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The Most Important Blog You Will Read…

This blog is potentially one of the most important that you may ever read. I say that not to overstate my writing skills; I am not that vain or that deluded! but because I am going to teach you some … Read More

How to Respond to Your Inner Voice

I can remember as a child when I first became aware of the voice inside my head. I had never been told about it and for a while I was genuinely frightened, I thought I was going mad. I thought … Read More

What’s More Important Than Diet & Exercise?

The two most common elements of pretty much all the weight loss programmes available to us are: 1. Diet2. Exercise. This has been the strategy for many years, and so it’s nothing new to us, such a simple formula BUT … Read More

Why Habits Make or Break Weight Loss

I’ve said it time and time again, it’s not willpower that will get you healthier and slimmer, it’s the little habits repeated again and again that make ALL the difference. All of us need repetition and reinforcement to get our … Read More

Why You Should Avoid Extreme January Dieting!

Let’s face it, right now, many people are feeling the negative effects of weeks of excessive consumption of food and booze and contemplating a strict January diet! During the month of January extreme dieting and detoxes are abound, usually fuelled … Read More

Don’t Let Your Buttons Be Pushed!

Have you ever responded angrily to someone and then said, ‘He/she really knows how to push my buttons’? Have you ever looked at a cake, a piece of chocolate, a lump of cheese or any food and generated a ‘need’ … Read More

Don’t Be Bullied into Giving Up Your Goals this Christmas!

When you set a goal there’s a specific process within your brain that determines how or even if you achieve it. The principles of the Placebo Diet are as much about learning how your brain works as teaching you what … Read More

Christmas Indulgence – My Top Tips!

The festive season starts early, and it can be a time of huge temptation… huge prolonged temptation! So, I have a few simple tools for you to make it an enjoyable time. If you prepare yourself and visualise how you … Read More

What Does Your Body Say About You?

If someone looked at you and spent 10 minutes in your company, what would they learn about your habits and rituals? Your body would give out the first most obvious clues. If you were walking down the high street and … Read More

Why Motivation Matters

Do you really know what motivation is? Have you ever looked at someone who seems highly motivated and said “My friend gets up at 5.30 every morning to go to the gym, she’s so motivated – she loves it! Says … Read More