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Category: Children’s health
Healthy Juice to put a Spring in your step!
Here is a lovely alkalinising juice that is loaded with goodness. The pineapple, which is now in season, has anti-inflammatory bromelains. The celery and kale are cleansing. And the ginger has a good circulatory stimulant punch! • 1 1/2 cups fresh pineapple • 4 stalks of celery • 2 cups of kale • 1 small Read More …
Great Grains!
Grains get a negative rap but this is because people are eating the bad ones … refined grains in white flour, white bread, white rice, most cereals, biscuits etc. These refined grains have the bran and sometimes the germ stripped from them (see picture). They increase your risk of weight gain, heart disease and diabetes; and have Read More …
Warm Red Cabbage Salad
It is hard to eat salads in winter. Here is a lovely warm ‘salad’ using cabbage. The fresh garlic will also help boost your immune system and help reduce those colds and flus. Cabbage is a great winter food that is good for the liver and is thought to play a role in cancer prevention. Read More …
Another reason to eat organic food …
Here’s another reason to eat organic food …
The Dirty Dozen
Looking for another reason to eat organic? Here is the Dirty Dozen!
Easter Egg Alternative!
I love this Bliss Ball recipe I saw on my gym's newsletter (Energize at Belrose). Healthier than Easter Eggs (more fibre, antioxidants and vitamins) and just as yummy! Happy Easter everyone! 1 Cup dried dates 3/4 Cup Almonds 3/4 Cup Hazelnuts 3/4 Cup Coconut 3/4 Cacao Nibs (you should be able to find these in a Read More …
How do I get my child to eat more vegies?
Struggling to get your children to eat their vegies? Reading them a story could help! New findings published in Psychological Science show that educating children could be the answer to getting them to eat more vegies. Preschool children who were read storybooks about the benefits of nutrition and dietary variety, daily for 3 months Read More …
Obsessed with Chocolate?
So often in practice I hear clients say they are obsessed with chocolate! Why is this? Well there are many reasons as you will see below … • The sugar and fat content of chocolate is high which gives a certain amount of satiety. • Tryptophan in chocolate is a precursor to making Read More …
Boost your immune system with Vitamin D3
According to The Journal of Preventative Medicine, changing temperature, humidity, sunlight, wind and rain have been found to have a direct link with increasing the number of infectious diseases. To help combat these infections, vitamin D3 is a great immune booster. Recent research conducted on patients with frequent respiratory infections (published in the British Medical Read More …