Since ending the GAPS diet in January I have been loving eating sweet potato again! I have to say throughout last year I wasn't really bothered about not eating bread, rice or pasta but I really missed sweet potatoes! Plus we are slowly springing into spring and my...
So it seems that spring is slowly springing! January and February do often feel like sluggish months where all you want to do is sit inside and eat leftover selection boxes and drink port (or it that just me?) But hurrah we have endured, we have made it and now...
When one finds a good snack, one finds a good thing (proverb I may have edited slightly...) Todays post is in honour of the snack. I love snacking - at times too much so as it is very easy to make a snack a mini meal - but overall snacks are a brilliant way to...
Today I thought I would carry on with the controversial theme and discuss fruit. I have had a few people ask me about it and if it is forbidden in the sugar debate due to its high sugar content. There are lots of ‘new’ diets at the moment that would...
I think there is some about age that causes your to fall in love with candles. When I was as student I never saw the point of scented candles, and stood bewildered when I received them as present (as you can imagine I was more of an incense stick girl =...
Quotes & further reading What has led to the demise of this obviously beneficial practice? Cod liver oil is a food; it can’t be patented, it can’t be created in a laboratory; it can’t create millions for the drug companies. So interest in this wonderful superfood...
Eating natural food in one big priority for me. As regular readers will know ( and hello to all you new readers out there) that I seek to eat as naturally as possible. Lots of vegetables, very little processed foods and lots of organic eggs, nuts, seeds and lentils. I...
After three weeks of telling you the potential dangers and detrimental impacts sugar and artificial sweeteners can have on your health, I thought I was time to rave lyrically about the wonders of a particular healthy sweetener! As you can tell I am pretty...
Happy Valentines Day Wonderful Readers! I hope you know you are loved today and that love is so much wider, deeper, higher and greater than two people going out, than husbands and wives and boyfriend and girlfriends. Love is BIG and awesome, and never exclusive to...
I know many of you know the problem with refined sugar (if not read here) but what are the alternatives? There are SO many sweeteners out there - which one do you pick? Scroll down to find out what to eat and what to avoid! What Sweeteners Are Healthy (or not)?...
Last week I shared with you a bit of background knowledge about sugar. Its stained history and some of what current experts think about it, so if you missed it just click here so you get all the background information you need. This week I am going to look a bit more...
Above is a wee video (well 8 mins is not that wee!) about the importance of dreaming, goal setting and holistic thinking. Want to see increased health in your life ? Then watch this video where I share with you how to coach yourself to living your dreams! My...
I love coffee shops. I love the whole paper cup thing. people watching and of course the coffee. I am a bit of a coffee fan. I don't drink it often, but when I do I am very fussy about the temperature, taste and quality of coffee (I used to help run a coffee...
Today I start a new mini series on a topic I have been wanting to write about for ages. Sugar. It is quite a large subject, wrapped up in controversy with lots of differing opinions that are not all so sweet, so warning, these next few post could be long. Also I may...
I love stir fry's. They are quick, easy and filled with vegetables. There is honestly nothing I love more that enjoying a whole meal of vegetables after a day or two of indulgences and after a weekend of Burns Supper Ceilidh's, late nights, visiting sick grandparents...