Blog Posts
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The raw chocolate phenomena
I adore chocolate, my Nan was a chocoholic and she lived until the ripe old age of 93!! I decided to make a nutrition packed raw chocolate mousse for my book group friends, I have dietary requirements that means I avoid all dairy and all gluten products, leaving me constantly without pudding! The secret ingredient…
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Sleepy?
The Sleep Council’s website quotes that ‘one in five complain of lack of sleep’. Sleep is an essential aspect of good health, your risk of obesity, inflammatory conditions, depression, diabetes and cardiovascular disease increase with poor sleep. The mechanism is believed to affect glucose tolerance, insulin sensitivity and blood pressure; all of which may increase the…
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Little black dress…
Ladies and gentleman, Christmas party season is on the horizon, how exciting! Have a new hair do, spray tan and tint your eyelashes, but what about those extra inches around your bottom, thighs or belly? Do you want to look fabulous at your christmas party? Will your favourite dress/suit still fit?? You have 6 to…
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More seasonal vegetable ideas
Eating seasonal vegetables is not only good for us, but it’s delicious too. Here are some ideas for the autumn vegetable season Aubergines They sustain their sweetness and are lovely and soft if you cook them long enough, you seriously can’t rush the cooking of an Aubergine. They are beautiful looking vegetables and delicious. Their…
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Does your diet provide?
Since the 1940’s the nutrients in our food have diminished by around 30 to 40%. Minerals such as zinc, iron, copper and magnesium are less abundant in our foods than back in 1940’s. Add that to our nutrient depleting lifestyles, smoking, caffeine, alcohol, high calories and stress it’s no wonder we are not as well as we…
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