By Guy Lawrence
Guy: I love hearing stories that inspire me, so I wanted to share Nicole Newman’s story for anyone who is struggling with their weight.
Having never met her I first received an email from Nicole about six months ago, and below are some snippets from that email so you can get the idea. Continue reading
It’s here, the Reebok CrossFit Open 2013!!!
As the internet goes into melt down with the announcement of 13.1 we’ve got the hottest tips from our sponsored athletes Chad Mackay, Ruth Anderson-Horrel and James Newbury to keep your cool throughout the Open season.
2012 Australian CrossFit champion & 9th fittest man on earth.
“Have a game plan and stick with it!”
When preparing for the Open, Regionals Games or any workout, I always have a game plan in mind. I always look to understand how to best attack a workout. Ask yourself: how long will a round to take? How many reps will you do before you rest? How many breaths will you take before you get back to work? Work hard on your strengths and relax and stay focussed if a weak movement arises.”
You can follow Chad on Facebook here. Continue reading
By Guy Lawrence
Salt. Public enemy No.1 along with fat. And just like fat I have come to the conclusion it’s actually essential for the body, but just like fat there’s salt I will not touch and then there’s salt I ensure I have daily. So is salt healthy? Depends… and here’s my thoughts… Continue reading
Podcast Episode #2By Guy Lawrence
In this episode of The Health Sessions I get to hang out with Dr. Ranga J. Premaratna who has a Ph.D- Food & Nutritional Science with specialisation in Nutrition, Food Microbiology, Biotechnology.
We chat about the gut & brain relationship and simple steps you can take to enhance daily brain function.
Download or subscribe to us on iTunes here.
By Guy Lawrence
Want to start your year the right way? Are you planning a New Years Resolution of great health, weight loss or exercise?
FACT: There are 10 times more bacterial cells in your body than human cells. If your gut bacteria balance is out, studies show that this will directly effect fat absorption. So yes, if you have a unhealthy gut, you will struggle to lose weight.
If you live within Australia, we will pay for you to have a gut health consultation with a qualified practitioner and also a months worth of prescribed supplementation to help fix the gut if necessary.
What do you have to do? It’s super simple to enter… Continue reading
By Guy Lawrence
“Life isn’t about finding yourself, it’s about creating yourself” – unknown
This blog post has been long overdue! Ever wondered who is behind all our healthy 180 protein supplement recipes? Well it’s with great pleasure I get to introduce Caroline Howe into the frame. But this is no ordinary story.
A mother of two, Caroline overcame cancer twice whilst still in her early thirties (including having her thyroid removed) and decided to make a shift in her health and wellbeing once and for all. Five years on Caroline is one of the healthiest and fittest people I know and is a true inspiration to others! If you would like to learn more about this remarkable change… read on. Continue reading
Ever wondered what the difference is between E235 Natamycin and E102 Tartrazine? We did too, so we thought we would put this food additive list together with it’s possible side effects. If you want to find out more about a particular additive, simply click the link and it will take you to wikipedia. Continue reading
By Guy Lawrence
‘For all but the last few hundred years (a heartbeat on the genetic evolution time scale), really sweet foods have been difficult to find.’ – David Gillespie
Sugar… It’s a delicate topic. Unless you’ve been living in a cave lately, you will know that sugar has been copping a lot of flack from the media over recent times (and rightly so I feel). But even with all this media attention, it still washes over many people’s heads and gets thrown into the all too hard basket, with my mate included.
I’ve been guiding my mate now for quite some time with the misconceptions of weight loss and his health kick. He felt that eating fruit salad would help his weight loss plan, counting calories and drinking diet sodas was a healthy choice, following the food pyramid was beneficial and hours and hours of running a week was going to improve his health. Then I challenged him and his way of thinking and asked him to reconsider his approach, and thankfully he has so far.
We caught up for a cuppa and a chat recently, and as he puts a great big spoonful of honey in his tea, he looks at me and says “this is ok isn’t it? I mean, it’s natural right?”
He then tells me he’s stirring lots of agave syrup into his porridge in the morning too. O’ dear… Continue reading
Introducing the 180 Natural Protein Superfood Bars. The formula you love is available in both chocolate & coconut flavours (chemical & gluten free of course).
These bars are so nutritious and filling that they are available in a convenient 45g size. They come in boxes of 12 and you can also try 2 full sized bars here before purchasing a box.
Guy Lawrence, Director 180 Nutrition
After months of planning and mountains of phone calls and emails, the team at 180 Nutrition are proud to offer the 180 Protein Bar. While we continue to love our 180 recipes and smoothies, we also recognise that managing a healthy diet can be a challenge when the pressures of life and work come into play.
The 180 Bar will help you:
Let’s face it – the majority of snack/sports bars available today suffer from the same problems as their powdered counterparts – low grade ingredients, artificial additives, preservatives and a list of chemicals that you need a PhD to understand.
If you know 180 already, you will soon realise that two of our new ingredients are already present in the Original 180 Formula. (If you don’t you can check the ingredients here)
180 Nutrition are not on a mission to add as many different ingredients as possible to our products. Good nutrition is quite simple and you know us – we believe that nature can provide all the nutrition your body needs.
This is what we added to the Original 180 Formula to build the 180 Bar:
Long been declared as a ‘Super Food’, almonds are an incredible source vitamin B6, riboflavin, dietary fibre, and minerals such as magnesium, phosphorus, calcium and zinc.
Made from ground sesame seeds and contains virtually zero measurable trans-fat or cholesterol, tahini is a great high source of vitamin A, magnesium, folate and calcium, and is especially abundant in phosphorus and potassium.
A natural binding ingredient where the low GI carbohydrate from the brown rice releases energy over a longer period of time. Contains no fat or cholesterol of any type and is 100% fructose free.
The typical snack/museli bar will contain many of these ingredients: emulsifiers (soya lecithin 476), polydextrose, glycerine, maltitol, maize starch, maltodextrin, sucralose, humectant (glycerol), vegetable oil, glycerine, gluten, hydrolysed collagen, salt, flavourings, colouring…
| Our Ingredients & Nutritional Information per 45g bar: 180 Proprietary Blend (Whey Protein Isolate*, Flaxseed Meal, Cocoa Powder [chocolate flavour only], Almond Meal, Sunflower Kernels, Coconut Flour, Sesame Seeds, Chia Seeds, Pepitas, Psyllium Husks, Inactive Dried Yeast, Stevia) Organic Rice Malt, Almond Paste, Tahini Paste.Energy:764kj, Fat: 6.8g, (Sat Fat): 1.1g, Protein: 10.9g, Carbs: 19.8g, Sugar: 9.5g, Fibre: 3.2g
*All Whey Protein Isolate contains traces of Soy. |
We are incredibly excited to launch the 180 Bar. It’s another step in turning an industry built on chemicals and empty promises upside down.
By Guy Lawrence
One fine Saturday morning in the Coogee Tropicana Cafe after a very enjoyable ocean swim…
Friend: May I get the muesli fruit salad and a freshly squeezed apple juice please…
Me: Uh?? What happened to the big brekkie and long black you always order?
Friend: This is the new me mate… I need to drop a few kilos so I’m on a health kick!
I order an omlette and congratulate him on his new found enthusiasm for his health kick and weight loss plan. At this point I have two options:
A) I could sound like a food nazi and tell him my thoughts on what he just ordered… or B) Keep my mouth shut and wish him the best of luck.
I choose the latter… the last thing I wanted to do was dampen his spirits with my thoughts with weight loss and fruit, so I thought I’d put into a blog post instead and mail it to him… Continue reading
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