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This is part one of a three-part series on glyphosate. Part two can be read here.

What Is Glyphosate

Glyphosate, the active chemical in the weed killer RoundUp, is the world's most used herbicide. First discovered in 1950, glyphosate's herbicidal properties were not identified until 1970. It...

Flora, I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter, Country Crock, Imperial, Brummel & Brown, Promise, Becel, Rama, and Blue Band, the refrigerated section at any supermarket is full of these non-butter margarine products.

Even though sales of Margarine are falling, millions of people around...

Many would consider my way of eating and living to be weird. It's not a label that I welcome, but I do understand the reasoning behind it.

Sometimes I wonder though, if I was living in a previous era would my diet and lifestyle choices still be considered 'weird'? I think not. In fact, I think I...

I love my sleep. Not only do I love waking feeling recharged and revitalised. But I know how important quality sleep is for recovery, fat loss, cognitive function and testosterone production.

I never used to value sleep in this way, in fact, I used to be a terrible sleeper. 6 years later I now...

Hormones are powerful things! If they're a little bit off or not in the right balance it can cause all sorts of issues: depression, low sex drive, poor muscle tone, weak bones… the list is endless.

Testosterone affects so many things that every male should seek out higher testosterone...

The following article is comprised of various emails, phone calls and conversations I've had with clients on The Program over the years.

Hi Paul*

Thanks for providing me all those details in regards to your training, diet and your goals. After reading through everything the issue behind your...

We live in a time where is seems as if everything under the sun is bad for us. Some even claim the sun itself is harmful to our health! I try and avoid all these overhyped claims. But there is one consumed food substance that deserves more attention. This substance is far more damaging than the...

You have all fundamentals in place – a good diet, a sound training program and the determination to drop body fat. But you’re not quite as lean as you’d like to be. 

You try all the tips and tricks that seem to work for others - adding in extra cardio sessions,...

'I don't want to get bulky'.
'I want to tone'.
'I need to use lighter weights, so I can work up a sweat and burn fat'.
'I don't want to look like a bodybuilder'.

I often hear phrases like this from people trying to lose body fat in the gym. These comments are used to 'justify' their high-repetition,...

Being a self-employed entrepreneur it is easy to become distracted, easy to start work late, easy to procrastinate, it’s even easy to skip work altogether. I don’t have a boss to report to, I don’t have set work hours. I don’t even an office (I type this 10metres from a...