6 of the best healthy foods to strengthen your teeth
Do you want to strengthen your teeth? Our diet should be one of our main concerns. Besides the fact that it clearly shows on our waist, a poor diet can also lead to various ailments. Bad teeth are one of the first signs of unhealthy eating. Luckily, when it comes to food, the range of […]
The Strawberry Diet: Lose weight with strawberries 8 ways
Did you know that the humble strawberry contains an enzyme that makes the human body lose weight? Anti-inflammatory properties contain enough fibre to assist and aid your diet, and strawberries contain these in droves. The garden strawberry is originally French and was bred from the 16th Century and used in cakes, pies, jams and candies […]
Leek soup for weight loss | Discovering the leek soup diet
Leeks are a delicious, onion-like vegetable that you really must incorporate more into your cooking! I first came across leek soup for weight loss while reading the very famous book French Women Don’t Get Fat. The book is worth a read, so borrow it from your local library. The main gist of the book is […]
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The importance of sleep for athletes [Infographic]
The right balance of sleep for athletes is essential. We spend a third of our lives asleep and yet so often we don’t pay enough attention to getting enough sleep and the impact this can have on our health. When you’re an athlete, or someone who just loves staying fit, getting your sleeping pattern right […]
Irish Moss: Carrageen & Edible Seaweeds for Vegans
Have you heard of Irish moss? It’s a bit of a superfood and one of my regular readers suggested I might like to do an article on it as I was able to shift a few pounds recently with a seaweed diet. If you’d like to see how I went have a look I lost […]
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 […]
Healthy foods making you fat | Why overweight people should avoid “healthy” foods
Firstly, I would like to point you in the direction of a really nice Instagram account, @foodfixup. The “avocado & toast” image that you’ll find in the middle of this post belongs to them, and when I came across it, I was instantly attracted to the beautiful colours and fresh, healthy ingredients. In fact, if […]
How to deal with long-term stress or chronic stress
When I have to deal with a problem, I often ask myself the question, “Will this be a problem in an hour? Will this be a problem in a day? Will this still be a problem in a week, a month, a year?” Often the answer helps me to clarify how much attention I should […]
Mars Bar Diet: Health Benefits & Weight Loss for the Lazy
Heard of the Mars Bar Diet? It’s one of the wackiest diets out there. Regular readers of this blog know that I just love a crazy diet. Do you remember the American professor who lots tons of weight on a junk food diet or the craziest diets from history, including eating cotton balls soaked in […]
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 […]