Should we be eating meat

November 2, 2015Healthy eating

Should we be eating red meat? With the recent report by the World Health Organisation warning that processed meat and possibly red meat can cause cancer I guess there will be many people out there tempted to turn vegetarian? Don’t do anything rash!! I have put together a few Do’s and a few Don’t here … Read More

Improve Your Digestion 7 Top Tips

October 7, 2015Healthy eating

Symptoms of poor digestion not only cause discomfort but are a clear indication that you are not digesting your food properly or effectively absorbing their nutrients. Here are 7 simple things you can do to start to improve your digestion now. 1. Start the day with hot lemon and ginger A mug of fresh hot … Read More

7 Myth-busting tips to help you lose weight

August 18, 2015Healthy eating, Weight loss

In a fit of enthusiasm and determination to lose weight it is very easy to fall into the trap of setting rules and regulations which may be both punishing and difficult to sustain and which may inadvertently promote weight gain. I hope these 7 tips will help put you straight on some common pit fall. … Read More

5 easy ways to cut sugar intake to 5%

March 7, 2014Diabetes, Healthy eating, Weight loss

The WHO is recommending we cut sugar to 5% of our daily intake. Many people including some, ‘dieticians,’ are saying this is unrealistic! I would say that this is simply not the case and if we are serious about cutting the risk of heart disease, Type 2 diabetes and tacking obesity we simply have to take this on … Read More