by Coach James | Dec 24, 2021 | Coaching, Diabetes, General Nutrition, Lifestyle, Sleep and Stress
Suffer from Festive Meal Anxiety? Here are some top tips to enjoy this festive season but not totally derail your goals and aspirations for this year (or next!!). The over-reaching goal for my coaching clients is to enjoy the festive period without thinking that it...
by Coach James | May 28, 2021 | Diabetes, General Nutrition, Insulin Resistance
Is the Low Carb diet approach for Type 2 Diabetes Management truly evidence based? New statement document from Public Health England on the clinical effectiveness of low carb diets in the Type 2 Diabetes population. ie what can be proven by clinical trials. Have a...
by Coach James | Apr 23, 2021 | Diabetes, Insulin Resistance, Lifestyle, Sleep and Stress
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most prevalent endocrinopathy in women, yet there is much debate over the optimal approach to nutrition for its treatment. PCOS is characterised by hyper-androgenism, oligo/anovulation and polycystic ovaries. The etiology is...
by Coach James | Apr 10, 2021 | Diabetes, Insulin Resistance, Superfoods, Type 2 Diabetes
What are “smart carbs”? You may see me refer to smart carbohydrates from time to time and the question about good and bad carbs comes up a lot so I thought I would try and help differentiate how we should view carbohydrates. “Smart carbs” are...
by Coach James | Mar 18, 2021 | Coaching, Diabetes, General Nutrition, Training and Exercise
Changing how you think and feel is hard. Changing your environment isn’t. And by shaping your environment, your body will follow. Here I share 15 tips for doing just that. Use these tips to get that first couple of kg moving. If i took 50 random strangers to a...
by Coach James | Mar 16, 2021 | Diabetes, Lifestyle, Sleep and Stress
Chris Ward Fitness – Listen on Spotify here:- Here is a selection of podcasts about diabetes that I have found that have good quality information in them. And yes, some include me as a guest. I will always guarantee the integrity of each podcast and will not...
by Coach James | Jan 10, 2021 | Diabetes, Gut Health and Microbiome, Recipes & Superfoods
This week, we are talking macronutrients and in particular how each of them can support our lifestyle when managing Type 2 diabetes. A lot focus for new diabetics is to limit carbohydrates, eliminating a large proportion of our daily food, leaving lots of people...
by Coach James | Jan 1, 2021 | Diabetes
Over the years of managing my own having and subsequently working with clients with Type 2 Diabetes, both in a one-2-one basis and in Facebook Groups, I have noticed that there are a number of recurring questions that come up time and time again. Here I share the...
by Coach James | Sep 1, 2020 | Diabetes, Insulin Resistance
I thought i would upload the booklet that everyone is buzzing about this morning. Meal replacement shakes as a dietary option for Type 2 Diabetes management. Also known as the Newcastle diet or DiRECT study that the BBC and ITV are discussing is the research behind a...
