How do you like your eggs in the morning? Have you got that song stuck in your head now? 😉 Whether you are a lover or hater of eggs, there is no disputing the fact that there has been a huge increase in the amount of eggs we are consuming these days as part of…
Category: Nutritional Hints & Tips
Cacao Powder – The Superfood
You can’t beat the mood boosting properties of chocolate but if you are trying to eat a healthy diet and lower your intake of sugar, chocolate appears to be a forbidden food which is just depressing and definitely not boosting our moods. However my beautiful friends, there is a solution, and it comes in the…
The Health Benefits of Drinking Matcha Tea
Most of us know that there are huge benefits to drinking green tea but there is a newer and better way of drinking this green tea that has so many more health benefits; MATCHA powder. What is the difference between green tea and matcha powder? They are actually both made of the same plant; Camellia Sinensis…
Superfood Iced Latte
Well it’s Summer here in the UK and iced coffees & teas are a popular beverage of choice to keep us nice and cool and ensure we get our caffeine hit 😉 I like to add superfoods to my meals and drinks wherever I can and this was an opportunity not to be missed 😀…
Milk Thistle
Milk Thistle It’s been a while since I posted about the benefits of spirulina and I promised to write about some of the other organic powders I use and why – so here I am and today we are talking about the mighty milk thistle 🙂 Milk thistle is part of the Asteraceae plant family which…
Vitamin C and Iron Absorption
Iron is an essential mineral for the human body and one of the most important roles of iron is to make red blood cells which transport oxygen around the body. There are two difference types or iron; heme and non-heme. Heme iron comes from animal based foods and non-heme iron comes primarily from plant based…
Food is Fuel
Food is fuel… we hear that all the time but do we really take the time to think about what it means? To me it means that everything I eat should be feeding my body with all the nutrients it needs to be able to function at it’s best. It’s about choosing premium nutrition over processed…
Benefits of Eating Porridge
Eating a bowl of porridge in the morning provides so many health benefits (some of which are listed below)…❤ Regulation of blood sugar Reduction of the bad cholesterol (LDL) Regulation of appetite Complex carbs for energy Contains high amounts of iron High in phosphorus which can help with muscle recovery Good source of calcium (even…
The Importance of Drinking Water
I am always telling people to drink more water…these days with our busy lifestyles and hectic days, it’s hard to remember to carry water with you but it really is so important. This picture perfectly demonstrates where in our bodies water is used and what for. Many people don’t realise just how much of our…
Happy Healthy Tash 