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WHY MAKING TIME FOR MEDITATION CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE Meditation is a practice. No one is perfect at it, and no one can’t do it. You sit down every day to practice it and some days it goes better than others. There’s no right or wrong way. All that matters is that you DO IT. Like the habit of drinking more water or eating more veggies, you can choos...

When I was studying nutrition at the Institute of Integrative Nutrition we were taught a really simple but incredibly effective tool to help ourselves and our clients. It's called CROWDING OUT. The theory is to focus on adding in as much nutrient-dense food as possible so that there is less space and desire for the crappier food choices which we ...

We all experience stress, whether it's because of the demands of our children, a never-ending to-do list, a house move, an important or life-changing event, or financial pressure. Some stress is normal - healthy even, it's when stress becomes chronic that it has negative effects. Stress is our body’s way of responding to any kind of demand or thr...

Our bodies are amazing! Seriously, they are miraculous. No computer could ever rival the innate wisdom of our bodies. I think the more we know about how our bodies work, the better equipped we are to defend ourselves from disease. After all, the health of our bodies is down to us, the choices we make and the care we take of it. It's not a car, we can't take ...

Healthy Gluten-Free Snacks for Kids (and their parents!) If your kids are anything like mine they are currently constantly asking for snacks! I'm not a massive fan of snacking. It's much better for our digestion to eat 2-3 proper meals a day but given that kids' bellies (especially younger ones) are much smaller than adult-sized bellies diffe...

Managing stress and creating a balanced lifestyle “We have reached a point in our collective evolution where our health is being outpaced by lifestyles which are not aligned with how we are biologically made to live.” You and stress : How stressed are you? (1 not 10 very) How does your stress manifest? What exacerbates the stress? W...

If you opened this blog expecting to find out whether it's healthier to obtain your milk mustache from drinking skimmed or full-fat milk, I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint. This isn't an article about dairy milk, it's about the best plant-based options. But let's start at the beginning: Why I choose not to drink dairy milk, and why I do not believe it's the...

On the 30 day cleanse which I am currently running I invite participants to choose one thing they are going to give it up and consider a healthier alternative to substitute with it. The one habit that I have chosen to change across the 30 days is coffee. Although I love coffee I have now gone 1 week without it and have been pleasantly surprised how easy ...

Hay fever SUCKS !! I started getting hay fever when I was 10 and it’s rubbish! Hayfever is an auto-immune response. The body overreacts to the pollen believing that it's something to get out of the body. The body produces histamine which causes symptoms such as itchy eyes and runny nose. The body isn't doing ...

HEALTHY VEGAN CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES These chocolate chip cookies were a vegan and gluten free baking triumph! Vegan baking doesn't always go quite to plan, so I was thrilled when these not only tasted delicious but also held together and had awesome chunky cookie texture. You know those days when you just know you need a cer...

I have been vegetarian since the age of 15, (let's just say that's now more than a few decades ago!) but my desire to be plant-based started long before my teenage years. I remember as a child not feeling comfortable with eating meat (except bacon!) and feeling funny about consuming another animals' blood. My parents weren't of the same mindset as I was...

Sleep is the best drug on the planet, the secret sauce. Everything in our body and mind works better with proper quality sleep. Whilst we are all individual, most people do well with a minimum of 7-8 hours uninterrupted sleep. Not getting enough sleep increases your risk for chronic diseases such as; type 2 diabetes, heart disease, obesity, memory ...

HOW TO MAKE HEALTHY CHOCOLATE Yes such a thing does exist, in fact cocoa is super high in many nutrients, including: antioxidants, magnesium, iron, chromium, manganese, zinc, copper and vitamin C!! This is great news for chocolate lovers like me! The bad news is that most chocolate is not at all healthy. As cocoa is super bitter the food manu...

There are only a few weeks left of 2019 and the New Year is fast approaching! Have you ever made a new year's resolution and not stuck to it? If you said yes, it's not just you! It's you and just above EVERYONE else. New Year's resolutions tend to be BIG and often far fetched goals. I often see clients who have failed because they have incorrectly ...

The benefits of using essential oils Back in September I found myself in the US surrounded by 40 000 strangers wondering what on earth am I doing here? I was thousands of miles away from my girls … In Salt lake city, which, let’s just say is not a destination top of my list … Jet lagged and spending hundreds of ££...

The benefits of meditation and why to make it a daily practice ‘What you think you become’ Mahatma Gandhi Have you tried meditation? How did you find it? Before I explain why to meditate, let me cover some of the most common reasons people use to not meditate! 1 ‘I can’t do it, I just ...

CAN COFFEE BE PART OF A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE ? I.LOVE.COFFEE! But I am also keen to help my body feel it's best. So I had to ask the question, Can coffee be part of a healthy diet? This is what I discovered.... Like all good arguments there are 2 sides… YES - Arguments for … 1 Improves energy and focus Caffeine blocks an ...

Why detox ? Optimal health is something we already have inside of us, but it is buried through years of habits. Most of us are walking around feeling less than optimal. Sometimes it’s annoying little symptoms like achy joints or muscles, brain fog, fatigue, headaches, allergies or gas, or more serious problems such as autoimmune diseases, migrai...

August 2019 THE BENEFITS OF A PLANT BASED DIET Podcast of the month ; I’m obsessed with podcasts. I mean seriously what did I do before them? I listen when I’m out on a walk, in the bath, tidying up, driving, cooking .... It’s the ultimate multi tasking whilst learning that appeals to the achiever within me...

Diffusing essential oils is one of the easiest yet most effective ways for you to experience the aromatic benefits of your favorite essential oil. Over time, your diffuser will develop an oil buildup that potentially can prevent it from working properly, so it is important to understand how to use and take care of it. Here are a few tips that will help you h...