Simply Health PhD

Image source https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-NR6Lm1WZINLtwD_43ytyGRxNYCh47CBoSCX-9yFvWBAmCOEocQUEpnxXTf-i-Vd8moiZPLsVyOY4zbOtLUWJLbRs1fvVRQe-yPyNzMthoaEomxoSadOCW4Y2Yz18WiahJqTWWN9wWmw/s1600/FAdDiet-BAd-Diet.jpg How many diets do you know of? Off the top of my head I can easily think of a dozen. And I think we all know someone (if not yourself) who has pretty much tried them all, yet they are still battling with their weight and struggling with their diets. So, why are there so many diets, and why do none of them really work? We are bombarded with marketing campaigns, endorsed with some once 'fat' individual (or celeb) who lost 100lbs and are now living the life of their dreams! Well, if it worked for them, it must work for you too right? However, I think you know by now that basically all of these diets just dont deliver what they claim to. Why? because they are just not sustainable long-term. Yes, if you start a diet and cut calories, ...

Image source http://i.huffpost.com/gen/3019558/images/o-PSYCHIATRIST-COUCH-facebook.jpg The diagnostic process in mental health is key to understanding a person’s signs and symptoms , allowing the clinician to diagnose the patient with a syndrome. Th is is important as it allows clinicians to prescribe appropriate treatment along with better quality of care for recover y .     The recognition and diagnosis of mental health disorders go as far back as Greek medicine, where Hippocrates developed the humoral theory around 400 BC. Hippocrates believed that four different substances were responsible for the range of hum an emotions and behaviours. S ubsequently an imbalance of these substances or humours resulted in poor mental health such as melancholy, hysteria and phobia. The diagnosis of mental illness then revolved around identifying the humoral disparity and prescribing correct treatment to re-balance the humours (Martins-Mourao, 2013 ...

  With the rise of fitness trackers and calorie / macro conscious media, more of us are becoming increasingly conscious of the nutritional values of the food we are consuming. As someone who has a history of eating disorders, I know all too well how time consuming and anxiety provoking it can be trying to calculate all these supposedly important numbers. But, do we really need to be so concerned about the specifics of what we are putting in to our bodies, or is it just another way to control and confuse those trying to adopt a healthier lifestyle? Lets go back to the basics, what are macros and what exactly is a calorie? Macros are macronutrients that the body needs most of, these are Protein, Carbs and Fats. A c alorie is the amount of heat energy needed to raise the temperature of 1g of water by 1 degree Celsius. How does your body use these nutrients? CARBOHYDRATE     = 4 Kcal per gram Used as energy by the body (except insoluble fibre) 20% u...