This blog is part of the All About Fad Diets blog series. They’re not really fads, but more like lifestyles. Self-described godfather of the Primal food and lifestyle, Mark Sisson, published his book ‘The Primal Blueprint’ (this is a...
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This blog is part of the All About Fad Diets blog series. They’re not really fads, but more like lifestyles. Paleo is not just a fad. It is the diet that humans are believed to have eaten during the Paleolithic or Old Stone Age era. ...
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This blog is part of the All About Fad Diets blog series. They’re not really fads, but more like lifestyles. This also includes low carb high fat (LCHF). This is the diet at the moment for weight loss. It is a bit like the modern Atkins...
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Unless you’re cooling down under a palm tree on a scorching day in Fiji, the average person doesn’t need coconut water in their smoothies. Good old plain water isn’t fancy but it does the job. Coconut water is nature’s Powerade. It is a natural...
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When was the last time you had a bath? What about an Epsom salt bath? Epsom salt is not the salt we eat (sodium chloride), it is magnesium sulphate. Don’t ingest it because it has a laxative effect! Magnesium sulphate or magnesium bath salts...
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Pre-Race Day, Race Day and Post-Race Day Here is what I ate the day before, the day of, and the day after my 11km run. I’m not a crazy long distance runner as you can probably tell from my body shape, I am built for sprinting or short...
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This blog comes from a seminar I did at the Go Green Expo in 2018 called “How to Schedule Health into a Busy Day”. The topic is so relevant, I decided to turn it into a blog for everyone to read who didn’t attend the seminar. ...
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I love sharing my Top 10 Tips… Top 10 Tips to Improve Sleep Top 10 Tips to Detox Your Liver Top 10 Tips for More Energy Top 10 Foods to Avoid with Acne Top 10 Tips for Insulin Resistance Top 10 Tips for Eating Out Healthily Top 10 Reasons...
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Do you go straight to the pharmacy or health store to buy iron tablets at the first sign of fatigue? Without a blood test to confirm your iron levels? Do you know that it can be dangerous to take iron tablets if you don’t need to, especially...
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Many health conditions are linked to blood sugar imbalance, including diabetes, insulin resistance and polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). Hyperglycaemia is high blood sugar and hypoglycaemia is low blood sugar. These natural remedies are...
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Oestrogen dominance is a state in which a woman does not have sufficient progesterone to balance the amount of oestrogen in her body. Oestrogen and progesterone levels usually swing like a seesaw i.e. when oestrogen increases, progesterone...
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The sympathetic nervous system (SNS) is known to be in charge of our fight, flight and freeze responses, while the parasympathetic nervous system (PNS) governs rest, digest and repair. The SNS and PNS are part of our autonomic nervous system...
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