This week has made me very mindful of how easy it is to take your eye off the ball and lose control of the game. I’m talking about the ‘you are what you eat’ game. The Huffington Post ran an article a few years back which stated that two thirds of Brits are on a … Continue reading DIET VERSUS LIFESTYLE – A Short-Term Gain versus Long-Term Win
Tag: weightloss
Intermittent Fasting
FED VERSUS FASTED Your body is designed to smoothly transition between two different and opposing states: ‘Fed’, and ‘Fasted’. In the fed state, insulin is elevated, and this signals your body to store excess calories in your fat cells. In the presence of insulin, fat burning stops, while the body burns glucose (from your last … Continue reading Intermittent Fasting
SUPERFOOD ACAI BOWL
Whenever my daughter and I take a trip up to London, she always asks if we can go to Pret a Manger so she can grab one of their Acai Breakfast Bowls. We don’t have anything vaguely similar in our home town so it’s a proper treat for her, and I don’t complain as I … Continue reading SUPERFOOD ACAI BOWL
Glorious Gluten Free Granola
This recipe for gluten free granola is so simple yet incredibly delicious. You’ll get about 12 servings from the measurements detailed below, for a bigger batch, just double up. Enjoy! INGREDIENTS ¼ cup coconut oil ¼ cup honey or pure maple syrup ½ tsp vanilla extract 2 cups gluten free oats ½ cup unsweetened shredded coconut ½ cup raw pecans chopped 2 tsp ground cinnamon ½ tsp … Continue reading Glorious Gluten Free Granola
Cutting Cocoa & Carob Bites
After almost nearly three months of lockdown I felt I had used the time to my advantage, spending a lot of time reading, studying, walking and pottering in the garden. I even managed to complete an online course in Therapeutic Art – more on that later. However, as with all positives, there is usually a … Continue reading Cutting Cocoa & Carob Bites
MEAL-IN-A-BISCUIT CRACKERS
Having seen a couple of people recommend it, I decided to bag myself a copy of Sarah Wilson's I Quit Sugar. If the concept of reducing or eliminating sugar from your diet is totally new to you then you would definitely learn a lot from this book. If you are interested in making some positive … Continue reading MEAL-IN-A-BISCUIT CRACKERS
