Mindset Archives - Olivia Parry

Why do you gain weight during menopause and peri-menopause?

Menopause and peri-menopause are particularly challenging times for women’s metabolism as their hormones fluctuate wildly. The previously protective oestrogen levels plummet together with all the metabolic benefits including the prevention of lipid accumulation. Just a puff of smoke – and it can happen from just 35 years old. Much younger than many women expect. Yet […]

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Don’t follow the low-fat diet unless you are prepared to do this…

The story that caught my eye this week was a bit of a negative ‘scare-story’. Check it out here in the Low fat or low carb article So, which is better for fat loss: Plant-based or keto diet? The study was done on 20 people for 2 weeks in a controlled environment. The plant-based group

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Why aren’t governments focusing on implementation instead of regurgitating campaigns for obesity and overweight?

This week this news article caught my eye. It’s about successive governments’ problems with their lack of policy implementation. Politicians love to churn out anti-obesity policies and campaigns – but does anything actually change? Government advice on following a low-fat diet has resulted in obesity and Type 2 diabetes rates doubling in just 20 years.

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There is no shame celebrating your birthday ….I know this now

First up, here’s a few of my thoughts on yesterday’s events. Sorry it wasn’t in the news (which is what my newsletter is about usually) but it was me, and I want you to know more about me. I’m a real person and it was my birthday yesterday, and a big one at that! I

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Deadly oil

Don’t eat this if you are serious about getting healthier! I don’t usually give nutrition advice in my newsletter, but this year I have been reading and hearing the old saying, ‘everything in moderation’. I morally need to tell you that vegetable oils * – especially when heated at high temperatures or in processed foods

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Hey healthy – do you want to make a start on your health and life goals?

Don’t start creating lofty goals for your New Year resolutions unless you are willing to fail. Feeling like you’ve gone and ‘oops I did it again’ feels like a punch in the stomach. You don’t want it and you’ll do anything you can to avoid it. I get it. I totally understand. I have done

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This is what I recommend you definitely don’t do this New Year

Don’t start creating lofty goals for your New Year resolutions unless you are willing to fail. Most people give up their new year resolutions after a couple of weeks because they fail. After a year of being stuck at home, stopping our routines, even losing ‘incidental’ exercise and activity – things have gone downhill for

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Are you frustrated with your lack of planning or is it the government’s change of rules?

First I recommend you stop blaming yourself. It’s not your fault the shops were all closed just before Christmas. I had plans to go to my local gift shop and buy some unique and beautiful non-high street presents and give retailers (apart from Amazon) a chance this year. So, here’s a quick thought. How about

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Most of us are gearing up for Christmas

but I recommend you start forecasting your future. It’s been a totally un-real year, and I understand that we will not be back to normal until at least Autumn next year. (Vaccinations and public health-wise). So my question is what are you going to be doing differently next year that you couldn’t or didn’t do

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I’m not a fan of reality shows but…

If you ever read the tabloids you will know that celebrities sell newspapers. I’m not a fan of them but it is a guilty pleasure, for research! This week’s coverage has been on the ‘I’m a celebrity – get me out of here” in Wales. Contestants have lost weight due to their strange and highly

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Don’t be a victim.

Hillbilly Elegy on Netflix tells the story of how Yale lawyer JD Vance overcame his mother’s opioid addiction and upbringing of poverty and hardship to become successful. His Grandma, ‘Mamaw’ told her grandson, “You’ve gotta decide you wanna be somebody or note” You’ve got to decide if you ‘wanna’ be slim and healthy or not.

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