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So whilst we’re on the topic of beets, I thought it worthwhile to add a little beet inspired recipe. This one is super simple and easy to make. You literally add everything to a food processor, press on, wait several seconds, press off and voila! Beets make ordinary hummus exciting. Tune in to the most […]
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By now, we are well and truly into the silly season; a season full of long meals with our nearest and dearest and a season where many edible and drinkable gifts are exchanged. The silly season, more often than not, tends to be a season of excess; we overdo the sugar, we overdo the alcoholic […]
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The holiday season is fast approaching. Traditionally, it is a time spent with family and friends, a time to be thankful, a time to celebrate, a time of much joy and happiness, a time to re-establish goals and evaluate life’s course. However, more and more often it is turning into something of a more stressful […]
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In an ideal world we would all be eating adequate amounts of oily fish to obtain our required omega 3 levels. However, this is increasingly not the case! In our fast paced and increasingly polluted world, our intake is declining and increasing amounts of dangerous heavy metals and contaminants are being found in our water […]
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We know what they are, we know what they look like…but do we actually know whether or not we are meeting our recommended intake of fruit and vegetables? I’m often asked what a ‘serving’ is so here is part 1 of a little guide that I will be doing to outline what constitutes a serve […]
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Fatty acids are the main building blocks of fat compounds similar to how amino acids are the main building blocks of protein. Just like there are nine essential amino acids, there are two essential fatty acids that we must obtain through our diet: omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acids. In Western society, however, most […]
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Human beings can survive without food for thirty to forty days – but without water, we would only last around three to five days. The average human body is composed approximately 70% water. This water supply is highly important in just about every bodily process from digestion and absorption to circulation and excretion. The body […]