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Top 5 Herbals Tea's Featured
Herbal Tea’s are known for their cleansing properties. Certain ones can help with metabolism, help calm you, help you sleep, and generally make you feel better.
Many are aquired tastes, however, it is recommended to work herbal teas. No milk, no sugar...and most importantly - no accompanying biscuits!
If you don’t like it hot, try it tepid or cool!
Here are our Top 5 Favourite Herbal Tea's:
Peppermint Tea
The perfect after-dinner drink. This fresh tea will put a pep in your step as it aids digestion and stomach ailments. It also helps to soothe muscle aches and pains.
Green Tea
Green Tea contains antioxidants that increase your metabolism, helping your body to burn fat. It also contains properties…
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Sleep Yourself Slimmer Featured
Yes, its true, a good nights sleep CAN actually help you to lose weight.
The act of sleeping alone can burn around 90 calories per hour! But what really makes the difference is the quality of your sleep. A deep REM sleep will help your pituary glands to work to their optimum levels, pumping out growth hormones. These hormones work hard to repair broken tissue and build new muscle. During a deep slumber, your body will be working hard for you, meaning that when you rise, you will feel more alert, your body will feel fresher and ready for action.
A recent study in Columbia University found that women who get around 4 hours sleep per night eat around 350…
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Eating Out Made Easy Featured
Eating out is a luxury we can all enjoy on the Food Maximizing plan!
There is nothing like having a delicious dish handed to you, especially when you are safe in the knowledge that you are not breaking your Yumz bank in the process.
Like in every aspect of your weight loss journey with UniSlim, planning is key. If you have a big night out lined up for the weekend, think about what you need to do. Get your runners on and hit the pavements to build up some extra Yumz earlier in the week. This will mean that when you leave the restaurant, you are still feeling fabulous and not with a heavy heart.
Remember, its takes about 20…
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Créde Sheehy-Kelly, Performance, Sport and Exercise Psychologist
Most people want to lose weight to feel better about themselves and their body. However, you don’t have to wait until the pounds drop off before lightening up!
Cultivating a positive mind frame is the foundation of successful weight-loss. A positive attitude and thought-process will help you to sustain motivation and build your resilience to bounce back from any slip ups or off-days.
Just like training your muscles in the gym, training your mind to think positively takes a concerted effort and plenty of practice. Often people are not even aware of the negative dialogue in the mind that constantly undermines our best intentions.
Positive thinking requires a three-pronged approach. The first step…
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Would you like to lose a stone in 8 weeks with UniSlim?UniSlim has teamed up with eumom.ie to offer two lucky mothers the chance to take part in an 8 week weight loss challenge.
This is a brilliant opportunity for you to get back to your pre-baby weight, have more energy, and look and feel fabulous.
If you are chosen as a winner you will attend a UniSlim class in your local area. Here you will follow UniSlim’s Food Maximizing weight loss plan, which is full of fresh, delicious foods and is also family friendly. You will be fully supported each week by a UniSlim Leader, this includes a private and confidential weigh in, a motivational talk, as well…
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Shop For Success! Featured
Have you ever stood in the aisles of the supermarket, comparing jars of sauces, asking yourself "which is better for me"?
Deciphering the nutritional information on the back of the packet can be tricky. But fear no more! We have made it super easy for you to break down the jargon on the back of the packet, so that you can figure out what is best for you, what should stay on the shelf, and how certain foods fit into your tracker!
Our "Shopping For The Right Label" booklet, available free in classes this week, is your definitive guide for supermarket success!
Pick yours up at your local class!
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Stamp it out!
In a bid to promote awareness of the dangers that smoking causes and the prevention of young people taking up this habit, the World Health Organisation has announced today, World No Smoking day!
A recent EU Survey found that 28% of EU citizens are smokers, with over 70% of this figure having started smoking before the age of 18. Proving that educating our young people on the harms caused by smoking, is key.
Lung cancer is now the highest killer cancer, with over 20% of all deaths being tobacco related.
Recently the Irish Cancer Society launched an initiative called "The Beauty of Quitting", highlighting how prolonged smoking has a dramatic effect on a woman's appearance. Yellowing skin, nails,…
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Check out our fantastic new Quick & Easy Recipes Cookbook!
A collection of sizzling Summer recipes to help you get in shape, feel energized and fabulously healthy as you slim down for Summer!
Enjoy scrumptious flavours of the season with quick and easy breakfasts, light meals, barbeque ideas and divine desserts which are kind to your waist.
All of the recipes work in conjunction with UniSlim's Food Maximizing Plan. Approved by Irish dieticians and based on the principle of enjoying an abundance of Free Foods, such as seasonal fruits, summer vegetables, lean grilled chicken and fish, which naturally help you feel fuller for longer.
Available to buy in all UniSlim classes for €4.99 or click here to buy online!
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The Summer months are by far the most fun!
With long days and longer evenings, you can fit so much more into your day!
But for some, the thoughts of the warmer weather and the smaller clothing that come with it, are enough to make them crawl back into their Winter woolies and sweat the Summer months out!
Do you dare to bare some skin?
We want you to feel and look better than ever this Summer!
Have you got your eye on a light and bright sundress? Maybe you have a wedding over the Summer months and want to look your best for the big day? Or maybe a family holiday, where hiding under layers in 35 degree heat,…
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Of all the nutrients you take in each day, nothing affects your blood glucose more than carbohydrates. But that doesn't mean carbs are bad for you.
You wouldn’t head out on a car journey without petrol! Well, look at carbohydrates as the body's main source of fuel – which is why we call them our Fuel Foods in our plan. You must eat foods with carbohydrates to function. Taking care of the elements that will keep you feeling satisfied and full of energy is integral to a healthy weight loss.
Unislim know all too well just how important it is to use your daily carbohydrate portions wisely.
Unlike other eating plans, Unislim does not cut certain food groups entirely…
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