Egle Paulauskaite

You don't have to skip the weekend brunch with its fine, freshly baked piece of bread and butter or cheese. Since many at AURUM shared the same dilemma: “Eat or leave the piece of bread baked with love by the sister and save the carbohydrates…?” we rolled up our sleeves and tried out some low carb bread recipes for you. This cauliflower bread recipe is simple, healthy and particularly delicious.

There are different sources of carbohydrates and you have to distinguish between the following: (1) How many carbs and fibre they contain (2) How quickly they get into the bloodstream in the form of glucose. It is important to note that everybody is unique and what spikes insulin in one person's body, doesn't spike in the others. Knowing your body and taking informed (thus data-based) dietary decisions is key.

Eat fat to lose weight? For many people this is understandably a contradiction. However, the latest scientific findings show that people with "too much body fat" benefit from adding some healthy fats in their diet. In this sense, welcome (back) to ketosis.

When we - women - speak of a getting fit, we all basically mean one and the same thing: defined body lines. We want to look lean and have “long lean muscles” and this often motivates us to do intensive cardio, group fitness or go for a run as often as possible. Strength training often remains a taboo, not least because of the false impression that strength training makes you bulk while in reality strength training makes you fit, lean and strong.