What’s the one aspect of your current career that you love the most? When a client first posed this question to me I had to think long and hard to find the answer. There are so many things I love about mentoring and supporting both my clients, who are going through major health transformations, and my team, who are often going through both health transformations and personal transformation, in terms of their career, their personal success and their lives. But ultimately I think it comes down to this…. 

My journey to good health started with an elimination diet that was designed to figure out the root cause of some of my health issues. It did so much more than just that, which is why I’m such a great advocate for undertaking an elimination to get to the bottom of your health concerns. 

Not sure if you could stick to an elimination diet? Read on as I explain how to fit it into your life.

As the festive season approaches thoughts turn to party presses and dancing the night away but how do you survive the sometimes inevitable hangover and lethargy you’re left with? Here’s my guide to surviving the party season.

If you have a 9am meeting on the horizon or a toddler whose awake at 6am then lack of sleep, dehydration, and cravings for unhealthy, greasy or carb rich comfort food isn’t the best start to the day. I’m here to tell you it doesn’t need to be that bad. 

I got into Matcha last year after discovering Matcha Latte (made with almond or coconut milk). It made a refreshing change from peppermint tea when I wanted a warm drink that felt more indulgent than a herbal tea. Having given up caffeine 4 years ago I don’t miss the taste or the ritual of it (or the headaches I used to suffer) but I do sometimes miss the warmth of a creamy drink.

I know from first hand experience that losing weight can seem very tough.  It often feels like you’re doing everything right, yet still not getting the results you desire. I’ve found that you’re often preventing your own progress by following old, often misguided advice,

Here are the 15 most common mistakes people make when trying to lose weight. 

1. Only focusing on what the scales say 

It’s very common to feel like you’re not losing weight fast enough. We live in an I WANT IT NOW society and for most of us we want to see instant results.

I love what I do. One of my clients recently said to me "It's like I've been transformed, just like a butterfly, and am emerging into the light. I've grown wings and am about to fly. I feel so different and it's all thanks to you".  

I love a refined sugar free protein bar that is also gluten free and these are just one of my best inventions. Not only are they packed with protein and super foods but they are super tasty – they’ll keep for a week in an airtight container (if you’re lucky) – they never last that long in our house!

Give them a try and let me know what you think.

Ingredients

½ cup quinoa flakes

½ cup gluten free oats ground into flour

 ½ cup Arbonne vanilla protein powder

A pinch pink Himalayan Salt

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

There’s nothing worse than buying a new dress which fit perfectly in the fitting room only to find that the first time you put it on your tummy is twice the size it was when you bought it and it now feels uncomfortable and pulls in all the wrong places.

Here’s my top tips for prepping your body to feel your best from the inside out thus minimising tummy bloat and ensuring you feel comfortable all day long.

1. Choose the right foods.

I’m a great one for saving ingredients then doing nothing with them so when I spotted 3 unripe bananas in the fruit bowl and I already had a freezer full of frozen banana pieces ready to make smoothies I thought I’d better use them up immediately or they’d be making compost in the wormery by next week.

Pancakes always give a breakfast the feeling of having a treat but now you can feel good about it too. Packed with energy, these chia and flaxseed super soulfood pancakes really pack a punch. They are filled with healthy omega 3, fibre and protein. It’s quite literally rocket fuel for a plantpowered diet.

Ingredients

For the flaxseed egg

3 tablespoons ground flaxseed

6 tablespoons filtered water

For the pancake

1 cup buckwheat flour

2 cups brown rice flour

2 ½ tablespoons potato flour/potato starch