Could food intolerances be subtly effecting your health and well-being? Are you always feeling tired, irritable or lack the ability to focus? Have you considered a relationship between these symptoms and your diet? Are your food choices impacting your health? In this post we are going to explore how food makes you feel. I’ll explain… Continue reading Food Intolerances- are they Effecting your Well-being?
Will power and motivation go hand in hand. In this post we are going to look at how to improve will power and maximise motivation to help you achieve your health and weight loss goals. Most people can use will power alone to stick to a temporary diet plan for a few weeks with rapid… Continue reading How to Improve Will Power and Maximise Motivation
Sugar is addictive and our bodies treat it as a toxin. To make matters worse, many convenience foods are ladened with the stuff, and not just the sweet foods. From crisps to pasta sauces, you’ll be amazed at the sugar content of your favourite savoury store cupboard staples! Significantly reduce your intake by simply avoiding… Continue reading Easy Ways to Reduce Your Sugar Intake
You can drink water for weight loss & wellbeing, yes, just water, all by itself! The first change you need to make to your diet and lifestyle before anything else, is to drink your two litres of water a day. Not only will this make you feel better in yourself and optimise your health, it… Continue reading Drink Water for Weight Loss & Wellbeing
If you read the blog regularly or know me personally, you will know that you pretty much have to be dying to get any sympathy from me! I do not tolerate unnecessary whining, and crying should be an indication of something serious, not a minor ailment. I would often pretend not to see, when my… Continue reading Damn You, Hormones!!
My work as a fitness professional and sports coach, has meant that I have always had a keen interest in nutrition. However, when it comes to kids (especially my own!), all the knowledge in the world won’t help unless they understand how different foods effect their well-being, give them energy, help them grow etc. I have always… Continue reading How to Encourage Kids to make HEALTHY Food Choices
Last Monday, J had a small knee operation (an arthroscopy) and has been sat with his leg up for a week now. Being really active parents, this has put a strain on our normal family life and really put into context the importance of keeping fit, healthy and active while being a parent! Though this… Continue reading Mummies! Have you got the Energy to Keep up with your Kids?
My kids like many, love helping to cook in the kitchen. It’s a great opportunity to encourage them to eat foods that they wouldn’t normally chose, discuss healthy eating and enhance their weighing and measuring skills. Cakes and biscuits are always a winner with kids and the best way to get them involved to begin… Continue reading The Best Recipes for Cooking with Kids
Our wonderful child-minder has just gone off on maternity leave with her first. She’s been with us since the Boy was 5 months old, and I can safely say, she is the reason I’m still sane!! Though I don’t work full time, I work evenings and weekends, which worked out well until J started travelling… Continue reading Practical Gift Set for Mum-to-be
It’s that time of year again- cue the rain or scorching heat- schools around the UK are gearing up for Sports Day! That one day of the year that seems to cause so much controversy about winning and losing, where dad’s around the country pull hamstrings and mum’s compete in flip-flops. The competitive spirit is… Continue reading Should Kids Be Allowed To Lose?
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