Do you worry about whether you are eating the “right” foods or if you are being “healthy enough”? Something I often notice when I talk to people about health and nutrition is the language we use and how we categorize food as “good” or “bad”….
This week in my “pimping” series I thought I would cover salads. But salads are always “healthy” aren’t they? Yes. And no! Let me explain… For a meal to be healthy it needs to give your body and brain what it needs. The fuel, the…
When is a salad un-healthy? This week in my “pimping” series I thought I would cover salads. But salads are always “healthy” aren’t they? Yes. And no! Let me explain… For a meal to be healthy it needs to give your body and brain what…
This week we are continuing the pimping theme and turning our attention to pasta. In my 20s I ate far too much of it. It was a simple and cheap way to fuel up. Did I really enjoy it? Or did it just fill the gap?…
Can Easter exist without chocolate? And how on earth do I find a healthy angle about the heaps of chocolate laden Easter goodies? A few years ago, I organised an Easter Egg hunt for children at the polo club where I kept my horses. I…
One thing my Celebrating Ageing Series taught me is how energising and inspiring a reframe can be. I’ll be honest, all of last year I was kind of dreading turning 50, but, when I started to ask questions and looking at age from all angles, I uncovered…
A group of 111 women were all asked to eat 9 portions of fruit and vegetables every day for two weeks. Half of the group were asked to eat a wide range of fruits and vegetables, while the other half term asked to eat a…
