• Gentle Nutrition Meal Inspiration – Week 1

    Gentle Nutrition Meal Inspiration – Week 1

    Weekly meal planning can make life really easy and it’s a great form of self care. The meals in this guide will support you in feeling satisfied, nourished, and full of energy. All of the meals are designed to be easy to prepare, budget-friendly, and are ideal whether you live alone or cook for your entire family. These meals are designed to inspire ideas...
  • Is Gut Health Connected to Mental Health?

    Is Gut Health Connected to Mental Health?

    Have you ever been so nervous you felt nauseous? Have you had butterflies in your tummy before having to perform or do something new? Do you lose your appetite(or have it increase) if you’re under a lot of stress? The evidence is beginning to emerge showing a very strong connection between the health of our gut (digestive system) and our mood, but while the...
  • Getting Started with Mindful Eating

    Getting Started with Mindful Eating

    If you’ve ever been to a proper wine tasting you know there’s more to it than simply swilling it back. That
  • Crowding-in Fats that Fuel [ Gentle Nutrition ]

    Crowding-in Fats that Fuel [ Gentle Nutrition ]

    I can vividly remember being a young girl on Weight Watchers happily munching on lollies to my heart’s content because they were fat-free. Times have certainly changed, and while I don’t believe that sugar needs to be our next scapegoat, it’s important that we realise that fat is back, and is super important for healthy bodies. Personally, I think a lot of the fat...
  • Essential Protein | Crowding In

    Essential Protein

    As part of this series on CROWDING IN we’ve learned how a focus on getting more of the good stuff rather than restriction is key, when it comes to sustainable health. We’ve begun by looking at a variety of ways to crowd in more fibre, vitamins and minerals with veggies and fruit , and today I want to talk to you about protein; why...
  • Carbs – Are They Good or Bad?

    Carbs – Are They Good or Bad?

    There’s a lot of debate in the ‘nutrition’ world when it comes to carbs. Everywhere you look carbs are branded as
  • Fabulous Fibre

    Fabulous Fibre

    In case you haven’t heard, fibre is pretty important. And if there is one thing that most health professionals agree on, it’s that we need to make sure we’re getting enough. So what’s with fibre? Why is it so important? And how do we get more of the good stuff? Let’s start by looking at the ‘what’. Basically, there are two main types of...
  • The Powerhouse of Nutrition

    The Powerhouse of Nutrition

    If there is one thing that EVERYONE would agree we need to get more of in our diets it’s no doubt vegetables. There are debates over fat, sugar, protein, meat and many others but when it comes to vegetables, everyone seems to get along. Last month I introduced you to the nutritional concept of ‘crowding in”. The idea that to lovingly nourish our bodies...
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