How To Switch Off At Night

How to switch off at night is a major problem for high functioning women. Your body might stop when you get into bed but the wheels in your brain just keep on spinning right? And since sleep is an essential part of health and wellbeing, being able to relax and get to sleep easily is … Continue reading How To Switch Off At Night

Episode 71: 5 Steps To Better Periods

That time of the month should not be something you dread... Given that women will go through this monthly dance many, many times in their lives, anything we can do to improve hormonal balance and reduce unwanted symptoms is worth it’s weight in good! Furthermore, your monthly cycle is like a report card of your … Continue reading Episode 71: 5 Steps To Better Periods

Episode 48: Why exercise feels terrible when you have anxiety

This podcast is one part of a facebook live training I did inside my free Facebook group about trouble with exercising. But not the usual trouble of simply finding the motivation to exercise… I’m talking about symptoms that come up like a racing heart, heart palpitations, muscle weakness, trouble breathing, a cough or even asthma … Continue reading Episode 48: Why exercise feels terrible when you have anxiety

Tips To Make Cooking Real Food Fun

Believe it or not, I don't always love cooking. I can get into a rut just like everyone else. That's why I've put together my best "fun" cooking tips for you! Cooking Tip #1 Browse new recipes. I do this all. of. the. time. I look out for the new free magazines from the supermarkets, … Continue reading Tips To Make Cooking Real Food Fun

Food Intolerances: Part 1

Do you have symptoms that just don’t seem to go away?  I'm not only talking about just digestive symptoms but also random aches, pains, rashes...? One of the hardest things to know is whether these kinds of 'annoying but not life-threatening' problems are due to food intolerance. That's because symptoms of food intolerance don't just … Continue reading Food Intolerances: Part 1

Hormone Series: Menstruation

Why does having a regular period matter? Well you might think that unless you're looking to fall pregnant it doesn't. However a lot happens in that monthly cycle that influences our health. For example, did you know that period health affects the health of our hair and even our bone density? There are 3 things … Continue reading Hormone Series: Menstruation

Cholesterol Myths

This has to be one of the most misunderstood yet highly-profitable molecules in the human body. Let's go through a few cholesterol myths. Myth #1: Cholesterol is dangerous / toxic. You might be surprised to discover that cholesterol is actually needed for the production of: Cell structures and membranes (so any growth or repair)Vitamin D … Continue reading Cholesterol Myths

My Personal Health Routine

Professional Women & Working Mums: Grab my FREE Burnout Recovery Guide. This changes with the seasons - seasons of life that is. (If you've stumbled upon this blog and don't know me, I am 33, I run an online nutrition coaching business and my husband and I own and run a gym and yoga studio … Continue reading My Personal Health Routine

Hyper-palatablity

Sorry... what?! ... Hyper means elevated or more than usual. Palatable is how agreeable a food is to our palates, basically how tasty we find it. Put them together and you've got what the food industry might call a recipe for (financial) success. The more palatable a food is, the more we're likely to eat … Continue reading Hyper-palatablity

Intermittent Fasting

What is intermittent fasting? Intermittent fasting in its simplest form is going without food for intermittent periods and eating during other periods. One of the most popular methods of intermittent fasting involves eating all of your day's food within an 8 hour window. The easiest way to do this? Skip breakfast. Wait what? The most … Continue reading Intermittent Fasting