The terms self-care and self-love often get used interchangeably but they don’t mean the same thing. Self-love is putting yourself first no matter what. Self-love is every decision that you make a decision of love for yourself. When you are practising self-love every day you will never need to worry about the food you eat,… Continue Reading
Learn to explore the world of chakras. In this video series I have shared some practices that have helped myself and my clients, you will find lots of different options for you to play with. Choose what works for you but do also challenge yourself, if there is a practice that you have ignored because… Continue Reading
Let me answer the question about the best diet and then we can move on. The answer is that there is NO single best diet! I am sure that if you have reached the age of 45 years or beyond then you have likely experimented with more than one diet in your lifetime and you… Continue Reading
I was looking for a healthy snack that was easy to make and had plenty of healthy fats in it and I came across this one on the Quirky Cooking blog. The original recipe was created by Fouad Kassab and I have made a couple of changes but they still taste great. I have these… Continue Reading
We don’t eat a lot of gluten in my family and it can be hard to find bread rolls that have the light and fluffy consistency of wheat based bread rolls. I finally found a recipe on the Changing Habits website that I thought I would try out. These bread rolls are amazing, they are… Continue Reading
Do you ever reach for a few squares (or a block!) of chocolate when you’re feeling stressed? Well, it turns out that you might have been doing the right thing all along, as research has found that chocolate, more specifically cacao, may actually help to relieve stress and boost our performance so we can… Continue Reading
We’ve heard the sayings…. Trust your gut instinct. I’ve got a gut feeling. What does your gut say? This is gut wrenching. Go with your gut. And have you ever felt sick to your stomach with nerves or had butterflies in your tummy just before you step up to do a presentation. Maybe… Continue Reading
We know stress can have physical, mental and emotional impacts on us. We’ve all felt those impacts at one time or another. Hands up if you’ve ever experienced nausea, constipation, lost appetite, diarrhoea, that feeling that you could throw up any second and bloating? Or maybe you feel as though your tummy is tight and… Continue Reading
Last week I talked about serotonin levels and how it’s so prevalent in your gut. 90% of all serotonin is produced in the gut which is why ‘feeding’ yourself with food high in nutritional value and low in the fake stuff will help keep your serotonin levels healthy. But it’s not just about nutrition. Serotonin… Continue Reading
This month I’m going to focus the discussion on the blog and on social media around the gut. Also known as your second brain! Gut health is the key to so many elements of your health both physical AND mental. So let’s start by talking about serotonin and it’s relation to a happy tummy… Continue Reading