Mediterranean Style of Eating A study published this week in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine caught my eye because of the staggering scale of its method and the striking results. The study was conducted by analysing the diet and medical records of more than 10,000 women, which was collected starting all the way back in the 1980s. All these women … Read More
Healthy Halloween Treats for Kids
Yesterday on my blog I wrote about ways to prepare some of the signature ingredients of fall in a healthy way. I realise that many people who have children may struggle this time of year as there are so many unhealthy kids’ treats and it can be hard to steer them away. The thing about children is that it’s less … Read More
Weight loss plateau: Ask Marisa How to avoid it
Weight Loss Plateau problems? This week I got a question from Twitter user @kelly_barefoot that I think quite a few people might also be wondering. Often times, our bodies respond differently to our food intake as time changes and this means we can reach a ‘weight loss plateau.’ This can be really frustrating when you’ve seen good results at first, … Read More
Marisa Peer Success Stories: Meet Hannah, who lost 7 stone
One of the best parts of my job is hearing feedback from all the people I help and the Marisa Peer Success Stories. Hardly a week goes by where I don’t get a tweet, email, or Facebook message from a reader, fan, or follower telling me about the amazing progress they’ve made in their life—whether it be weight loss, depression, confidence … Read More
Paleo Diet, Stone Age Bodies in Modern Times
The American public radio programme Fresh Air featured an interview with Harvard evolutionary biologist Daniel Lieberman recently, whose new book The Story of the Human Body details, among many other things, how the modern diet results in so many of the non-infectious diseases plague us today. Things like diabetes, IBS, acne, breast cancer, obesity and depression simply didn’t exist (or at least … Read More
Hypnotherapy To Lose Weight- Marisa Peer Success Stories
One of the best parts of my job is hearing feedback from all the people I help. Hardly a week goes by where I don’t get a tweet, email, or Facebook message from a reader, fan, or follower telling me about the amazing progress they’ve made in their life—whether it be hypnotherapy to lose weight, depression, confidence and self esteem or … Read More
Fat Burning Vegetarian Diet
I frequently get asked by clients and readers how to maintain a fat burning vegetarian diet. Since much of the advice in my book is centred on eating lean proteins like fresh fish, grilled chicken, eggs, and tinned fish, alongside a variety of green vegetables and fruit, this poses a challenge to people who want to eat an exclusively plant-based … Read More
motivation for exercise- finding it hard?
Motivation for Exercise with Marisa Peer The number one reason that people avoid exercise is that they wait for the motivation for exercise to start. Starting to exercise—no matter how painful—is the very thing that makes you want to continue doing it and how it turns into a habit. While most of my advice about diet and weight loss (which you can find … Read More
Empty Calories- Don’t Drink Your Calories
Empty Calories- how to avoid them! When my clients, readers and followers are trying to lose weight, their focus is understandably centred on the foods they should and shouldn’t be eating. However, when I ask someone who is struggling to lose weight to tell me everything they’re drinking, I’m always shocked by by how many people say that they start their … Read More
Lose Weight- Simple Diet Swaps to Trim Your Waistline
Lose Weight, simply and effectively Whether it’s emotional health, relationship problems, or weight loss, I am always a fan of simple, nearly effortless solutions that give produce big results. Nowhere is this more true than when it comes to making improvements in your diet. You don’t have to go on a full-on deprivation diet to lose weight. You can make … Read More