Since sharing my post on the dietary changes I’ve made since discovering I have an #autoimmune illness (#hashimotos), I have had a number of messages from people wanting to do that same thing, but unable to make the necessary changes. We are all conditioned to think that change is hard. [...]
So much of what we’re being told on how to protect ourselves from COVID is about ‘outside in’ protections. Face masks, social distancing, hand washing, santiser, lock downs etc. This seems to be the strategy…. do these measures until a vaccine is found. These strategies are really important, as [...]
For so long we've been told that weight gain or weight loss is a simple energy balance equation. That if we want to lose weight we need to 'eat less and more more', and if you want the reverse, to do the opposite. I love how Prof Grant Schofield [...]
One.. yes just ONE off handed comment by an adult to a young child or teenager can set them on a destructive path to disordered eating with impacts that can be felt for a lifetime. If you've listened to my recent podcast chat with Dr Suzie Edge, you would have [...]
The latest headlines on the Coronavirus are a good opportunity for us all to assess where our own health is. Pandemics have happened many times through out human history. And they will continue to do so, making it important to do what we can to protect ourselves from contracting these [...]
This was written by an old client of mine Kelly. She sent it to me this morning. It's just so beautiful and points to the potential of what is on offer for us all. I am grateful to her for giving me permission to share this with you all. Sandy [...]
Christmas is now over, and now is the time of year we invariable turn our minds to the new year. And wow, next year is not just a new year, but a new decade! This means that our new years resolutions have to be huge to match, right? I want [...]
One of the best benefits of being fat adapted is the new found joy to move! Having been a personal trainer for over 10 years, I've innocently kept many an individual a sugar burner. The old advice to carb load just simply doesn't cut it any more, now we understand [...]
"There is no life without death. All living things eat and are eaten. A food system without animals could cause more harm than good. Well-raised beef is a healthy, sustainable and ethical food."Diana Rodgers, Sustainable Dish. In the second part of my series looking at the vegan and vegetarian diet, [...]
"As yet, I have not found a single group of primitive racial stock which was building and maintaining excellent bodies by living entirely on plant foods." Weston A. Price, DDS I have been very concerned over the growing trend of the vegetarian and vegan diets for some time, particularly [...]
