Navigating the Christmas Period

Pilates 101

Ultra Processed Foods

When & When Not to use Protein Shakes on the Bariatric Journey

our Non-Surgical Weight Management Program

Sarcopenia

Early Dumping, Late Dumping & Reactive Hypoglycaemia After Bariatric Surgery

How to increase your protein intake

Importance of Multi-Disciplinary Care

Navigating Weight Regain after Bariatric Surgery

Physical vs head hunger - how to identify and respond to each type

Plant-based protein has gained popularity in recent years, driven by an increasing number of individuals adopting vegetarian, vegan, or flexitarian diets. While plant-based protein offers several benefits, it also comes with considerable limitations.

Did you know you can still enjoy the festive season after bariatric surgery?

Most people look forward to the holiday season and everything it encompasses, so if this is your first Christmas after bariatric surgery, you don’t need to feel a sense of loss, or be feeling nervous about the impact it will have. To reduce any possible anxiety, we have put together these helpful hints and tips to get you through this time.

A few years ago, I became fascinated by pearl divers. They are interesting to me because they are able to dive down deep into the ocean. In fact, some pearl divers go up to 125 feet down into the depths. These deep divers find the largest, most valuable pearls.

Hi , I’m Belinda and I recently attended the retreat that came with my weight loss surgery package (I had my surgery in Wellington in August 2021). After moving to Canterbury earlier this year, I felt very lucky that I was able to attend the Christchurch retreat.

Being on retreat for 5 days, I got so much out of it, I loved every minute of it and thought it was such a valuable, life changing experience. The retreat was AMAZING. It gives people the time, space and tools to understand the past, accept themselves in the present and ensure continued success on their wellness journey in the future.

The gift of disappointment is to bring us into reality so we don't get stuck in the realm of how things might have been.

Whenever we do something in life with an expectation of how we’d like it to turn out, we risk experiencing disappointment. When things don’t go the way we had envisioned, we may feel a range of emotions from slightly let down to depressed or even angry.

December is a blur for most people. There’s enormous pressure: winding up work for the year, planning for next year, the end of the school year, finding childcare. Then there are all the events: in-laws, parents, brothers and sisters and their families, the Christmas work party.

Have you reflected on the year that has passed and set some goals for 2021? You may be thinking ‘no one ever reaches their New Year’s resolutions’, but research actually shows people are ten times more likely to reach their goals if they set them at the start of the year.

There is a universal nutrition principle that says ... "As food processing increases, nutrient density decreases".So why do we care about that? Because minimally-processed whole foods (such as grains, nuts, eggs, and fish) contain a vast selection of vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients (plant nutrients), and zoonutrients (animal nutrients). And processed foods, whilst sometimes convenient and cheaper, do not.