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Lifestyle

Choosing a weight loss programme? Looking for ways to stay healthy on holidays? Find helpful tips and advice to navigate your lifestyle changes here.

Compare Second Nature with CheqUp for weight-loss medications in 2025. See how our NHS-backed approach delivers sustainable results.

CheqUp vs Second Nature

Compare Second Nature with CheqUp for weight-loss medications in 2025. See how our NHS-backed approach delivers sustainable results.

Discover why NHS-trusted Second Nature outperforms ZOE for sustainable weight loss. Our proven psychology-based approach delivers superior results.

Zoe vs Second Nature

Discover why NHS-trusted Second Nature outperforms ZOE for sustainable weight loss. Our proven psychology-based approach delivers superior results.

Compare Asda Online Doctor's basic prescriptions with Second Nature's comprehensive, NHS-trusted support for your Mounjaro weight loss journey.

Asda Online Doctor vs Second Nature

Compare Asda Online Doctor's basic prescriptions with Second Nature's comprehensive, NHS-trusted support for your Mounjaro weight loss journey.

Compare NHS-partnered Second Nature with women-focused SheMed. See why Second Nature's clinical evidence offers greater support.

SheMed vs Second Nature

Compare NHS-partnered Second Nature with women-focused SheMed. See why Second Nature's clinical evidence offers greater support.

Nutrition

Is sugar truly addictive like cocaine, or is it more about habits? Explore the science behind sugar cravings and how they differ from drug addiction.

Is sugar addictive?

Is sugar truly addictive like cocaine, or is it more about habits? Explore the science behind sugar cravings and how they differ from drug addiction.

The 5:2 diet shows promise for modest weight loss and 50% liver fat reduction, but only 45-56% maintain it after one year. Find out more here.

The 5:2 diet: Is it good for you?

The 5:2 diet shows promise for modest weight loss and 50% liver fat reduction, but only 45-56% maintain it after one year. Find out more here.

Junk food cravings are a common reason people struggle to eat healthily. Learn why you can't stop eating junk food and what you can do about it.

Can’t stop eating junk food? Here’s why

Junk food cravings are a common reason people struggle to eat healthily. Learn why you can't stop eating junk food and what you can do about it.

Blog

Second Nature's medication weight-loss programme will now be available to Vitality members. It combines weight-loss injections with habit change support.

Robbie Puddick (RNutr)

Second Nature and Vitality to deliver medication weight-loss programme

How much does Ozempic cost? Where can you buy it? Should you be on Ozempic? Find out all the information you need on Ozempic before purchasing.
Ozempic cost

Robbie Puddick (RNutr)

You can no longer buy Ozempic online in the UK for weight loss under new regulations introduced in the Autumn of 2023. What other options are there?
Ozempic is no longer available in the UK for weight-loss prescriptions

Robbie Puddick (RNutr)

You can get Ozempic on prescription in the NHS if you're currently living with type 2 diabetes. Ozempic is no longer available for weight loss.
Can you get Ozempic on the NHS?

Robbie Puddick (RNutr)

Diabetes

It's possible to put type 2 diabetes into remission. Learn the most effective way to reverse diabetes and why for some people this may not be possible.

Can type 2 diabetes be reversed or cured?

It's possible to put type 2 diabetes into remission. Learn the most effective way to reverse diabetes and why for some people this may not be possible.

Insulin resistance is the condition underlying type 2 diabetes and your personal fat threshold. Read our four evidence-based ways to improve it here.

How to increase your personal fat threshold

Insulin resistance is the condition underlying type 2 diabetes and your personal fat threshold. Read our four evidence-based ways to improve it here.

There are many factors that will determine your personal fat threshold, but insulin resistance may the key to understanding when this will happen.

Insulin resistance and the personal fat threshold

There are many factors that will determine your personal fat threshold, but insulin resistance may the key to understanding when this will happen.

Exercise

Losing weight with exercise can be tougher than people think. Here's 8 ways to guarantee successful weight loss with exercise.

A beginner’s guide to weight loss with exercise

Losing weight with exercise can be tougher than people think. Here's 8 ways to guarantee successful weight loss with exercise.

