It’s been a hectic few weeks and I’ve not had much chance to sit and write. Luckily, there has been little MC4r news updates in the time I’ve been away. This tends to be the time I look into weight loss news, and it never disappoints to amaze me. Weight loss news saturated the internet with some of the most toxic content between commenting on … Continue reading Men vs Women: Double standards in media
Lately social media has been a keen topic of discussion in my life. The general consensus is that it’s a toxic environment and has a big impact on mental health. I wrote a blog post previously on detoxing your social media. This is something I like to do fairly often, especially since social media algorithms have a habit of clouding our feeds with unrealistic and … Continue reading The impact of social media on mental health
Last I posted it was with regards to my mental health, while an uphill battle I’m on the mend and seeing better days. I’ve wanted to get back to posting regularly and hope I can put my best foot forward today. I’m going to begin with something that brought a smile to my face when I read it, Rhythm Pharmaceuticals has announced the publication of … Continue reading Rhythm Pharmaceuticals has announced the publication of a children’s book “Gabe’s Story”
This morning I wasn’t too sure what to talk about. My main focus over the last couple of weeks has been on changing my mindset as I’ve been in a weird place mentally. So, I decided to type “how to” into Google to see what comes up in the search. I run two blogs so I had some previous searches come up first, however under … Continue reading Google: How to… “Lose Weight”
When you’re trying to lose weight, it’s easy to let it take over and become the only thing you think about. But doing so can affect your progress and make it seem like what you’re doing is never good enough. I’ve been in this place a lot – however as I get older and find myself there less and less. Yes, there are still things … Continue reading Scales don’t define your worth
I’ve tried to explain the MC4r mutation as best I can on this blog and while I may not always understand the science, I try my best to explain it the best I can. However, MC4r does play an important role in the body generally as the G-Protein, regulates the metabolism by modulating eating behaviour. Unfortunately, obesity is a worldwide health issue and has pretty … Continue reading How stress can affect MC4r and weight gain
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