The Food of Choice
If you've read my recent blogs, you will know that I recently took the Mediator Release Test to find out what foods my immune system is reacting too and therefore causing internal damage. So I was faced with a few challenges as every body is when required to eliminate...
My Food Sensitivity Test Experience
Last week I managed to finally get around to having my Mediator Release Test (MRT) done. It was long overdue! I simply took a test kit along to the medical practice, they took my blood and I then sent the blood samples off the lab in Poland via the courier. Two days...
Your Beauty Products Could Be Causing Your Health Problems
Researchers from the Norwegian Institute of Public Heath have discovered that beauty products can cause serious health problems. Moisturisers, cleansers, sunscreens and hair colorants cause allergic reactions, such as headache, sore skin and itching, a new survey has...
Fast Food Companies Asked to Give Advice on Health Policies
You may have seen this week in The Guardian, that a number of fast food companies have been asked by the UK Department of Health to give their advice on policy for obesity, alcohol and diet-related disease. Is this for real, or is someone pulling my leg? If this is...
Recent BodyCHEK Workshops – Part 3
On 30th April and 1st May, I taught Reed Davis's Functional Diagnostic Nutrition (FDN) workshop here in London. FDN is much needed in today's society to help minimize people's health challenges without the need for medication or surgery. FDN includes functional lab...
Recent BodyCHEK Workshops – Part 2
On 17th April, I taught my "Developing Speed for Sport" Workshop. The workshop is based on my book, "Anatomy for Strength and Fitness Training for Speed and Sport" which has sold over 20,000 copies. This is possibly the most enjoyable of my workshops to attend if the...
Recent BodyCHEK Workshops
Over the last two weeks, I have taught three workshops across 4 days and two separate weekends. Firstly, on 16th April, I taught my "understanding the Core" Workshop. I taught a group of exercise professionals the importance of functional anatomy of the core, how it...
"MT Coaching Success" Program Sold Out in 48 Hours
On Wednesday, I launched the new "MT Coaching Success" Program for Metabolic Typing® Advisors. The program sold out within 48 hours. In fact, it slightly oversubscribed as I wasn't able to shut down the site quick enough. I'm really looking forward to sharing my...
New "MT Coaching Success" Program
Wow, has half the month almost already gone? Time has flown this month! Today was a very special day. Today was the launch of my new online coaching program, "MT Coaching Success". It has been nine months of hard work, long days and an extremely steep learning curve....
Teaching CHEK Exercise Coach in Ireland
Last week, I visited the sunny isle of Ireland to teach CHEK Exercise Coach at Naas Health & Fitness in County Kildare. I had a very enthusiastic class of students who were very keen to learn. They worked extremely hard and all made great progress throughout the...
My Current Workout Routine – Part 4
Today, I managed to complete Lunge, Squat and Bend patterns. Got to strengthen my knee before the start of the tennis season!
My Current Workout Routine – Part 3
No particular Patterns on this day. Just a little upper back, shoulders and a bit of guns. Music a little deeper yet again.
My Current Workout Routine – Part 2
Here's an insight into my Pull Pattern workout: The music is a bit more up-tempo on this one!
My Current Workout Routine
Just to change things up a bit, I thought I'd give you an insight into my current workout routines, my musical tastes and mixing skills (or lack of). Here's a flavour of my Push Pattern day!
Why Adrenal Fatigue Is Stopping You From Losing Body Fat! – Part 4
So what can you do to help reduce adrenal fatigue and therefore reduce body fat? The main priority has to be to get your stress levels down. We all need some level of stress. For instance, we need gravity and exercise to develop our muscles. We need mental challenges...
Why Adrenal Fatigue Is Stopping You From Losing Body Fat! – Part 3
In Part 2, I described the different stages of adrenal fatigue and the potential stresses that can cause adrenal fatigue. In this Part, I'll be revealing how does adrenal fatigue affect fat loss? When someone has adrenal fatigue, they are in state of mal-adaptation to...
Why Adrenal Fatigue Is Stopping You From Losing Body Fat! – Part 2
In Part 1, I introduced you to the concept of stress. In Part 2, I'll be explaining the different Stages of Adrenal Fatigue and uncovering some crucial information on what causes adrenal fatigue and is therefore stopping you from losing body fat. There are three...
