Reducetarianism – yes that’s a word. I hadn’t heard of it either before a journalist interviewed me for an article on the subject. Reducetarianism describes the growing trend of people eating less meat, fish and other animal products like dairy and eggs. As a nation, I believe we’re overly reliant Read more…
This January I’ve decided to take part in Veganuary – a charitable campaign which encourages people to live a vegan life for the month of January. Going vegan has been something I have been contemplating for a while now, I’m already vegetarian and eat very little dairy – as I Read more…
This week I’ve been struggling with a sore throat and headaches both of which are signs my body is inflamed and my immune system needs a little support. But rather than reaching for the painkillers, I chose a natural approach and gave my body a little support with (amongst other Read more…
I speak to so many clients, friends and colleagues who think pre-menstrual symptoms are just a ‘normal’ part of being a hormonal woman. But I want to tell you that they aren’t and you don’t need to ‘suffer’ through them. For most women, their period brings with it a myriad Read more…
It’s National Vegetarian week, so I’m sharing my journey to becoming a vegetarian. As you’ll see, for me the choice to eat a plant based vegetarian diet has been about health and wellbeing as well as ethics. But choosing a vegetarian diet isn’t the healthiest choice for everyone. My personal Read more…
We’ve all been there, it’s been a tough day so you reach for a sweet treat to give you a lift. Or you get home and just want to eat and drink your body weight in pasta and wine. Then you beat yourself up for hours about how weak-willed you Read more…
One of the first things I do in the morning is drink a mug of hot water with lemon. I usually squeeze a quarter of lemon into a mug, throw in the lemon quarter itself and then add hot – not quite boiling water. Adding the lemon with peel into Read more…
I originally published this post back in ‘Organic September’ but with all the talk about the value of eating more fruit and vegetables I thought it would be good to give this a little update and share it with you again. Organic food is more widely available than ever, but generally Read more…
One of the things I love most about my job is finding new products and services which help to make my life healthy and then sharing them with others! This week I’m showcasing Quinoa Crack a cereal I’ve been helping to promote. For me breakfast has always been the most difficult meal Read more…
I’ve just come back from a week in Tenerife! It was bliss, lazy days by the pool in the sunshine, evenings watching the sunset with a glass of Cava and lots of yummy food. Holidays are often the time when healthy habits go out the window and we use the Read more…