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Starting out on a new healthy eating lifestyle can be overwhelming. What can you and can’t you eat? What’s supporting you to provide optimum nutrition and what’s better used as an occasional add-on to your diet? It really can seem like a minefield but when you discover guilt free snacking it becomes simpler than you think. This is not going to be full of complicated snacks obtainable only from the most high end health food stores. Remember I used to be just like you - I was a sugar and carb junkie with a penchant for crisps, and I mean jumbo bags of crisps! I discovered that if I could crowd

Are you living with IBS?

We’ve all heard the old adage ‘you are what you eat’ but there is new evidence appearing almost daily identifying that what’s inside us, the quality of our microbiome, can affect everything from our immune system to our mental health. Over 2000 years ago Hippocrates said, ‘All disease begins in the gut,’ yet it’s taken us over 2,000 years to really get to grips with this. There’s new scientific data appearing daily that is enabling us to have a greater understanding of the microbiomes, or collections of bacteria, fungi and microbes in our bodies which help fight germs, break down food and

How to eat during exams

When it comes to exam stress and nutrition you can be treading on very uneven ground. I’d love to say that as a health coach I practice what I preach but with a teenager in the house, it’s not always the case. We went through GCSE’s a couple of years ago and are about to hit the A level mocks so I fully understand the pressure on parents. It’s so easy to reach for the easy option and allow them unchecked time on social media and unhealthy food to fuel their moods but we all know that in the long run this won’t be a good payoff. Exams can be a stressful time for the whole family. As parents we

What's holding you back from creating a healthy lifestyle?

I talk a lot about mindset and health and how the two are intrinsically linked. I believe courage plays a major role in whether you’ll be successful in creating lifestyle change and in sticking to it long term. So how do courage, lifestyle change and weight loss come together? Firstly I believe you have to have the courage to adjust your priorities. So often we put all those around us first, eating poorly or missing out on exercise so we can fit things in for our families. How often have you downed a coffee in lieu of breakfast but made sure the kids eat before leaving for school, or skipped

How to make 2019 your healthiest year ever

Last year the Government warned that those aged 40 – 60 face the biggest health crisis. If you’re worried you’re not the healthiest you can be, you may be wondering what you can do about it… The Government has faced up to the fact that we are becoming an unhealthy nation and it’s not just childhood obesity that is to be blamed. Experts have said middle-aged people in England (those of us falling into the 40 – 60 age bracket), face a health crisis because of unhealthy lifestyles, too much time spent sitting at our desks, fast food consumption and the daily grind. They have highlighted that many

How to read Food labels to improve your health

I was teaching one of my 30 days to healthy living groups how to read the labels on their food products recently and realised that this was a much needed skill that so many people lack. One of the things I stressed was how important it is to read the label on the back and not the marketing hype that goes on the front of the pack! Here’s what to look for if you want to be educated in what you’re putting in our body. The most important and reliable information on the label is found on the reverse in the nutrition facts and ingredients listing. Just looking at the front of the packaging with the

What makes people happy and engaged in their careers?

Nearly half of the UK workforce (47%) will be looking for a new job in 2019, with nearly 1 in 5 people already actively searching for opportunities, according to new research produced by Investors in People (IIP) in their annual Job Exodus Survey 2018. But imagine if “work” weren’t such a four-letter word. Employees want to feel they are part of the working environment, they want to feel connected and safe but they also want to feel valued and that the work they are doing is fulfilling and aligned to their personal values. With 49% of workers citing poor management as the main reason they’re

Thinking of changing career?

What’s the one aspect of your current career that you love the most? When a client first posed this question to me I had to think long and hard to find the answer. There are so many things I love about mentoring and supporting both my clients, who are going through major health transformations, and my team, who are often going through both health transformations and personal transformation, in terms of their career, their personal success and their lives. But ultimately I think it comes down to this…. I joined the Arbonne business in 2013 with the idea of channelling a bit of time into

Are you building your dream or someone else's?

You’re either working to build your own dream, or you’re being paid by someone else to build their dream. I don’t remember who originally pointed this out to me, but it really struck a chord with me. At the time I was building my own Interiors and Garden Design business and I thought I was sorted. I’d left the confines of the corporate world and was building my own dream. But I was also lonely. Working for myself and all by myself. Yes I had a team of freelancers I could call on to support me in implementing a project, decorating, building, joinery work etc but at the end of the day I was

How to survive an elimination plan

My journey to good health started with an elimination diet that was designed to figure out the root cause of some of my health issues. It did so much more than just that, which is why I’m such a great advocate for undertaking an elimination to get to the bottom of your health concerns. Not sure if you could stick to an elimination diet? Read on as I explain how to fit it into your life. Basically, an elimination diet removes foods that are most likely to cause inflammation and irritate your body. You do this for just a few weeks to give your body a chance to calm down and focus on healing

Energy Boosting Snack Ideas

Are you living with IBS?

How to eat during exams

What's holding you back from creating a healthy lifestyle?

How to make 2019 your healthiest year ever

How to read Food labels to improve your health

What makes people happy and engaged in their careers?

Thinking of changing career?

Are you building your dream or someone else's?

How to survive an elimination plan

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