Why Adrenal Fatigue Is Stopping You From Losing Body Fat!
Happy New Year! OK, I've had a nice rest over the festive season (which is why I haven't blogged for a while), but now I'm back with a bang in 2011. My first blog for this year is very relevant if you are looking to get back into shape after the excesses of Christmas...
Hamstring Strains – A Common Occurrence in Sport Today
You may have seen in the media that Liverpool FC's Joe Cole and team captain Steven Gerrard have both suffered hamstrings strains recently. Hamstring strains are common in sports that require sprinting and fast acceleration. Causes of hamstring strains include: A lack...
Should We Pay a Fat Tax in the UK?
A BBC Panorama programme and The Daily Mail this week covered the question as to whether we in the UK should pay a fat tax. The Panorama programme suggested that foods that have been shown to increase the likelihood of obesity could be taxed to encourage people to buy...
How to Rehabilitate Your Shoulder in 30 Days Without Cortisone Injections – Part II
So what can be done to alleviate shoulder arthritis and bursitis? The first two to seven days (acute phase): Rest the affected limb, avoiding any activities that cause pain. Traumeel® in the form of injections, ointments, tablets or gels can be used to reduce...
My Injury Rehab Progress
It's been a while since I first posted about my shoulder and knee injuries. Since then, I have been carrying out two to three corrective exercises programmes in the gym each week. I have been getting to bed a little earlier than usual. This week I am averaging over...
Knee and Shoulder Rehab Update
In my last blog, I sheepishly admitted to having a right knee and a left shoulder injury. After resting and icing, taking more care with my posture when relaxing at home and my ergonomics whilst working at home and reluctantly pulling out of a tennis tournament, the...
When Being Too Busy Can Cause Injury
I really am not proud of what I am about to write, but I do have a confession to make. For most of the summer, I haven't been practicing what I preach with regards to giving myself adequate down-time and rest, or what Paul Chek calls, checking in with Dr,. Quiet. I've...
How I Overcame Acne
Many of you will be unaware that from the age of 13 or 14, I suffered greatly from acne. Now that may not sound like much to you and you may be thinking, “Well, that happens to teenagers”. However, my acne continued all through my twenties and into my thirties. If...
£9 Billion Required to Treat the Obese in the UK
A leading Professor on weight loss has revealed that it costs £10,000 for gastric band surgery and will soon cost the NHS over £9billion to treat everyone in the UK who needs such care. WIth the cost over £10,000 per surgery, I (and many of my associates) can could...
The Leigh Brandon Interview
This week I was interviewed by personal trainer and serial blogger Tom Godwin. Tom asked me some questions about my background, my career as well as some of my philosophies. He also asked me specific questions on how I help people with specific conditions and the...
BodyCHEK @ LifeSmart Celebration Evening
On Monday of this week, I hosted a Celebration Evening @ LifeSmart to celebrate my move to this new amazing venue. Guests arrived to a feast of delicious organic nibbles and juices which were very popular (especially with our special guest!). The guests crammed into...
Great Healthy Young Looking Skin – Part 4
In this final part, I will details the final factors that require attention in order to achieve greathy healthy, young looking skin. Detoxification & Elimination Your skin is an organ of detoxification. If you are experiencing problems with your skin, it is likely...
Great Healthy Young Looking Skin – Part 3
In the next two posts, I will explain the factors that require addressing of you wish for great, healthy, young looking skin. In this post, i will be focussing on hydration, nutrition and the digestive and immune systems. Hydration Bad skin is often caused by an...
The 10 Secrets of Weight Loss – Part 5
Here are your fifth and sixth secret tips: Digestive System Health Ensure you’re hydrated prior to a meal. Drink two glasses of water 15 minutes before you eat. Do not drink during or for up to one hour after eating Chew your food until liquidised You may require...
The 10 Secrets of Weight Loss – Part 4
Here are your third and fourth action to follow: Hydration Drink at least 0.033 litres of good quality water per kilogram of body weight Good quality water includes Evian, Vittel and reverse osmosis filtered water. If buying bottled water, glass bottles are better...
The 10 Secrets of Weight Loss – Part 3
Here are your first two sets of actions to follow: Thoughts and Emotions Write down your goals What will you look like when you are successful? How will you know when you are successful? What will your waist measurement be? When will you achieve it by? What date?...
