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How to avoid a Fakethrough: Mindset, Mantras & Affirmations – TYOH Day 9, June 2021

How to avoid a Fakethrough: Mindset, Mantras & Affirmations – TYOH Day 9, June 2021

Sometimes we can make big changes and sustain them for a period of time, but then we find ourselves slipping back into bad habits or old patterns of behaviour. Has this ever happened to you?   You initially think you’ve had a breakthrough, but what…

My Nutrition Principles – The Year of Health Day 8 – June 2021

My Nutrition Principles – The Year of Health Day 8 – June 2021

In my course Fit28, I teach 5 nutrition principles. Following these principles means you’ll feel so much better in just 28 days – from increased energy levels to better sleep, a more positive mood and improved fitness performance.   The 5 principles are: Eat Real…

Discovering your Big MOFA! The Year of Health Day 7 – June 7th 2021

Discovering your Big MOFA! The Year of Health Day 7 – June 7th 2021

Today is the start of my 28 days of dialling in and optimising my nutrition. For the next 28 days I’m doing my own version of the Whole30 – the program designed by Melissa Hartwig.    I’ve actually not had the best start to the…

PreCODE, Feasting and Foraging! TYOH Day 6

PreCODE, Feasting and Foraging! TYOH Day 6

Yesterday I had a gorgeous day with my sister and one of my best friends. We went to an event organised by Nomadic Dinners with foragers Fern Freud and Jenny Condell.    The day started with a foraging walk. Afterwards we sat outside in the…

Ketoflex 12/3 – The Year of Health – Day 5 – June 5th 2021

Ketoflex 12/3 – The Year of Health – Day 5 – June 5th 2021

Over the last couple of days I have written about my approach to nutrition which includes eating a low-carb diet to balance my blood sugar, and focusing on nutrient-density.    The third approach I want to tell you about is called Ketoflex 12/3, developed by…

The Incredible Work of Weston Price – TYOH Day 4

The Incredible Work of Weston Price – TYOH Day 4

The Year of Health – Day 4 – June 4th 2021   I’ll be starting my June nutrition experiment on Monday (7th June). The things I am going to explore further will be:   Blood Sugar Balance  Nutrient Optimisation  Ketoflex 12/3 Seasonal Foods & Recipes…

TYOH Day 3 – June 3rd 2021 – Nutrition in 60 Seconds

TYOH Day 3 – June 3rd 2021 – Nutrition in 60 Seconds

Today I want to write more about the approach to nutrition I take, and that I am going to be focusing on this month.      I mentioned yesterday that one of the books that had the biggest impact on my approach to nutrition was…

TYOH Day 2 – Summer is Here & My Favourite Nutrition Books!

TYOH Day 2 – Summer is Here & My Favourite Nutrition Books!

I can’t believe I forgot when I posted yesterday that it was the first day of (meteorological) summer!! I LOVE summer, it’s definitely my favourite month of the year.    Things I love about summer:   Being outside more  Picnics  BBQs  Wimbledon (and yes –…

The Year of Health – Day 1 – June 1st 2021

The Year of Health – Day 1 – June 1st 2021

Inspired by Gretchin Rubin’s The Happiness Project, I’ve decided to start my own 12 month project which I’m calling The Year of Health (hopefully I’ll think of a more original name soon!)     The goal of my project is to explore the question “How…

My Ultimate Gut Health Smoothie – Drink This Everyday!

My Ultimate Gut Health Smoothie – Drink This Everyday!

  Here’s how I’ve been starting my mornings recently – with this ultimate gut health smoothie.   I first made something similar to this back in 2015 when I was experimenting heavily with all things gut-related. I read about this gut smoothie on the Chuckling…