2 minute read A warming breakfast can be the perfect way to engage with those colder autumn and winter months. Hot on the heels of my simple recipe for porridge and ten ways to pimp your porridge comes this: spiced quinoa porridge. This recipe uses the whole quinoa seed rather than the flaked…
4 minute read Porridge: what’s not to love about this wonderfully easy, satisfying, dish? Well, and I hate to admit this, sometimes it can get a little…boring. Rather than being drawn to other, less health-supportive, options, maybe it’s time to zhuzh it up. Here’s a few ideas to try. Keep the basics, add…
5 minute read As autumn becomes well-established, the air temperature drops and we start to look towards foods to nurture us on a different level, porridge becomes a natural choice. For breakfast, or at any other time of day when you fancy something warming and grounding yet soup or other choices just aren’t…
7 minute read The saying goes that every cloud has a silver lining: for me, there’s been several silver linings in the pandemic cloud, notably working from home, being with my dog, and the shifting of the public spotlight onto vitamin D. Acknowledged to play an important role in bone and muscle health,…
6 minute read Water is the main constituent of cells, tissues and organs, and makes up around 60% of our body, reducing as we get older or carry less lean mass. Many of us know that it’s vital for life and we can’t survive for more than a few days without it but,…
8 minute read Have you noticed that, as we get older, many people acquire a ‘muffin top’ that just won’t disappear no matter what weight loss strategy is followed? The spare tyre that stubbornly refuses to melt away could be under the influence of your hormones, particularly insulin. Insulin and its opposite number,…
10 minute read I know, I hear you: who’d have thought we’d ever see “contentment” in a piece about weight management. But, in a world of confusing mixed messages, it is possible to find your happy place. We live in interesting times. Much of what we thought we knew has changed, particularly in the…
5 minute read *discombobulation is one of my favourite words: it really sums up a state of overwhelm for me: what about you? I think it’s fair to say that the world is a little bit wobbly at the moment. Life is not as it was (some might say that’s a good thing)…
6 minute read Immunity: it’s The Hot Topic of the Moment. Or year. And maybe next year too. Coronavirus has a lot to answer for: social isolation, fear, anxiety, furlough, home schooling, and the many more challenges that have arisen this year, but there’s also been a brilliant side effect. Suddenly, everyone and…
6 minute read How did you sleep last night? Well, I hope? If you’re anything like me, you may occasionally experience a disruption in your sleep quality or quantity that soon settles down. Or, if you’re more like the 40% or so of the UK population who regularly experience issues with sleep, your…