Exercise for weight loss is always promoted as a primary recommendation, but does it actually work? The short answer is no, find out why.

Exercise for weight loss: Does it work?

Exercise for weight loss is always promoted as a primary recommendation, but does it actually work? The short answer is no, find out why.

Walk down your path to health. Here's how walking can aid weight loss, increase your productivity, improve your sleep, and decrease your stress levels.

Walking — the first steps on your weight loss journey

Walk down your path to health. Here's how walking can aid weight loss, increase your productivity, improve your sleep, and decrease your stress levels.

Recipes

Learn how to cook your own healthy and satisfying meals using the latest recipes from Second Nature - developed and curated by our nutritionists and dietitians.

Cooking for your children every day can be tiring. Brigthen your day with these healthy recipes suitable for yourself and your little ones.

10 Easy and Healthy Family Recipes

Cooking for your children every day can be tiring. Brigthen your day with these healthy recipes suitable for yourself and your little ones.

Seitan is a rich source of protein with around 20g per 100g. Try swapping this in as a meat subsitute in some of your favourite meals!

Homemade seitan | Plant-based protein

Seitan is a rich source of protein with around 20g per 100g. Try swapping this in as a meat subsitute in some of your favourite meals!

Tempeh is an excellent vegan source of protein with around 20g per 100g. Try this delicious plant-based twist on a classic recipe!

Mushroom and Tempeh Stroganoff

Tempeh is an excellent vegan source of protein with around 20g per 100g. Try this delicious plant-based twist on a classic recipe!

Want to get your day off the to the perfect start? Try our delicious plant-based chia pudding to keep your energy levels steady throughout the morning.

Vegan chia pudding with mango

Want to get your day off the to the perfect start? Try our delicious plant-based chia pudding to keep your energy levels steady throughout the morning.

Fancy trying a plant-based alternative to your Friday night burgers? Look no further, our nutritionists have put this together and it doesn't disappoint.

Vegan black bean burgers

Fancy trying a plant-based alternative to your Friday night burgers? Look no further, our nutritionists have put this together and it doesn't disappoint.

Try our delicious tofu scrambled eggs as a plant-based alternative! This has been developed buy our in-house nutritionists and it doesn't disappoint.

Vegan tofu scrambled eggs

Try our delicious tofu scrambled eggs as a plant-based alternative! This has been developed buy our in-house nutritionists and it doesn't disappoint.

Mind

Have you reached a 'stalemate' on your weight loss journey, despite keeping up healthy habits? Learn why this happens and what it means for weight loss.

Weight-loss plateaus explained

Have you reached a 'stalemate' on your weight loss journey, despite keeping up healthy habits? Learn why this happens and what it means for weight loss.

Learn how to identify the reason why your weight-loss might be stalling. Tips to push through a weight-loss plateau and achieve your weight-loss goal.

How do I get past a weight loss plateau?

Learn how to identify the reason why your weight-loss might be stalling. Tips to push through a weight-loss plateau and achieve your weight-loss goal.

Do you think that you use food as a comfort? Learn what defines emotional eating and why we crave particular foods when we're ovwhelmed or emotional.

What is emotional eating?

Do you think that you use food as a comfort? Learn what defines emotional eating and why we crave particular foods when we're ovwhelmed or emotional.

Sleep

High-quality sleep can be a great foundation for a healthy lifestyle. It can also help to boost your fertility, find out how here.

Sleep and female fertility

High-quality sleep can be a great foundation for a healthy lifestyle. It can also help to boost your fertility, find out how here.

We all know sleep is important but how sleep influences our weight, emotions, and the risk of developing chronic disease is much more interesting.

Why is sleep important?

We all know sleep is important but how sleep influences our weight, emotions, and the risk of developing chronic disease is much more interesting.

Learn how to improve your sleep quality and wake up feeling energised. Evidence-based, practical steps to help you sleep better.

How to sleep better

Learn how to improve your sleep quality and wake up feeling energised. Evidence-based, practical steps to help you sleep better.

Make losing weight feel Second Nature

The first step on your Second Nature journey is to take our health quiz.

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