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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

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

What about Exercise?

For as many years as I can remember, the question I’m asked most about exercise is: ‘Which is the best exercise for weight loss?’ Technically the answer is cross country skiing, but in reality, the correct answer is: ‘The exercise … Read More

Love The Foods That Love You Back

We often eat because food gives us a good feeling; but some foods give us a better feeling than others! Generally, chocolate produces a better emotional reward than cabbage. It’s useful to know which foods boost your mood then you … Read More

Are you using the Glycemic Index (GI) for Weight Loss?

The GI is an invaluable tool for helping you to lose weight and achieve optimum health. In practical terms it is a list that gives food a numerical value which represents how quickly a food is absorbed into the blood … Read More

Get Rid of Menopausal Fat

Insulin Resistance is the consequence of poor hormonal health. In a healthy person, the pancreas produces insulin in exactly the right amounts. In someone with Type 1 diabetes, the pancreas cannot produce it, so it has to be injected. Years … Read More