Kid’s Health – keep it simple! Take the Simple Approach to Kids and Health Parenting has become so complicated these days! On the one hand, it’s great to have tons of advice on hand on how to be a better parent, yet on the other hand there often conflicting techniques, leading to info overload!! In Unislim’s experience, it’s always best to keep things simple. Simple changes make all the difference. When it comes to the health of our children, simplicity is also key – forget the junk foods or the foods with added colours and e-numbers. Instead, fill your fridge with natural, unprocessed foods. A ‘back to basics’ plan could also mean switching off the telly and getting outside…

  Cholesterol Busting Foods! The best eating plan for anyone worried about their cholesterol is to enjoy a diet low in saturated fat and abundant in fruits and vegetables, which is great for us Unislimer’s as our Food Maximizing plan does just that!  As we get older we become more susceptible to higher cholesterol levels and it’s not always our diet that’s to blame; other risk factors such as lifestyle, stress and family history all contribute but the good news is that by eating well and exercising regularly we can reduce our risk.  Although there are no magic bullets beyond that healthy prescription, certain foods have been shown to give cholesterol levels an extra nudge in the right direction; so…

Good Foods = Good Moods At Unislim we firmly believe that good foods help to enhance and improve our moods!  The right foods can help us feel better and even lift our moods on a miserable wet and windy day.  So, it makes sense to include mood-boosting foods in our daily diet. Although the links between diet and wellbeing, or mental health, are less clearly understood than links between diet and physical health, there is still plenty of evidence to show that what we eat and drink can and does affect how we feel. That’s even more reason to take a closer look at what’s on our plate. Brain Food It all centres around the brain’s chemicals, or ‘neurotransmitters’, which…

Fiona Gratzer, Managing Director of Unislim is nominated for IMAGE Businesswoman of the Year Awards 2011 It’s been a busy year for Unislim and what a great way to finish of the year with the news that Fiona Gratzer, Managing Director of Unislim, has been shortlisted for IMAGE Businesswoman of the Year 2011.  The shortlist was announced last week and the nominees in each of the five categories are a strong group of Ireland’s leading businesswomen. Fiona was ‘born’ in to the job having taken over the reins from her mother Agnes McCourt.  ‘Standing Still’ is not part of Fiona’s vocabulary.   Having successfully launched the Shape UP Ireland campaign in January 2011 in partnership with the Irish Daily Mail.  Fiona…

Beat the Plateau with Exercise If you’ve been losing weight, and feeling great about it, only to suddenly hit a plateau where the scale isn’t budging, here’s what you need to do – jump-start your fitness routine people! While it’s easy to blame a waning metabolism, chances are higher that your willpower is waning. Keep motivated by visualizing yourself on Christmas day looking the best you can look, and feeling amazing! Make some dates in your diary for exercise – and stick to them. Cross the dates off as you complete them for some added mo-jo! Feels good doesn’t it? Why don’t you download our FREE Unislim App and take our Walk IT! Challenge which will see you striding out…

Some research points to sleep as being one of the determining factors to how long we’ll live – apparently, if we get enough, we’re less likely to be stressed or overweight. So get snoozing! Here’s our tips to get you in the mood. 1) Order a mobile masseuse: a professional masseuse calls to your house (with massage table in tow) and delivers a massage in the comfort of your own home – remember guys, massage lowers the stress hormone, cortisol, in your body so will send you off to zz- land in no time! 2) Take a hot lavender bath: proven to help promote sleepiness, this herb smells divine and research shows that it helps to induce sleep. The best…

Its official – the best way to slim! You’ve read our amazing success stories, you’ve seen the fabulous photos of our LowLow Unislimmer of the Year finalists who have lost a sensational 100 stone and you watched us lauch our fabulous new App on TV3’s The Apprentice – still not convinced that Unislim gets great results? Well, it’s now official – recently published in the prestigious Lancet Journal, researchers have found that twice as many people successfully lose weight while participating in a slimming club, compared to those who used standard weight loss care offered by their GP. Almost 800 overweight adults were recruited for a 1 year trial where half were assigned to a slimming club and the other…

With our new and improved Food Maximizing plan, you need never feel hungry again, you can enjoy your favouite foods and you'll also have freedom and flexibility to eat what you like and still lose weight! Throughout Ireland, thousands of men and women are already enjoying the benefits of Food Maximizing where no food is forbidden and hunger is a thing of the past. And of course they love the results! This simple formula works on the principle of eating lots of FREE foods including free lean proteins, vegetables and lots of free fruit. For treats you can indulge in YUMZ which are a clever way to enjoy a glass of wine, your favourite chocolate or goodies. But what really…