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Eat for Immunity

Eating the rainbow is a really important step to take when wanting to get healthy. An antioxidant is a molecule that inhibits the oxidation of other molecules. Adding antioxidant-rich fruits and vegetables to your diet each day will strengthen your … Read More

Time To Say Goodbye

I love a good movie: they are such a rich source of metaphors. Sometimes when I’m teaching or coaching I hear myself reach inside my head and pull out just the right metaphor by way of a movie example. When … Read More

Do You Want What You Think You Want?

This blog runs along the same theme as last week’s, it’s about being very honest with yourself about why you want to lose weight and why you have not achieved that goal up to now. In the past when I … Read More

Why are you struggling?

How many people do you know who started a diet in January and have already given up as there’s too much deprivation or starvation! Are you one of these people? Let me assure you, it really doesn’t have to be … Read More

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

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

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

Create Your Reality

Our brains are divided into 2 physical elements (called hemispheres). They work both in their own right, and together. Information constantly flows from one side to the other to create and unify how we process our thoughts. We can see … Read More