Weight Loss

We all feel a little under the weather sometimes. We might feel more tired than usual and find that we are more prone to catching coughs and colds. Often we’ll put it down to stress or a lack of sleep. Most people have no idea just how much what we eat and drink effects our everyday … Read More

What stops us from eating as much raw as we want to when we know, either through experience or intuitively, that raw food works?  When you get a handle on why you aren’t eating the way you want to all the time, you open yourself up to a future of feeling and looking fabulous.  If you aren’t experiencing the mental, emotional and … Read More

Day one of my juice feast went as well as it could, I think.  I felt pretty tired and a bit low by the end of the day – definitely detoxy!   I didn’t miss food, which was good 🙂 I’m making 2 bases of celery and lemon and cucumber and lime, keeping them in the … Read More

Day 2 video update: heavy detox symptoms already! Calorie counting and trying to get enough juice in is hard!!  I’m having food cravings but feeling positive so far 🙂

Emotions are an essential part of being human. They give our experiences meaning and allow us to understand who and what we are. Whether they come in the form of anger, loneliness, inspiration or joy, they are incredibly powerful. When faced with unwelcome emotions we turn to various things in order to help us cope. For … Read More

In an age of junk food, takeaway meals and sedentary living, it’s no surprise that so many of us have developed unhealthy eating habits. It can be difficult trying to break these habits when temptation is all around us. Whether we reach for a cup of coffee in the morning to wake us up, or a … Read More

Most people are aware that refined sugar is really bad for them.  Its highly addictive nature is incredibly detrimental to our long term emotional well-being and physical health. Refined sugar acidifies the body, increasing the risk of diseases such as cancer, heart disease and diabetes, not to mention being a leading cause of weight gain and obesity. … Read More

Snacking can be the bain of many of our lives.  We want to be slim and healthy, but resisting sweets, biscuits, crisps and other unhealthy snacks can be a daily challenge.  We treat ourselves to ‘naughty’ snacks and cakes, and then feel bad about eating them afterwards.  There seems no way to win The Battle of … Read More

In case you didn’t know, I LOVE juicing!  It helps me keep my weight down, my skin looking great and my digestion system working brilliantly.  I love it so much I set up a monthly community juice day on the first Tuesday of the month (next one in May :).  My juice day helps me reset … Read More

As a child I used to be very sporty until I grew breasts, then it all seemed too painful (wrong bra, I now know!), so from my teenage years I became a couch potato.  For 15 years my friends and family would say ‘lets go for a walk’ and I’d say ‘no thanks!’.  I knew I … Read More

Well, well, well – it has indeed been a while since I last posted! I keep thinking I feel like blogging again, and then it doesn’t actually happen. I’m not going to make any promises this time! Get ready to see new posts as and when I feel inspired to put myself out into the world … Read More

We all love the idea of glowing skin, right? Many of us are not blessed with the type of genes that give us perfect skin no matter what and, even if we are, as we grow older our skin needs more care.  Spots, pimples, breakouts, dry skin (leading to more wrinkles), cellulite and open pores make … Read More

  So many of us feel like we are alone in our suffering, whether it be to do with our food issues, our relationship troubles, our abilities as a parent or our struggles at work (or about not working).  We love food, we love our family, we want to love our work.  Mostly. But none of … Read More

So many of us are unhappy with our weight, yoyo dieting and attempting (usually unsuccessfully) to take more regular exercise.  This way of trying to lose weight is a wholly valid, but incomplete, way  to look at weight loss.  It doesn’t take into consideration the emotional and spiritual reasons why people carry more weight than they’d … Read More

The idea that the moon has the power to influence our thoughts and behaviour has been around for thousands of years. The incredible gravitational pull of the moon causes the oceans to rise and fall, causing the changing of the tides. Up to 65% of the human body is also made up of water so, if … Read More

I loved doing this interview with Russell.  It’s so great to get to know someone better when you’ve been ‘stalking’ them online for years.   Russell was refreshingly frank and open, so I know you’ll enjoy it to 🙂 For those of you who don’t know Russell James, a.k.a. The Raw Chef, he has been inspiring us … Read More

We all know that some foods are better for us than others, but some are particularly bad for our long term wellbeing. These foods acidify our bodies, making them ripe for disease, suppressing our immune systems, depleting our energy and often causing mild to major allergic reactions that compromise our health. When we talk of immunosuppression … Read More

What goes through people’s heads when they think about doing a 6 week raw food detox?  Watch this video and find out! If you’re interested in joining us for the Vitality Detox click here 🙂

There will be times when you crave sweet things, whether you’re eating a high raw diet or not. Even those eating raw food can still become addicted to sweet and stimulating raw foods so it’s important to be mindful of this. It’s also important to remember that whole raw sweet foods such as dates and bananas … Read More

We all know that we’re supposed to drink lots of water, but many of us don’t really know why. Trying to drink the prescribed 2-3 litres a day can be a real challenge at times and can leave us feeling more annoyed than invigorated. It’s often difficult to drink that amount and it can leave us … Read More

Most of us live such busy lives nowadays that we regularly go without getting enough sleep, not really grasping the damage that lack of sleep is doing to our physical and emotional wellbeing. The odd night here and there isn’t going to have much of an impact on our health, but when we don’t get enough … Read More