This blog post´s topic is about an important hormone called Leptin.
What is it?
Leptin is a protein hormone produced in adipose tissue. Leptin is a satiety hormone and it plays a role in regulating appetite and metabolism. Leptin´s role is to give information to your brains how much fat you have in your body.  Leptin was found in 1954. Back in the days few scientists conducted a mouse experiment in which the scientists were investigating a few mice which were eating all the time and because of that they gained a lot of weight. The reason behind this overeating was the fat tissue and it´s problems of not producing enough leptin. If there is no leptin production, brains don´t have any signals about how much fat tissue the body has. 

One of leptin´s role is to increase our appetite. For example if you have over eaten during Christmas time, you will gain weight. As a result of this Leptin levels will increase in your body and inform your brains to increase your resting metabolism so you …

108 million Americans are on a diet at any given time. Americans spend 65 billion dollars each year on weight-loss products.
When it comes down to losing weight, there are millions of guidelines and diets which will tell you what and how to eat and which foods to avoid. However, in my opinion if you want to have lasting results you should never just be on certain "diet"for a certain period of a time. Instead you should choose a diet which is sustainable, healthy and based on some dietitians' recommendations. And this diet should last forever. It is called a healthy lifestyle and learning how to eat healthy for the rest of your life. If you have problems in this area, I would recommend you to see a nutrition specialist who could help you individually. My online Nutrition Packages are available here if you are interested.
There are many studies which indicate that the fact which matters the most is the calorie content and not the proportion of macro-nutrients that determi…

I had a really tough week the other week. It came to me as a surprise how tough it actually was.. I was busy at work (no time for drinking tea or sitting on a break 😅) and after work I had errands and schedules every day. Besides this I was solo parenting a lot, which puts my son in a weird mood.  This is not how I usually live my life because I try to plan my weeks so that I have time to just relax after work and literally just be at home. When you are busy at work, it helps, if you know that by the time you get home, you are not busy anymore and you don´t need to rush anywhere.. When I had this busy week I was wondering that do young couples with kids live like this every week? Anyway, as I was having this crazy week, I figured I could write about tips how to relax on a days like these when you don't have a lot of time to relax..


Here are my tips:Go to a sauna or have a warm bath. Sauna always makes me feel relaxed and sleepy. Swim in a lake (cold water will make you feel so r…

Did you know that spices and herbs were used thousands of years ago to treat diseases? Today's Science also acknowledges the power of spices and herbs and their health benefits. What's so special about these? Among other things, spices and herbs help our body to protect it against free radicals, stress and different environmental factors.
Here are a few benefits of herbs:
Basil and garlic can prevent tumors. Chili improves circulation and also aids digestion. Cinnamon fights against diabetes. Add this to your oat porridge to give flavour and at the same time gain health benefits. Ginger on the other hand cures cold and nausea.

 Spices are full of antioxidants, their antioxidant content is bigger than any other food item so their effect on inflammation is impressive. The best thing about using spices is that only a few milligrams will do the trick. 



I have learnt to use spices/herbs in my every day cooking. I use herbs in smoothies, salads and when  I'm preparing any meal.…

In my opinion what makes a person successful in losing weight is the person's motivation and determination. If you are determined to succeed you will succeed. No one can decide on your behalf, the initiation must come from you. After that comes the methods which you will choose. If I were to say what is the most important thing when trying to lose weight, it would be meal prepping. This really is the key to success. When you plan before hand all your meals, you have no choice but to succeed!By choosing healthy ingredients and preparing dishes over these, you don't need to count calories. At the end of the day what it comes down to is to eat basic nutrient dense food. It might sound boring but it's the truth. You don't need expensive superfoods, protein supplements,"magic pills" or weight loss drinks. Moreover, you don't have to think about your macros or how to divide them through your day. Planning your meals so that vegetables and whole food grains are…

Nature heals. That's what people say and I couldn't agree more. As you know my family and I own a boat and we love to spend our time outdoors. I have always been an outdoor person but I haven't thought about why nature is important to me until recently. Since my holiday ended life has become more hectic. This leads that every time I feel that I'm busy I start to feel stressed out. Here is when I need to hit the pause button and stop to think how I want to live my life. As much as I love scheduling things, exercising and learning new things, there's only 24 hours in a day. I need to remind myself of that. So what do I do to stop the stress over coming my life? It's simple, I just connect with nature. I have a walk in the forest, swim in a lake, pick berries, water my plants. It can be whatever but the most beneficial for me is to pack up my bags and spend the entire weekend on our boat. 24 hours fresh air, green forests, blue and cold lakes guaranteed. Even foo…

The other day I watched a really interesting BBC document about how to stay young and more specifically how to prevent dementia and Alzheimer's disease. As you get older your brains begin to shrink. As a result of this your cognitive skills diminish. How to prevent this? The key is to use your brains on a daily basis. More specifically scientists have discovered that learning a new language has the most efficient way to prevent dementia because learning will increase the size of your brain. According to these scientists other important ways to affect the size of your brain were

readingexercising in generallearning a new skill, such as playing guitarstudying
In the document researches investigated whether regular walks or ping poll plays had an effect on the brain tissue. The test groups walked or played ping poll for 2 hours per week. The results revealed that both test groups gained positive effects on their brain tissue because of their increased exercise. Moreover, their cognit…