The 10 Secrets of Weight Loss – Part 2
OK, so as promised, here are the 10 secrets of weight loss. They are: Thoughts and emotions Breathing mechanics Hydration Nutrition Digestive system health Immune system health Detoxification & Elimination Exercise Hormone balance Sleep patterns Whilst I can and...
The 10 Secrets of Weight Loss
Having worked in health and fitness since 1996, I have worked with hundreds of clients looking to lose weight. I have learned through thousands of hours of education and thousands of hours working with my clients what is required to achieve long term sustainable...
New BodyCHEK Programmes
As always, I continue to strive to provide the best possible advice and support to help you to achieve your health and performance goals. After all, without your health, what kind of life do you have? It is my life’s dream to help as many people as possible to achieve...
Childhood Obesity is Linked to Lifestyle, not Genetics!
Childhood obesity could be linked to parents' weight problems in a gender-specific way, research has suggested. Obesity 'could be hereditary' Girls whose mothers were clinically obese and boys whose fathers had the same condition were more likely to follow suit at a...
When is Wild Salmon not Wild? Part 3
I have finally received a response from Waitrose concerning my delivery of Wild Salmon, which I believed to be farmed salmon. I have been informed that the salmon I received was Coho Salmon, whilst the usual type of salmon I receive is Sock Eye Salmon. I have no way...
When is Wild Salmon not Wild? Part 2
In my last post, I stated that I had received farmed salmon from Waitrose, when it fact, I had ordered wild salmon and it came in ‘Wild Alaskan Salmon’ packaging. Following my return from the tennis match, I called the Ocado Call Centre and spoke with a very pleasant...
When is Wild Salmon not Wild?
If you are a regular reader of my blog, you will know how important it is to eat 'Wild' fish and not organic or non-organic farmed fish. Farmed fish organic or otherwise are fed unnatural feeds. Fish as far as I am aware over the millions of years they have been in...
Are Hidden Internal Stressors Making You Sick? – Part 4
If you are not quite feeling yourself or are not feeling as young and energetic as you used to, you may just have a hidden internal stressor such as an infection. To discover whether you have an infection or not, you may wish to use a good laboratory. It is suggested...
Are Hidden Internal Stressors Making You Sick? – Part 3
In this post, I will show you some of the common infections us humans get, how we become infected and what symptoms they may cause: Giardia Lamblia Giardia Lamblia is a flagellated protozoa parasite that colonizes and reproduces in the small intestine (S.I.), causing...
Are You Hidden Internal Stressors Making You Sick? – Part 2
In Part One of this post, I introduced the concept of infections being stressful to the body often causing less than optimal health and disease and how most people have them without knowing. Secondary infections or opportunistic organisms suggest a more deep-rooted...
Are Hidden Internal Stressors Making You Sick?
Any form is illness or less than optimal health is caused by the inability to handle the amount of stress placed on the body. Excess stress will lead to a number of bodily systems being out of balance, which over time will lead to disease unless appropriate...
Swine Flu Prevention
If you are a resident in the UK, you will have received a booklet containing information on how to help you avoid swine flu (or any other flu). The advice is very practical and mainly covers the subject of hygiene. The information in the booklet in my view is sensible...
Cancer / Obesity Link
"Almost 19,000 people a year in the UK are diagnosed with cancer that could have been prevented if they were a healthy weight, an expert says. Professor Martin Wiseman said if everyone had a body mass index (BMI) under 25 it would make a big dent in the incidence of...
Functional Diagnostic Nutrition – Part 3
In this final part of this blog, I will outline how to build health from the ground up which in most cases will help you to eliminate symptoms and prevent them from coming back. Once the systems of the body that need support are identified, via the correct lab...
Functional Diagnostic Nutrition – Part 2
In the first part of this blog, you may remember that I briefly decribed what Functional Diagnostic Nutrition (FDN) is and what it is not. I also mentioned that a part of FDN is balancing of the steroid hormone pathways (SHP). Within the SHPs, the ratio of Cortisol /...
Functional Diagnostic Nutrition™
You may already be aware that I have been studying Functional Diagnostic Nutrition™ (FDN) this year. So what is FDN? Well, I can tell you that FDN is not: Diagnosing diseases Treating illnesses Treating symptoms An allopathic procedure But, FDN is all about:...
