Evolution has gifted humans with two fuelling systems. One uses fats, and the other uses carbohydrates. In truth, we usually use a bit of both, and the balance depends on circumstances. For example, initiating movement, and short power bursts, like jumping or sprinting, are when our muscles use carbs to fuel. Conversely, when we are walking or jogging slowly, we predominantly burn fats. This complex subject is outside the scope of this article but will be the subject of another blog. So, if you’re that exercise fiend, watch this space ..read more

By reducing your high GI carbs and sugars, and fat adapting your body, you will find your sweetness where you least expected it, as your ‘polluted’ taste buds recover. You will find natural sweetness in vegetables, that you had long since forgotten. Our policy at whisperer HQ, is not to substitute sugar with sweeteners, but accept the new tastes on your new journey and rejoice in them ..read more

Rising levels of obesity and metabolic diseases globally make weight loss one of our biggest challenges. Fixing this pandemic is going to be tough. Research informs us that a staggering 45% of people are currently trying to lose weight. People need all the help that they can get. And a weight loss journal can be part of that solution ..read more

Rising levels of obesity and metabolic diseases globally make weight loss one of our biggest challenges. Fixing this pandemic is going to be tough. Research informs us that a staggering 45% of people are currently trying to lose weight. People need all the help that they can get. And a weight loss journal can be part of that solution ..read more

We have body clocks in every one of our 31 trillion cells. We are rhythmical creatures and evolved to adapt to the changing conditions of day and night, so how does late-night eating affect circadian rhythm ..read more

We evolved to live in social groups and evolution endowed us with genes and chemicals such as oxytocin to keep us that way. Oxytocin influences our behaviours and our health. Found throughout the animal kingdom, it has been with us for a staggering 100 million years. Oxytocin helps us to meet our social needs by cementing and supporting our relationships, our deep interpersonal and social bonds ..read more

Small changes to your life can make big differences to your sleep and thus your health. Getting the right amount of sleep allows both your brain and body to function at their peak levels and get the most from your life ..read more

How many hours sleep do you really need per night and why is melatonin so important ..read more

Every year, most people put on weight; it’s only a small amount, but it soon starts to mount up. And for many people, the weight piles on, not during the year but during the holidays. Here’s the bad news; the road may be paved with good intentions, but we know that typically people do not lose those holiday pounds in January. This annual weight gain is making a big contribution to the obesity pandemic ..read more

We are told that if we reduce our calories, we will lose weight. We are told over and over again that calories in equals calories out ..read more