-about diets on the market today.
The term describes a person who eats a vegan diet except they still have eggs. It’s being adopted by some people who recognise how good a vegan diet can be for health, but they just like the taste of eggs. Or, more commonly, by people who say they benefit from the extra protein content in eggs.
But is there really any need to eat eggs to get sufficient protein in your diet? Let’s look at it.
When colds and flu rear their ugly heads, it’s essential to equip your body with an arsenal of nutrients to fight these illnesses.
What are the best tips for getting portion sizes right?
As well as being a little more aware, there are practical ways we can both control and decrease the size of our meals…
An English breakfast, bangers and mash, a bacon butty, and the traditional Sunday roast: dishes synonymous with the great British cuisine.
But when the World Health Organisation (WHO) recently said that eating processed meat can cause bowel cancer, and red meat probably causes cancer, many people became concerned that their favourite dinners could be harmful to their health.
Party season is just around the corner, so make sure your body is fighting fit and ready for the onslaught of late nights, rich food and – let's be frank – plenty of booze, with our ultimate pre-tox guide.
From the cabbage soup diet to going fat free, carb free and gluten-free, diets that claim to help you lose weight fast and drop pounds in days flood the internet. The truth however, is that they’re rarely very effective, and most importantly, are often bad for your body.
Worried about eating too much fat? Here’s how to sort the good fats from the bad, and know what to put on your plate.
One expert thinks there’s a worrying comparison to be made between ‘fitspo’ ab photos and posts on pro-anorexia sites.
In a bid to stay awake, we tried some traditional (and not so traditional) ways of boosting our energy levels. Find out which worked best.
Sometimes it feels like whatever you do, there’s a reason to feel guilty about it. Found a bargain T-shirt? Uh-oh, maybe it was made in a sweatshop. Had two glasses of wine last night? That’s now officially classed as a binge.
150 recipes for drinks that taste as good as they are good for you. The innovative international juice bar and café concept The Juicery teams up with more than fifty leading global experts in the fields of nutrition and integrative medicine (doctors, nutritionists, personal trainers, naturopaths, estheticians, spa owners, and chefs) to inspire healthier eating and greater consumption of seasonal produce by incorporating nutritious and delicious drinks into everyday life.
It seems like every other day you hear about a brand new superfood - but once in a while, you find one that really IS worth the hype. Step forward moringa, the green superleaf powder from the Moringa tree, known as the "Miracle Tree" in Africa.
Emotional eating is a big problem for many women - but one dietician believes that identifying the triggers that make us reach for the cake tin will result in a healthier relationship with food.
Many of us have been cutting back on sugar recently (well done) but lower sugar intake can often mean eating more fat. Nutritionist Hala El Shafie clues us in on the different types of fat and some of the risks of a low fat diet...
With detoxes and diets in full flow, a campaign group has been set up to reduce the amount of sugar added to food and soft drinks.
Action on Sugar aims to tackle obesity and diabetes in the UK by helping people to avoid "hidden sugars" and getting manufacturers to reduce the ingredient over time.
With over 2,000 cold viruses doing the rounds, it’s no wonder approximately 9 million people will find themselves coughing and sneezing during the festive season*.
The best way to lose weight? By ditching faddy regimes, says the nutritionist Hala El Shafie
Hunter wellies and VIP wristband? Check! Now you just to make sure you have got a fake tan and some dip dyed lock. Celebrities make it look easy and they never seem to suffer from that festival-fatique we all know and love...
Ni har förstått vid det här laget att mat och dryck är lika viktigt i min hudvårsrutin som yttre produkter. Ja, till och med viktigare. Jag är galen i beautyfoods!
Despite being a happy size 28, when TV presenter Jenni Trent Hughes’s health started to suffer because of her weight, she decided to take drastic action with a gastric bypass. Here she reveals how the emotional effects of losing seven stone have been every bit as dramatic as the physical ones.
More than 8,000 gastric band and bypass operations take place every year on the NHS, and many doctors consider them to be an effective solution to the growing problem of obesity. But what does bariatric surgery actually involve? And what are the risks?
After decades of unsuccessful dieting, TV presenter Jay Hunt, 44, opted for a radical gastric bypass. One year on she has lost more than five stone and gone from a size 22 to a 12-14. But her journey into ‘thin world’ was far from easy, as her diary reveals...
Bypassing breakfast or skimping on SPF might not seem like a big deal now, but how will today’s decisions affect you in 10 years? Three body-conscious women take the health-habit test
Nutritionist and dietician Hala has been featured in The Times and The Daily Mail and writes a nutrition column for an international medical journal. She tells us how to stay healthy the easy way.
What is interesting and unique about the service at SWB is their 'Roving Bariatric Service' team travels to patients in their own specific regions instead of patients travelling to them.
Hala El-Shafie featured in Pride Magazine