Developing Speed for Sport
This Saturday just gone saw the first ever "Developing Speed for Sport" Workshop take place. Held at Aegis Training, I delivered the workshop to a keen and enthusiastic group who had an enjoyable and informative day. The majority of the morning covered the theory of...
What's Happening?
Hi Everyone, It has been a couple of weeks since my last blog and I just wanted to inform you as to why it has been so long. I haven't made the time to blog due to a number of exciting new projects that I am working on. Firstly, this Saturday, I will be presenting my...
Prioritising Your Resources and Organic Food
With the current economic climate, it is crucially important that we carefully choose how we prioritise our resources in order to live a happy and stress free life. By resources, I mean our finances and how we choose to spend our time. For many, the first thing people...
What is a CHEK Practitioner?
I am often asked what I do for a living. Whilst I combine a number of different professions into my work, the skills and techniques I use the most come from my work as a C.H.E.K Practitioner and CHEK Holistic Lifestyle Coach. What we do as C.H.E.K Practitioners and...
And what’s wrong with this letter? Part 2
In the first part of this post I discussed why donating to a cancer charity may not be quite the wise investment you first thought. With regards to your health, it’s not my job to tell you what to do, but it is my job to educate you, so you can make an educated...
And what’s wrong with this letter?
The title above was the headline to a mail-out I received from a UK Cancer Charity. Obviously, the charity was asking for me to donate cash to their cause. So what is wrong with that? Here are some of the quotes from the letter: “This letter has the power to help beat...
Are Your Toiletries Halting Your Fat Loss Efforts?
If you are one of the many people today who are overweight and finding it difficult to lose those excess kilos, there may be a reason that you might not have considered until now. As part of our survival mechanism, when our detoxification systems are unable to...
Eat Right To Save Our Species
Those of you who have read my posts before will know that I am a big advocate of organic farming and natural food production to help sustain our health. Many people are still unconvinced of the importance to change to supporting local farmers and the eating of organic...
Protein Shakes
I have been receiving a lot of questions regarding protein shakes lately. Ultimately, I recommend eating good organic food in accordance with your metabolic type. There are occasions however, when it is a challenge to eat an ideal meal or snack. Prior to or following...
Reflex Survival Tote Pole – Part 3
Hopefully, during the first two parts of this post, you would have gained an understand of the complexity of dysfunction in the body. You will have also got an insight into how I follow a relatively simple system to help people overcome their challenges. In this post,...
Reflex Survival Toem Pole – Part 2
OK, so you know from my previous post the different systems within the Reflex Survival Totem Pole. But how and why does it work? In simple terms, the more important a system is to survival, the more priority the body will place on that system. For instance, breathing...
Reflex Survival Totem Pole
On a very frequent basis I work with clients who have received many different treatments and tried many different modalities all to no avail prior to coming to see me. Following a period of time following one of my 'Results' Programmes, their energy begins to improve...
Looking Forward to 2009
As I stated in my last post, 2008 was a great year for me and for BodyCHEK. 2008 was the first year I took my foot off the pedal in terms of studying. I only completed 2 courses, which is not much for me. I did continue to read on a daily basis, but much of what I...
Review of 2008
What a year 2008 has been! A truly great year. It has certainly been a busy, productive and successful year for myself. The first 6 months of the year I spent studying a Post Graduate Diploma in Sport & Remedial Massage Therapy whilst having the busiest client...
Compulsory Vaccinations Petition
You may be aware that the government is considering making vaccination compulsory in order to attend UK schools & to claim child benefit. The link below will take you to a Downing Street petition if you want to record your opposition to it. This will only take a...
The 1st International CHEK Conference
This weekend, the 1st International CHEK Conference took place in London. Speaking at the conference were some of the world leaders in their field including the likes of Paul Chek, Serge Gracovetsky and Leon Chaitow. Other speakers were other CHEK Practitioners and...
August Update
Hi Everyone, Unlike most in the health and fitness arena, August has again been the busiest month of my year. The month began by finding out I had successfully completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Sport & Remedial Massage. I also completed the summer tennis season...
