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You've spent months looking forward to your holiday. The countdown is finally over, the out-of-office is switched on, and you're finally ready to relax. Then, within a day or two, you come down with a cold, your digestion feels unsettled, a cold sore appears on your...

Why your blood sugar matters more than you think

If you’re feeling tired, craving sugar, gaining weight around your middle, or just not quite like yourself, your blood sugar could be playing a much bigger role than you realise. This isn't just about Type 2 Diabetes. In fact, many of the people I work with haven’t...

Why popular biohacks don’t always work for women – and what to do instead

Every January, the same health trends resurface.Cold plunges. Intermittent fasting. Keto. HIIT. They’re often described as game-changers - quick, efficient, powerful ways to optimise your health. And for some people, they genuinely are. However, here’s the piece...

5 secrets to a healthier, happier menopause

October is Menopause Awareness Month, so I dedicated the Fab Female Nutrition podcast to a theme that’s very close to my heart: 5 Secrets to a Healthy Menopause. When I hit perimenopause at 40, I didn’t know what was happening to me. My symptoms weren’t extreme, but I...

Asian Style Barbecue Pulled Pork

Apr 20, 2018 | Food and Recipes

This is another great summer recipe for your slow cooker, and it tastes even better if you finish it off on the barbecue. Pork belly is a really cheap cut, and it responds well to slow cooking. It is a very fatty joint, but by cooking it for a long time you render...

Eating for Energy

Apr 18, 2018 | Hormone Health, Uncategorised

If you were to view your body as a machine that required fuel what types of fuel would you put into it and at what intervals to get the optimum performance? Have you ever thought about whether you are getting the optimum performance out of your machine? ...

Alessandra, vegan recovering from injury

Apr 16, 2018 | Case Studies

Alessandra is vegan and she is knowledgeable about diet, food and exercise. She had a serious knee injury which resulted in her not being able to walk for 8 weeks, and she still had mobility issues some 4 months later. She was seeing a physio who said there was no...

Zingy Chicken

Apr 16, 2018 | Food and Recipes

Don’t put your slow cooker away now that the weather has improved, try this zingy chicken recipe for a light summery dish.

Jan – recently retired company director

Apr 16, 2018 | Case Studies

Jan had been trying to lose some weight for a few years, her weight yo-yoed because the only way she knew was to eat less if she wanted to weigh more. Since being retired Jan said she had lost a lot of her energy, she felt tired in the day and lacked motivation to do...

Easy Noodles

Apr 12, 2018 | Food and Recipes

You can use any kind of noodles for this dish, and really any vegetables, I’ve just included what I normally or prefer to use. If you don’t like something feel free to swap it out for an alternative. The chopping of the vegetables takes longer than the cooking in...

Bone broth and stock

Apr 7, 2018 | Food and Recipes

If you cook meat on the bone, then you really should be making broth and stock. Bone broth has become the superfood of recent times, but it’s nothing new and it’s so easy to make, especially if you have a slow cooker as you can cook it overnight. It doesn’t...