Tag: wellness
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Confession of a Nutrition Therapist
I have a small confession to make… I don’t really like eating I’m actually not much of a ‘foodie’ at all. Eating for me is just fuel. And because I have to do it, I feel it might as well be the best stuff I can afford so I get the most out of something…
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Ginger and Garlic Rice Bowl
You can’t beat rice for a quick and nutritious meal, especially if you’ve cooked the rice the day before! I usually cook up a big panfull, then portion some off to freeze and keep some in the fridge for lunches and quick dinners, like this one. I sometimes add fish to this, tined tuna or…
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Joe’s Creamy Dreamy Butternut Pasta
I’ve made this a few times and decided I prefer to roast the butternut squash and garlic before blitzing, just my preference (I usually roast a whole butternut squash with the skin on and the other half I use to make Joe’s Butternut Squash, Sage and Hazelnut Risotto) Although this recipe is for one I…
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Pitt Style Beans and Greens
This is a go to recipe for me, it’s quick and easy and I’ve always got the ingredients, or alternatives, in the cupboard. I tend to use twice the amount of tomatoes and beans i.e. a large can of each so there’s enough for the next day, often adding prawns, white fish or Quorn pieces…
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The Importance of Potassium in a Healthy Diet
In my recent blog about Apple Cider Vinegar (HERE) I said that the reason us well being types like ACV is because of it’s potassium content, and I thought, maybe I should explain a little about that because it’s really simple and could make a huge difference as to why you feel tired and crap…
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The Health Benefits of Apple Cider Vinegar Explained
Vinegar, love it or hate it, it’s something of a miracle of nature! It was first mentioned for preservation and healing at least 7000 years ago in Babylon, the Romans and Greeks used it to treat scurvy and the Roman armies used it as an antiseptic for wounds and as a tonic to drink. In…
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7 Tips for a Healthy Body
1 Start the day with a big cup of lemon and ginger water before anything else. During the night your liver has been working hard to cleanse, you’ve been asleep for maybe 7 or 8 hours and naturally you will be dehydrated. Lemon is very alkalising to the body so this helps the liver to…
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Do Our Bodies Hold On To Emotion?
So here’s a question – do our physical bodies (joints, muscles etc) hold on to trauma and emotion? When we go through a tough time – illness, abuse, accident, grief or any very emotional period in our lives – leaving home, losing a job, divorce etc do our bodies ‘take’ that emotion and ‘store’ it…
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