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Feeling Tired?
8 April 2013
Up here in Denmark the winter days are looong. It seems like you wake up in the middle of the night to start your day and the evening goes on forever. This can make you feel tired even if you’re not. Of course there are some obvious reasons to feeling tired, such as not getting more…
Busting the Fat Myth (video)
20 March 2013
Do you think fat is unhealthy? Do you think fat makes you fat? Let me help you bust the fat myth by telling you a little of how it really is in this video. So, what fats are you going to enjoy in your daily diet and how will you incorporate them into your meals?
Sprouting Is Easy…And Super Healthy (video)
15 February 2013
Sprouting is one way to add a super-food charge of healthful nutrients to your meals all whilst growing your own little ‘garden’ on your kitchen counter – ideal if you live in the middle of the city with no outside space or minimal light. Sprouts are literally live food, they grow before your very eyes. more…
How To Eat
1 February 2013
By ‘how to eat’ I’m not talking about table manners, the kind your parents taught you: not to speak with your mouthful, close your mouth when chewing etc. What I’m talking about here is much bigger than that – the how, what, why, when of how we eat and how we think about food is more…
10 Ways to Greener City Living
5 January 2013
“I wondered why somebody didn’t do something. Then I realized, I am somebody.”(source unknown) Were you one of those kids who wanted to save the world? I was. I still am. Except now the adult in me realizes that I can’t. Or maybe I can… I may not be able to save the world, but more…
SMART Steps to Creating A Successful Health Plan
4 December 2012
All change springs forth from an idea, a goal, a wish…but without planning these changes often fall by the way-side, never quite take off or dwindle away after a promising start. Why? Planning, or rather a lack of. I know it may sound boring, contrived and time-consuming but it needn’t be. Here’s how to more…
Simple Ingredient Upgrades
19 November 2012
The other day on Facebook I asked what the one ingredient that people find hardest to give up is. Habits are hard to break, I know, but there is an easier way than going cold turkey. Yes, it takes a little time to re-set your palate. Start by making simple upgrades of those foods that more…
Healthy Pregnancy: Physical Well-being
2 November 2012
Physical well-being isn’t all about what we do or don’t eat. It’s also based on movement and physical therapy. Although it’s important to slow down and be gentle with yourself during pregnancy, this doesn’t mean that you have an excuse to become a couch potato! You’ll feel it if you do. Aches and pains, constipation, more…
Healthy Pregnancy: Optimal Nutrition
6 October 2012
Optimal nutrition during pregnancy will ensure that you keep your energy levels up and experience full well-being to support the increasing requirements placed on you physically and emotionally over the months to come. So many complications experienced in pregnancy, birth and beyond are due to inadequate nutrition. Beginning motherhood or welcoming a second, third…child into more…
3 Non-Dairy Sources of Calcium
28 September 2012
We all know we need calcium. But why do we need it? Quite simply, calcium, in partnership with various other vitamins and minerals, is required for each and every cell in our body to function. It is required for the smooth functioning of nervous system, muscle contraction, blood clotting, to help maintain a healthy heartbeat, more…
