The Slimming Clinic Blog
The Importance of Good Heart Health
We know that treating our heart with care is crucial to life. When we are overweight or obese, we rare actively contributing to potentially inducing ailments such as high blood pressure, clogged arteries and heart attack, all of which are a serious risk to life. Dr...
Body Fat – What’s it all about?
We have all heard about body fat and how bad it can be for our health, but what are the ins-and-outs of it? Dr Charlotte Norton, Medical Director of The Slimming Clinic, explores the subject and tells us, body fat isn't all as bad as it seems! What is body fat? Body...
Healthy Christmas Present Ideas
We all know Christmas to be a time of giving and receiving. Unfortunately for those of us trying to watch our weight the receiving part of Christmas usually involves luxurious chocolates, yummy biscuits and high calorie alcoholic beverages! So if you're trying to...
Do you give yourself enough time to lose weight?
Ever heard the phrase, ‘Rome wasn’t built in a day…’ – we bet that most of you have. But did you know that the English playwright John Heywood continued the phrase – ‘…but they were laying bricks every day.’ The main point of the phrase insinuates that good things...
Your BMI and the Health Risks
We regularly hear about how having a healthy BMI is one of the key factors to overall health and that if you are carrying more weight, you should aim to lower your BMI in order to reduce your risks of obesity-related illness. With an NHS survey illustrating that 67%...
Healthy Weight Loss Lunch Ideas
Making healthy recipes and lunch ideas doesn’t have to be expensive or complicated. There are ways to lose lbs and save your £s. If you are on a weight loss diet plan, here are some healthy, filling and bargain weight loss diet lunch ideas for you to try now we’re...
Top Tips to Forming Better Weight Loss Habits
Why is it so easy to form bad habits, but so hard to form good habits? Well truth is, bad habits are usually things we allow to happen because they are so easy to form and maintain. Things like, allowing ourselves to stop our movement and exercise regime – it is SO...
Weight Loss Mindset Tips When You’re Feeling Out Of Control
Everything you Need To Know About Weight Loss Mindset Gaining back control over our lives begins with that first step, and for many, this is the hardest. Shifting to a weight loss mindset is the first step. Allocate just a few minutes of our time to look at our...
Bariatric surgery vs natural weight loss – which is better?
“COVID-19 has reminded us how much our health matters” the NHS Better Health campaign states. But the truth is, most of us knew already how much our health mattered, but the global pandemic has heightened our, and now the government’s, need to prioritise our health...
Expert Movement Tips for Beginners
During summer 2020, we’re asking you to choose to change something about the way you live, in order to help your weight and health in the long run. Last week, we brought you diet advice from our brilliant Dietitian, Lesley. She spoke about how changing your diet is...
Help the government fight obesity!
You may have seen in the news that in a bid to protect the NHS and beat COVID-19, the government has announced stricter regulations on ‘unhealthy’ foods in their new obesity strategy with Public Health England – named ‘Better Health’. The new regulations due to come...
Expert Dieting Tips for Beginners
Over the summer, we are asking people to choose to change one thing about their lifestyle, that will improve their weight loss diet and health. One of the most obvious things we can do when on a weight loss journey, is change our diets to healthier, more nutritional...