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Hunger and PMT – manage your month!

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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 […]

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Boxd Protein Shakes Review

boxd protein shake 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 […]

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Simple Diet Tricks to Manage PCOS

simple 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 […]

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WellBoxes Healthy Snack Box Review

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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 […]

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How 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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Budget Food Shopping Sorted

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There’s been a lot of fuss in the news recently about the terrible quality of budget food boxes being sent out to kids who are eligible for free school meals and I wondered, if it were me shopping, what would I buy for one person on a very tight budget? Now I’ll caveat this with […]

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Purition Natural Protein Shake Review

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Not keen on artificial protein shakes and fake food? I review Purition natural protein shake mixes as a more nutritious (and real) alternative.   If you were to ask Purition what they’d describe themselves as it would be ‘real food’, which may surprise some of you who are using to seeing the macho sports protein […]

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Truth Origins Curcumin Drops Review

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Aching muscles after exercise, joint pain or IBS symptoms giving you grief? I gave Truth Origins curcumin drops a try, as the supplement has a lot of evidence to support it helps with inflammation. Curcumin is a substance found in turmeric, a root that’s in the same family as ginger. It’s often used in Indian […]

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Meal Prep Tips

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If you’re finding your busy life is getting in the way of being organised with food and eating a healthy diet then check out these excellent meal prep tips from top Fitness and Nutrition professionals.   This blog was originally put together for eco sports clothing company Sundried, you can read my review of their […]

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Does the Military Diet work for Weight Loss?

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The Military diet is a short term calorie restricted diet, that’s ‘militant’ in it’s approach because the diet plan is very specific. But since it’s only a 3 day diet plan, will it work for weight loss? In short, it’s just a low calorie diet, so all but the most petite, elderly and inactive people […]

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