Blog Posts
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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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Fennel Fennel is a favourite of mine, if you like the taste of aniseed, you will love this vegetable. Fennel is a bulb, it’s foliage is used as a herb. The bulb is eaten raw, roasted or slowly braised. You often find fennel accompanied with fish. Fennel has many health giving properties, it has been…
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Eating the seasons…
Autumn as arrived. Pumpkin and squashes are in season, so I thought I would share some of the facts about these wonderful hearty vegetables. The wonderfully shaped vegetables are great for stews, risottos, soups and for roasts. Squash is a good source of vitamin E, thiamin, niacin, vitamin B6, folate, calcium and magnesium, and a…
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Immune fighting foods…
Here are some top foods to help fight the bugs and boost your immune system Onions and Garlic contain allicin, allicin is thought to have the ability to slow and kill a variety of viruses and bacteria. However, it’s the raw variety that really has the immune punch. Raw garlic and onions Add some raw onion…
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Yoga Retreat 2nd November to 4th, Surrey
On 2nd November through to 4th November Julie will attending a Yoga Retreat at The Kilnhanger, Surrey. Julie will be providing students with relaxing Indian Head Massage to complete their weekend of rest and relaxation before we enter Party Season. She will also be available for confidential nutrition chats and consultations to…
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