Up All Night: 4 Common Sleep Disorders that Might Affect You
Common sleep disorders affect more people than you might imagine. Getting enough sleep every night is something that is so important for our physical and mental wellbeing. However, many people struggle with sleeping disorders which can severely impact their ability to get the amount of shuteye that they need. While there are more than 70 […]
Natural Beauty Tips You’re Going to Swear By
Beauty tips are even better when they’re natural, right? Sure, you can go out and spend a ton of money on beauty products, but why would you when you can use things you have at home? We all want to look our best, and most don’t realise that we can do this without spending a […]
Ginger for weightloss & 21 cool facts about ginger
Ginger for weightloss can actually be very effective – and there are many, many cool facts about ginger that abound on the web, so, I have done you a favour and collated the most useful and thrilling facts about ginger from near and far by reading multiple medical and naturopathic studies. First, the basics: Ginger […]
Why do I feel sick in the morning? | 7 tips to stop nausea before breakfast
Do you often feel sick in the morning? Do you sometimes feel so queasy that the idea of eating breakfast is not appealing at all? I know this is very common. One of my most popular posts is called “Can’t” Eat Breakfast in the Morning? Here’s Why and it’s provided me with lots of feedback […]
Fun ways to burn 100 calories | Your BMR and how it affects weight loss
Everyone at work seems to love Chobani yoghurt. In fact, I constantly see pots of this delicious snack in the fridge. Want to burn 100 calories fast – the fun way? Well, read on! Depending on how you look at it, it’s difficult or easy to burn 100 calories. How long have you been stuck in […]
10 Amazing Vegan Sauces |Vegan Spices & Seasoning
Even if you’re not 100% vegan, you can still enjoy vegan sauces and vegan spices and seasonings. When you go vegan, you usually start off OK. In fact, you often wonder why you hadn’t adopted this lifestyle before! But then it gets harder. Cravings start to appear. You may miss creamy food, or dairy, or […]
Peaches, the “peach myth” & health properties of peach fruit
Peaches are a sweet, soft fruit of a yellow-ish, orangey or pinky colour. Peach fruit is used in jams, cakes, or even eaten with meats such as turkey. They originally come from China, and there is a famous Chinese myth called The Peaches of Immortality which we will talk more about. Nectaries are actually from […]
The BMI formula | Understanding BMI 10 ways
The BMI Formula is what you use to calculate your BMI. A BMI calculator assesses your body mass index and is a broad indication of whether you are at a healthy weight or not. Put simply, if your BMI is too low, you are underweight, and if it’s too high, you are overweight, obese or […]
Lose weight with miso 10 ways
I love miso. Lovers of Japanese cuisine will be familiar with this thick, salty paste. There are tons of ways to eat miso and it may help you lose weight. There are many reports that miso soup causes weight loss and that there are many miso soup benefits – but what are some of the […]
Should I do the 5:2 diet? Will the 5:2 diet work?
I love a crazy diet, and the 5:2 Diet seems to fit that bill. Probably more for food obsessesers than those with a balanced approach to eating, this diet is perfect for you if you like a bit of self-flagellation and are down for a quick(ish) fix. But will it help you lose weight? Is […]
Is juice actually healthy for you or is juicing making you gain weight?
Eating healthy can be a challenge for everyone. Healthy living is something that we should all aspire to. You’ve probably seen millions of articles on the best juicer to buy and the best juices to drink – but could drinking juice actually be making you gain weight? Is juicing unhealthy? Healthy snacks – does juice […]
Working too fast and making lots of mistakes? Here’s how to fix your life!
Do you ever feel like you are working at a million miles a minute? That you don’t have time to check things properly and take the time you should for projects? You’re not alone. The pace of modern life has gotten so quick. Many of us feel that we are expected to check our emails […]
5 plant-based foods you can eat to improve your skin, nails and hair
Having healthy skin, hair and nails can be a sign of inner wellness. When our immune system is run down, often our nails can become brittle, our skin can look dry, and our hair can break or even start to fall out. Keeping your stress levels under control and getting adequate sleep and exercise has […]
Alcohol and weight gain: is booze making you fat?
Do you like downing a couple of alcoholic drinks at the end of a busy work day? Is having a glass or two of wine the thing that keeps you just a few kilos or pounds short of your “comfortable weight”? There have been many studies into the relationship between alcohol and weight gain, now […]