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Berry Smoothie
Berry smoothie Serves 1 Ingredients ¾ cup berries, fresh or frozen ½ cup coconut cream 1 tsp psyllium husk 1 cup baby spinach 3 tbsp quinoa flakes Dash water Method Blend all ingredients together in a blender or food processor. Serve chilled.
Paprika Popped Amaranth
Paprika popped amaranth Serves 1 Ingredients 2 tbsp amaranth Pinch salt Pinch paprika Method Place a deep pot on the stove on high heat. Test that the pan is very hot by placing a drop of water in the pan and waiting for the sizzle. Once the pan is hot, put amaranth in the pot, stirring continuously for a couple of minutes until the majority of the amaranth is popped- like popcorn. Transfer to a bowl and sprinkle with salt and paprika. Buy [...]
Exercising While Travelling
Exercising while travelling GET FIT & MEAN IT! with World Champion Kate Bramley As a coach and teacher, I’ve heard many different excuses as to why exercising is hard to fit in. One of my favourites is “I’m on holiday and out of routine - it’s too hard”. Whilst it is true, that exercising on holiday can be a bit harder, often you will be in a new and exciting location. One of my favourite ways to see a new place is to bring my bike or hire a bike and ride around. Sometimes I take a map with the main [...]
Healthy Carrot Cake
Healthy carrot cake The best and healthiest carrot cake you'll ever eat made with almond and flaxseed meal and naturally sweetened with our own Nature Sweet. Makes: 12 slices Ingredients: 9 Serving size: 1 slice Total calories: 222 Protein: 7.9 g Fat: 18 g Carbohydrates: 8.15 g Fibre: 5.67 g Ingredients for cake 2 cups grated carrot ¼ cup orange juice + grated rind 2 cups almond meal 1 cup flaxseed meal 6 eggs, separated 3 tbsp Nature Sweet Sugar Substitute Ingredients for frosting ½ cup coconut cream ½ [...]
It Is Time To Stress Less
It is time to stress less By Louise Belle BHSc (Nut Med) When you’re feeling overwhelmed with stress the last thing you want to hear from your friends or family is “stress less”. However, they have a very valid point. It is normal to experience general stress due to work, family, and financial pressures. You may experience acute stress due to an accident or traumatic event in your life, but this stress will usually disappear over time. Experiencing stress is normal and is ok in small amounts. Chronic stress, on the other hand, is stress experienced over a [...]
The Effects Of Stress And Trying To Conceive
The effects of stress and trying to conceive Stress can have a big impact on your chances of falling pregnant, and is the factor most likely to affect a woman’s menstrual cycle. Stress can inhibit functioning of the hypothalamus – the part of the brain that controls your appetite and emotions, as well as the hormones that signal your ovaries to release eggs. If you’re feeling stressed it may cause you to ovulate later in your cycle or not at all. If ovulation doesn’t occur, there will be no egg for sperm to fertilise. It is easy to [...]
Guacamole With Radish And Oranges
Guacamole with radish and oranges Avocados are very nutritious and a great source of fibre, vitamin E and potassium. Here's a delicious recipe for guacamole with radish and oranges. Serves: 4 Ingredients: 9 Serving size: 345 g Total calories: 306 Protein: 4.89 g Fat: 22.34 Carbohydrates: 28.62 g Fibre: 14 g Ingredients 3 avocados 2 large oranges, skin removed and chopped ½ cup continental parsley lettuce, chopped 2 cups radishes, chopped 1 cup spring onions, finely chopped 3 tbsp lime juice ¼ cup coriander, finely chopped Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper [...]
Training Tips To Help You Tone Up
Training tips to help you tone up Almost all of us are familiar with those tricky trouble zones that take a little extra work to tighten and tone (lower abs, anyone?). After a lot of exercise trial and error, some of us seem to find our training groove but then there are those of us who feel they NEVER do. Read on for the top 10 exercises that are sure fire ways to help focus on your stomach, inner thighs, booty, and shoulders plus tips on how to add them into your workout routine. [...]
The Top 10 Acid And Alkaline Foods
The top 10 acid and alkaline foods By Louise Belle BHSc (Nut Med) Not all foods are created equal. Once digested, particular foods will cause a spike in acidity in the body, whilst others will help to reduce acidity and to alkalinise the body. Buffering systems in the body work very hard to maintain a constant pH of 7.35-7.45. When the bulk of your diet is made up of acid foods, and is lacking in alkaline foods, these buffering systems are forced to leach minerals out of the bones, muscles and organs to restore the balance. This leads [...]
Could Your Skin Problems Be Connected To Your Liver?
Could your skin problems be connected to your liver? By Nutrition Consultant Jessica Robinson If you are looking at improving the health of your skin, looking at the gut is a good starting place, but did you know the liver also plays an essential role in our complexion. Not only is a healthy liver essential for our energy levels, weight control, digestive health, mood, hormone levels, blood pressure levels and cholesterol levels, but it is also important for the maintenance of our skin. One of the liver’s vital roles is breaking down and eliminating toxins in the body [...]