Massage Diploma Success
In January of this year I began a Post Graduate Diploma in Sport & Remedial Massage at The North London School of Sports Massage. I decided to take this course to enable me to use massage techniques on my clients to increase their speed to recovery and to further...
The Milk Paradox – Part 2
It part one of this post, I explained a little about the germ theory and how Louis Pasteur finally believed it to be incorrect. Even though Louis Pasteur finally realized the germ theory to be incorrect on his death bed all those years ago, the dairy industry still...
The Milk Paradox
You may not be aware, but normal milk, as it is known has not always been normal. For hundreds if not thousands of years humans have used the milk of other animals in certain areas of the world to compliment their diet. You may also be aware that Louise Pasteur was...
The Secret Is Still A Secret!
Those of you who know me or have been reading my blog for the last 2 1/2 years will know I love the movie, "The Secret". I have been suggesting to all my clients and friends to watch it. What I didn't realise was that there are 2 versions. The original version which I...
Are You Sabotaging Your Health?
I have been writing an article over the last week about how people sabotage their efforts to be healthy. I hope to have it ready in the next 2 weeks and posted on the June edition of my monthly newsletter BodyNEWS. In the article, I explain how we are 'programmed' as...
Pesticides Found to Cause Parkinson’s
According to 'BMC Neurology', new research has found that pesticides may be a direct cause of Parkinson’s disease. The research looked at 319 cases of Parkinson’s disease and found that herbicides and insecticides ‘significantly’ increased the risk of Parkinson’s...
John Veltheim's BodyTalk Presentation
On Wednesday of this week I attended the BodyTalk presentation by it's founder Dr. John Veltheim at The University of Westminster. Despite being a BodyTalk Practitioner for 2 and a half years I had not seen him present before. I had heard a lot about his presentation...
The Fuss About Vitamin Suplementation
You may have recently heard about the Cochrane Report on anti-oxidant supplementation. The report summarised by suggesting that anti-oxidants increased mortality. The Natural Products Association issued a statement on the report when it was originally released in 2007...
The Truth About High Performance
If you are wanting to perform in a sport or even in your job to the best of your ability and reach your true potential, then you probably need to focus on areas that you may not have considered before now. In my practise I use a truly holistic approach, focusing on my...
Trans Fats and Breast Cancer Link
According to Reuters, Trans-fats, in your diet may raise the risk of getting breast cancer, European researchers reported on Friday. They found that women with the highest blood levels of trans-fats had about twice the risk of breast cancer compared to women with the...
Who Do You Turn to for Health Advice?
When you are unwell, injured or just need more energy, who do you turn to for help? Do you go to see your GP, a nutritionist, a personal trainer, a CHEK Practitioner, a Massage Therapist or an energy healer? Regardless of who you see, it is important to find someone...
Obesity and Cancer Risk – Part 2
As stated in my last post, an increased risk of cancer has been linked with obesity. For more and more people, controlling weight is becoming a major challenge. With an abdundance of poor quality food available and less and less activity in our daily lives, many...
Obesity and Cancer Risk
Around half of people are unaware that being overweight or obese can cause cancer, a poll has shown. Researchers have estimated that excess weight causes around 4% of all cancers. Being overweight or obese is linked convincingly to cancer of the oesophagus, bowel,...
Toiletries & Toxins – Part 3
So what can you do to avoid the potentially harmful chemicals found in most toiletries and still look, smell and feel great? The only company I am aware of that can supply you with all the products you need is Mi One Group. In fact, I now ONLY use their products. Mi...
Toxins & Toiletries – Part 2
"So what can be so bad about the toiletries I am using", I hear you say. "Surely they can't do any harm". Well, below I have listed just a few common substances found in your products and the effects they have on the body: Alcohol / Isopropyl SD-40 This is used as a...
Toiletries & Toxins
Your skin is the largest organ in the body and is your first line of defence against disease and infection. It is your number 1 system of detoxification. For those of you with acne, this will be very apparent. Your skin shows you when your detoxification system is...
Is Good Food Better Than Prozac?
As reported by Reuters last week, antidepressant medications appear to help only very severely depressed people and work no better than placebos in many patients, British researchers said on Monday. Researchers led by Irving Kirsch of the University of Hull reviewed a...
