1. Ignore the Low Fat approach. Eat real fat. Your body needs it. “Full-fat” needs a re-think. It’s filling not fattening. Here are some good ones – peanut butter – avocado – oily fish – nuts & seeds. 2. Decrease your sugar intake. Be aware of high sugar content in refined and processed foods. 3. Do
3 Foundations of Health Eat – Sleep – Ride – Repeat. Sounds like a slogan for a perfect day in my world! But in fact, this phrase helps me to keep it real. To me it’s a reminder of 3 key foundations for health. We must eat + hydrate to nourish ourselves for fuel. We
What is “BALANCE”? Nothing in the natural world exists in isolation there’s always a yin/yang effect + an ever changing flow between opposites. Light/Dark or Hot/Cold or Wet/Dry or Movement/Stillness or Growing/Shrinking or Day/Night or Stressed/Relaxed or Acceptance/Resistance etc We can only truly know + experience something if we have an awareness of it’s opposite
Refresh your outlook by travelling out of your comfort zone The voyage of discovery is not in seeking new lands but in having new eyes > said the moustached French gent – Marcel Proust. Fresh eyes change how you view your world, helps us get along better and thrive. Travel is a sweet tool to
21st Century Yang- Bang It baffles me how, as humans, we have have made such extraordinary discoveries + advancements – through mechanics, technology + science – and yet despite all this brilliance, we still haven’t figured out a way to exist in harmony. We have the potential to be a diverse, abundant collective of people
Everything you see, hear or experience is specific to you. You create your reality by perceiving it that way – so says the theory of quantum physics. And Buddha said the same. We all have our own unique perception influenced by past experiences, beliefs and expectations. So then, maybe even the smallest altered perceptions can
Aroma Therapy Essential oils are so much more than a means to disguise bad smells + aromas. With around 300 essential oils extractable from flowers, trees, leaves, roots, grasses + fruits, we have at our disposal an enormous natural source of medicinal therapy, cosmetic, + everyday household products. Recognised + valued ingredients in medicines, food, drinks, cosmetics
Could Tea be the Heatlhiest drink on Earth? I love it when it’s T o’clock! The power of a cuppa tea is recognised in many cultures from the Brits to the Chinese, Japanese and Indians. Could our stresses and struggles be soothed by simply supping on a wee cup of tea? Tea comes in all
Inner peace is a principal goal of the wise. Life can be a tough passage and for some more than others we are all struggling and suffering to varying degrees but I think to seek inner peace whatever the weather is a profoundly beautiful and powerful aim. And besides I want to become wiser. While there are
