The Slimming Clinic Blog
Does Sleep Affect My Weight Loss?
Did you know that the amount of sleep you get each night can directly affect your diet and weight loss journey? People who get less sleep tend to weight more and find losing weight harder, than those who are getting a good amount of sleep each night, even if they are...
Healthy Halloween Treats
It’s almost Halloween, the night that’s all about scary costumes, spooky decorations, sweet treats and of course pumpkins! Are you off to a party, or even throwing your own and worried about what to eat that’s not going to spoil your diet? Don’t fret! We have some...
Easy Autumnal Activities For Weight Loss
Autumn is a great time to get out and about and increase your activity levels. The days are cooler, and this means you can be out more without overheating or risk becoming really dehydrated. So if this half term, you want some ideas for getting the kids/grandkids out...
Is The Menopause Making You Gain Weight?
October 18th every year is world menopause day. The day is held to raise awareness of the menopause and the health conditions that can accompany this natural stage of a women’s life. For a lot of patients that we see who are entering the menopause, they have come to...
Mental Health and Weight Loss
This World Mental Health Day, at The Slimming Clinic we wanted to talk more about how your mental health is affected by your diet and lifestyle choices. What is the link between food and mental health? What we consume and how we live is intrinsically linked...
Beat The Winter Bugs
It is only the end of September, but we are already feeling the cooler weather sniffles and colds coming on. Winter bugs are so easily caught from kids, colleagues, friends and family, but can really knock you off your feet and leave you feeling less-than-your-best...
5 Reasons Why You Might Be Struggling To Lose Weight
When you begin a weight loss programme, you set out with the best intentions. You are motivated, determined and your willpower is strong – it must be to have started your weight loss journey! Usually, you will see excellent weight loss results in the first few weeks...
Brand New Meal Replacement Weight Loss Programme
The Slimming Clinic are thrilled to launch our first non-medical weight loss plan, LeanShake. Proving as popular as our medical weight loss programmes, LeanShake meal replacement programme has already caused a big stir with patients, who are keen to improve their...
Brand New HbA1c Diabetes Test – Assess Your Risk of Diabetes
Diabetes: The Facts Currently, there are 5 million estimated cases of diabetes in the UK 9 in 10 cases are type 2 diabetes, a preventable variant of the condition By 2030, estimations say over 17 million of us could have, or be at risk of, type 2 diabetes Type 2...
Can Losing Weight Help Lower Blood Pressure?
What Is High Blood Pressure? High Blood Pressure is a common condition where the pressure of your blood against your blood vessel walls is consistently raised. The more pressure your blood comes under as it pumps around the body, the higher your blood pressure reading...
7 Ways To Get Back On Your Weight Loss Diet
Whilst for most of us in the UK we didn’t have the weather to reflect it, summer has, in fact, been and gone. With schools back in full swing and weekday and weekend routines back to normal, is your weight loss diet routine back to normal? Summer is traditionally one...
2 Week Exercise Plan for Weight Loss for Beginners
A recent survey undertaking by Nuffield Health has shown that nearly half of all women have done no vigorous exercise in the past 12 months. With Britons advised to do at least 75 minutes of vigorous exercise a week, this means that an awful lot of us aren't getting...