So, does eating six small meals a day produce more weight loss than eating three meals a day? Well, the bottom line is that eating 6 meals a day does not lead to more weight loss than eating 3 meals a day. While some studies have shown that having a higher meal frequency reduces food [...]

Jesus probably sits up in heaven rolling his eyes saying, “Father, forgive them, they know not what they do” as he watches us spend all our money and force our bodies to consume food and drink in quantities we do not need, all in his name. This Christmas let’s contribute to the world by watching [...]

Nothing happens to the body without the mind’s permission, so for those of you who want to improve your health, be it through weight loss or personal growth, it sometimes helps to study the wisdom or words of experts from areas you would not normally explore.  At a recent conference I was really impressed by [...]

Obesity and overweight have become the most pressing health issues facing the planet. The health complications and conditions relating to obesity impact on people socially, psychologically, physically and financially. The costs related to obesity are in the billions of dollars per annum. Unfortunately obesity has proved an extremely difficult condition to treat and surgical interventions [...]

Phytoestrogens, sometimes called “dietary estrogens”, are a diverse group of naturally occurring non steroidal plant compounds that, because of their structural similarity with estradiol, have the ability to cause estrogenic/and antiestrogenic effects. Phytoestrogens have anti-oxidant activity and are reputed to have the following health benefits: Protection against bowel and prostrate cancer Mixed protection for breast [...]

As the popular song originally recorded by Billy Ocean in 1985 clearly states, “When the going gets tough, the tough get going”. Maintaining change, be it weight loss, good exercise habits or remembering to be more positive and less reactive is difficult. Scott Peck warned us in the first sentence of his famous book, The [...]

Time & time again we hear our clients talk about emotional eating – turning to food to soothe emotions related to major events & daily stress.They say things like, “But I was really stressed…” “I just felt sad…” “It calmed me down” Emotional eating is reported as one of the most common reasons our clients sabotage their [...]

Welcome to the first blog for DietPsyche. As you may have learned from the “About Us” section (if you read it), DietPsyche was created as an approach to weight loss and disordered eating that combines: Diet (balanced nutrition & healthy eating habits) Psychology (mental fitness) Exercise (physical fitness) My name is Anita Cochrane and the [...]

Possibly one of the most unexpected reasons for being unable to lose weight is TOO MUCH EXERCISE. And, the culprit? Cortisol. Cortisol is the body’s primary stress hormone and is secreted by the adrenal glands in response to stress. It may surprise you, but the body interprets high intensity, frequent exercise as a stress. Exercising [...]

Most people associate celebrations like Christmas, Easter, weddings and other special occasions with weight gain because for some quite ill-informed, and even ridiculous reason, we give ourselves permission to eat more and even expect to gain weight at such times! It’s no wonder they call Christmas the “Silly Season”! Not only do we usually spend [...]