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My Top 6 Tips For Quitting Sugar Addiction
So you want to give up sugar and you have no idea where to start. Well in the immortal words of Mary Poppins “Start at the very beginning…” Tip 1 – Go cold turkey. The slope is steeper but you will...
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My Top Five Tips For Low Carb Eating
Learn to love coconut. When I first started out on this journey coconut was one of the few things I avoided in life, that is unless it was coated in chocolate, then I was in boots ‘n all. Now not a...
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No Sugar No Grains In Retrospect
Question: What do grains, sugar and culottes pants have in common? Answer: They are all bad for your health. When I decided to cut sugar and grains from my diet it was the best decision I had ever...
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Are Statins Necessary To Lower Cholesterol
A while back I wrote about Pete’s cholesterol level. His total cholesterol was at the vertigo inducing height of 9.2. The doctor prescribed statins and sent him away. Just like that, without any...
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Quit Sugar Now! Right Now! Go On, Get On With It!
Okay. To all of you lurking behind your screens reading this blog and thinking: “I’ll get round to that someday, maybe as next New Year’s resolution.” “Yes, I’d love to give up sugar but what would I...
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How To Increase Your Fitness With Minimum Fuss
The alarm fractures your blissful slumber with its version of digital diarrhoea. After you’ve peeled yourself off the ceiling you settle in for another wee snooze. Repeat. Twice. Get up. Sound...
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How To Win The Battle With Your Middle-Aged-Spread
During menopause the drop in estrogen levels means decreased insulin sensitivity which results in almost all the carbs we eat turning to fat and attaching itself to our hips. You will have heard it...
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What Are the Best Low Carb Alcoholic Drinks For You?
Red Wine I can’t go past a red wine. No seriously, I CANNOT GO PAST a red wine. It is the mainstay of my life(well very close anyway). That lovely rounded feel in the mouth, that nice warm feeling as...
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How Changing My Diet Has Improved My Life
My partner, Leslie, and I visit Jane and her family annually. It is a commitment that we feel very strongly about. We look forward to re-establishing our family connections and catching up. So it was...
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8 Of The Best Anti-inflammatory Foods
Vegetables For balance every meal should look like you are about to wolf down a rainbow but the dark leafy veg are where it’s at if you want anti-inflammatory properties. Kale, spinach, bok choy,...
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A List Of The Best Foods For A Healthy Gut
Are you bloated? Perhaps you’re constipated? Not that I truly want to know about the inner workings of your digestive system but if you are either of these there is good news. Your diet can help A...
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Matcha Made In Heaven
I am sorry but I couldn’t help myself with the play on words, but really it is ‘matcha-do about nothing’… Matcha A fine ground powder of specially grown and processed green tea. The tea bushes are...
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7 Tips To Help You Get To Sleep Easier
Do you have difficulty getting to sleep at night and wish it was easier? Do you find yourself getting ever stressed about the hours ticking away while you toss and turn? Try these seven tips to help...
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5 Tips To Help You Drink Less Alcohol
First some facts Moderate alcohol consumption can: Lower your risk of cardiovascular disease, possibly by thinning the blood Decrease your chances of getting a cold, maybe something to do with the...
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9 Tips To Help You Eliminate Grains From Your Diet
So you have decided you want to eliminate grains from your diet. First up, well done. Most of those who consider it never actually make the decision to do it. One word of caution, it’s not a good idea...
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How To Avoid Putting On Weight Over The Holiday Season
So you’re getting nervous. The holiday season is fast approaching and you still have that spare tyre from last year. Buying new clothes every year is seriously putting a dent in your budget and your...
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7 Ways To Spoil Yourself On A Budget These Holidays
We all need a bit of spoiling from time to time and at this time of year even more so. It is important for your health that you keep your stress levels down. Cortisol is the hormone that is released...
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