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Hunger and PMT – manage your month!
Ripping cupboards open to find food when you’re due on? So are we all, us women. Hormones are to blame, naturally, but what do these hormones actually do that make us hungry? Before your period your metabolism genuinely increases by around 200 calories, though unfortunately you’re probably hungry for more than that. It’s […]
Continue readingWhat it’s like to suffer from exercise addiction
In a diet culture where less food and more exercise is better, exercise addiction and orthorexia are often overlooked. I’ve made no secret about the fact that I had both a serious eating disorder and exercise addiction to go with it, but I never turn down the opportunity to talk about it again in […]
Continue readingBoxd Protein Shakes Review
Protein shakes for women? That’s what Boxd Health claim to have made. Protein shakes with added vitamins and minerals ‘to re-energise you, to nourish you and help you to feel focused, refreshed and strong.’ Most protein shakes are unisex, or for men, at least from a marketing point of view, so what makes Boxd Health […]
Continue reading8 Life Hacks now I’m 38
Every year around November I have a mini identity crisis. What am I doing with my life? What do I want to wear or have my hair like? Is it time to retrain or take up a new hobby? Do I have any friends?! Every year. Without fail. Because my birthday is December 8th. […]
Continue readingSimple Diet Tricks to Manage PCOS
The guest blog linked below is a collaboration of diet tricks you can use to successfully manage the symptoms of PCOS, and even reduce the severity of problems associated with it. PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome) can affect fertility, skin, energy and weight, with many PCOS sufferers struggling to keep their weight down and difficulty […]
Continue readingToo busy for a normal workout? Effective 5min workout routine for mums
If you don’t have time to workout nowadays, you should certainly skip it, right? As this guest blog explains, you couldn’t be more wrong. You can still get the benefits of working out with as little as a five-minute sweat session. Yes, just five minutes. Perhaps you’ve hardly thought about it as it doesn’t […]
Continue readingWhat if you’re too tired to exercise?
Our ever-busy lives mean we’re probably a bit tired most of the time, unfortunately. Too tired to eat properly, too tired to look after ourselves, and too tired to exercise. In an ideal world we’d address the reasons we’re tired – late night TV? Too much socialising? Poor sleep or insomnia? The Metro […]
Continue readingThe Garden Workout
Britain had a very long 2020-2021 Winter than seemed to last until June (the sun is finally out yay!) so after months of rain and darkness swapping your sweaty gym or cramped kitchen for a garden workout is a way to kill two birds with one stone and get fit outside. Healthy living website […]
Continue readingWellBoxes Healthy Snack Box Review
Flowers and cards getting done but want to say thank you? A healthy snack box from WellBoxes is a nutritious and generous alternative to bland gifts and generic fruit baskets that can perk someone up when they need a lift. Everyone knows healthy eating is, well, healthy, but sometimes it seems like too much effort […]
Continue readingHow to Combat Lockdown Weight Gain
Covid 19 has had devastating effects on people all over the world, but with obesity being hailed as the biggest link to severe symptoms and complications, is there more we could have done to avoid getting seriously ill? After all staying a healthy weight really is as simple as eating appropriate calories for you needs, […]
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