by AndyPerkins | Sep 23, 2025 | Fitness & Longevity, Metabolic Health & Mitochondria
Walk into any gym, and the number one goal you will hear people talking about is trimming their waist line. Belly fat is usually treated like a cosmetic problem — a little extra padding that keeps you from feeling confident in your clothes. But here’s the reality:...
by AndyPerkins | Sep 14, 2025 | Fitness & Longevity, Metabolic Health & Mitochondria, Nutrition for Ageing Well, Strength & Mobility
If you lived through the 1980s and 90s, chances are you’ve seen every diet fad under the sun. Shakes, cabbage soup, low-fat everything, grapefruit cleanses… each one promised dramatic results, and each one left people frustrated, hungry, and eventually right back...
by AndyPerkins | Apr 15, 2025 | Fitness & Longevity, Metabolic Health & Mitochondria
Introduction: Why Cardio Isn’t Just for Weight Loss Cardiovascular exercise is often seen as something people do to lose weight — a necessary chore to burn calories. But this narrow view misses the real value of aerobic work: Cardio, especially at the right intensity,...
by AndyPerkins | Apr 9, 2025 | Metabolic Health & Mitochondria
Most people in their 40s assume their declining energy is just part of getting older. That it’s normal to feel tired after lunch, need caffeine to push through the day, and crash on the sofa by 8pm. But what if the real reason you’re exhausted has less to do with your...
by AndyPerkins | Mar 12, 2025 | Fitness & Longevity, Metabolic Health & Mitochondria
You’ve probably heard that metabolism slows down after 40. That’s true—but not in the way most people think. It’s not some inevitable consequence of ageing; it’s a result of how we live. If you spend the next decade sitting, eating processed food, and stressing out,...
