Tony Attridge

What does nutrition and politics have in common? Everyone has an opinion on both subjects, even armchair critics who have only a little bit of information. Everyone has an opinion about nutrition and as a result there is a lot of misinformation and misinterpretation. One of the key aspects of nutrition is that there are a number of assumptions which are based on little or out-dated scientific evidence. One of the key areas where this occurs is the use of supplements where a

There is a rise of people in the wellness industry at the moment called food coaches. Why do we need another profession when this is something that is adequately covered by dieticians and nutritionists who spend between 3-4 years obtaining their qualification versus a two-day intensive workshop and 5 subjects studied via correspondence? The rise of another profession in the health and fitness industry will lead to once again another watering down of the industry by providing

The Healthy Living Food Pyramid According to this pyramid the more we move the more calories we use from the food we eat. Now this makes sense at a baseline level for the general population. However it assumes that all movement in calorie expenditure is equal. Now this is not the case as it depends on movement efficiency as well as the level of intensity of the exercise itself. The next level in this pyramid is what is classified as eat most. On this level we have plant ba

For those of you reading this blog who are old enough to remember the fat-free boom that was in force in the 1990's you will remember avoiding eggs, cheese, nuts, avocados and eating carbohydrates and sugar based food instead. However research in the mid 1990's started to show that this diet did not lead to either a reduction in heart attacks or obesity levels. However people were and still are purchasing fat free foods. The fact that this research was not released was due t

Megarexia is the opposite of anorexia. It is the obsession of getting bigger and having bigger muscles. This obsession often leads to overtraining and disordered eating plans. However it is a psychological issue that leads the person affected with seeing their body smaller then what it really is. Once training and diet have reached the persons genetic limits they often turn to pharmacology to keep up the rate of muscle growth and size gains. This may then lead to other illn

Why would you trust Google? Lets look at some facts. You type in weight loss into a search bar and you get a lot of weight loss programs and personal opinions that have no scientific basis behind them on how to lose weight. You type in lean muscle tissue gain you have a significant number of companies pop up advertising their supplements and products rather then scientifically proven facts on how to achieve these results. When you rely on Google or others who have a hidden ag

Opinions are like mouths, everyone has one. What is often interesting though it is often the person with the biggest mouth who give their opinions the loudest. Now just because they are the loudest does not mean that they know the most. I have just had the privilege to watch a webinar that is about to be released to the general public that states that it is the Fundamentals of Exercise programming. While the content was sound, a lot of it was copied from a publication by Pe

The Australian Government has been withholding a FREE DRUG that helps to prevent and treat chronic diseases that KILL YOU. In the current Australian economy billions of dollars are spent on drugs and the manufacture of them to that prop up not only pharmacies and the companies that make the drugs but also tips funds into the Australian Government coffers. Now in my opinion a significant number of doctors in Australia could be sued for medical malpractice for not prescribing t

What if Functional Training actually was beneficial. What is functional training? The true definition of functional training is a classification of exercise that involves training the body for the activities performed in daily life. Functional training has its origins in rehabilitation where physical and occupational therapists often use this approach to retrain patients with movement disorders. So they trained people to be able to perform everyday movements such as walking,

A number of claims and posts lately about various topics in the health and fitness industry is rather alarming and have little value in how to get effective results for the average person. What I often find interesting is when people are presented with scientifically based facts regarding nutrition and training that they immediately baulk and justify why that cannot be true based on their knowledge. However, when you then present the same facts along with what you are able to