Switched-on Women follow a few healthy guidelines to successfully balance their hormones. Have a read to see how many of these you might like to start including in your own daily routine. Hormone Imbalances From puberty, to periods, to menopause – hormones can pose a challenge for many women throughout their lives. You may be all too familiar with symptoms …
This day in my life has been unusual to say the least, and I have just been thrown in the deep end of checking in on how I successfully deal with stress. My ‘Fight and Flight’ mode was fully triggered around 3am, when two police officers woke us up to inform us that we had been broken into. All three …
Mornings are all about get up and go don’t you find, and during the Winter months in particular a really good way to be tempted out of the doona covers is with a warm, cozy bowl of porridge. Of course we would never describe ourselves as fussy, but we want this porridge to be a warm bowl of delicious goodness, am I …
Do you find that as the morning temps start to dip into the single digits, and the rugs, throws and slippers come back out into play, it’s tempting to move away from the usual salad and greens? It’s natural to start to lean towards warm soups, broths, braises and roasts, which all play a beautiful role in our nurturing …
Chai Comfort Cups Here in these parts the mornings have begun to be a little brisk, the nights noticeably colder, and officially the time of the year has arrived to reach for all things warm and cozy. Along with the boots, jackets, cashmere and wool being pulled out from the back of cupboards, it’s also a great time of year …
When it comes to how to lose weight, all sorts of fads and fictions exist promising the holy grail of a perfect body that everyone can achieve. Perfect in whose eyes one could ask, but that’s another story! If you flick through any women’s magazine, you’re guaranteed to see several advertisements promising weight loss. They might recommend you follow say …
Healthy eating does not have to mean avoiding chocolate – because what’s the fun in that! Yes, these tartlets have chocolate as one of the key ingredients along with the fabulous all-rounder coconut oil, one of my favourite healthy fats to include in desserts of any kind. Because if healthy eating required giving up chocolate, I would have given up …
As the weather temp drops just a couple of degrees, are you ready to bring a deliciously easy soup into your home? If you’re anything like me, any time is a good time for a cozy, Easy Pumpkin Soup. I could honestly chow on this 24/7! Is it the golden colour that makes this soup such a nice match in …
Don’t you just love sweet, random moments that can have rippling effects in the most surprising directions? That can prompt one of our all-time favourite gluten-free breads to finally receive a blog posting? Yes? Well, this one is thanks to Mike. We met Mike, a young English Doctor based in Leeds, by chance last week on a train heading from …
This is torte, but not as you know it, and you and this little beauty may want to be left alone for a while once you’ve taken your first bite! To share or not to share is the question on the lips of those who’ve already been seduced by this ridiculously moreish treat. Deceptively simple to rustle up, this chocolaty, …
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