Dr Quiet
First, I must apologise for not blogging for a couple of weeks. I have just completed the three most busiest weeks I have had as a Practitioner. Interestingly, this leads me on to today's post. During the last 3 weeks I have been working between 10 and 12 hours per...
So What Do I Eat?
A client of mine who is the same metabolic type as me (Fast Oxidiser) was looking for some ideas in his diet. He asked me if I would send him a breakdown of what I ate over a four day period. After sending him the information I thought it would be useful to post the...
The Truth About Cholesterol – Part 5
So what can we do prevent heart disease? Consume a diet high in organic animal foods which are rich in protective fats, such as Omega 3 Fish Oils (not plant Omega 3) and B vitamins Eat right for your metabolic type. Include anti-microbial fats (A cold pressed organic...
The Truth ABout Cholesterol – Part 4
So whilst the medical community blame poor old cholesterol as the cause of heart disease, the real culprit walks the streets a free man. The actual cause of heart disease is not animal fats and cholesterol, it is due to: Excess consumption of vegetable oils...
The Truth About Cholesterol – Part 3
We now know that cholesterol has many health building properties. However, when cholesterol is damaged by heat and oxygen it seems to promote injury to the arterial cells as build up of plaque in the arteries. Damaged cholesterol can be found in powdered milk and...
The Truth About Cholesterol – Part 2
So why do we have cholesterol, what does it do? Cholesterol is essential to human health. Cholesterol is used in the body to make ALL our hormones. Indeed, people on cholesterol lowering drugs find it difficult to deal with stress, have poor sex hormone function and...
The Truth About Cholesterol
In this 5 Part Blog, I will explain the truth about Cholesterol and show you how you are being mislead. I will also show you simple steps that you can take to avoid heart disease and cancer which is very prevalent these days. For now, just remember, when it comes to...
A Half Ton Mum – Part 2
If you are in a situation where it is becoming difficult for you to move around because of your size or you think you might be heading in that direction, read on... For anybody who is very overweight, my experience has shown me that there is always an underlying...
A Half Ton Mum
Channel 4 recently showed a documentary following a 29 year old mother of 2 who weighed 900 pounds. The poor lady had been overweight most of her life and had not been able to find anyone willing or able to help her. Eventually, she found a Doctor who was willing to...
Novovirus
Hundreds of thousands of people have been struck down by a highly infectious stomach bug that swept the UK during the holiday period. According to The Royal College of General Practitioners, 100,000 people a week caught the norovirus bug, which causes vomiting and...
Barcelona v Real Madrid at The Camp Neu
I returned back to the UK on Christmas Eve after my holiday in Barcelona. The evening before my return I was very fortunate to see the biggest football match in Spain and perhaps the biggest game in Europe, Barcelona versus Real Madrid. Packed in to the 90,000...
Barcelona – Protein Type Paradise
I am currently in Barcelona enjoying my holiday and particularly enjoying the food. Yesterday I ate at 2 amazing restaurants. I had the best sausage, steak, tuna and chicken I have ever tasted! As you may be aware Spain is famous for tapas. Everywhere you go (well...
PPNF Dietary Guidelines
Whilst I am away having a well earned holiday in Barcelona, I received the following information from the Price Pottinger Nutrition Foundation and thought I had to share it with you. It is their guidleines to healthy eating. It is great advice. Whilst you might be...
Back Pain Eliminated
This week, I wanted to share with you the experience of one of my clients who I shall call Mike (not his real name). Mike had been suffering from upper and lower back pain and shoulder pain. He was taking pain killers daily to relieve the pain. I initially completed a...
Keeping Active During The Christmas Period?
Christmas can be a time where we over indulge and eat too much of the naughty stuff. This does not mean however, that we cannot remain active over the Christmas period. It is possible to stay active over the festive period and I have listed possible options for...
Are Grains Really Good For You? – Part 3
OK, so far I have discussed how grains contain phytic acid and enzyme inhibitors and how grains must be soaked or fermented before baking and consuming. It has also been discussed how as humans, most of us have intestinal tracts too short to adequately absorb all the...
Are Whole Grains Really Good For You? – Part 2
In Part 1, I explained how grains contain phytic acid and enzyme inhibitors that require neutralising through soaking. In addition, we know that proteins found in grains, especially gluten, are very difficult to digest. A diet high in gluten, such as cereals, breads...