When you are trying to lead a healthy lifestyle it’s not all about healthy eating, nutrition and fitness. There is one factor which many people forget about and this is: managing stress. Stress can affect your health in many ways and it’s really important to manage it otherwise your health can be compromised. I don’t know much about […]
It’s Organic September so I thought will share with you some of my organic grocery essentials I use every week and tell you where I buy them from, but before then just quickly why it’s good to go organic: 1. To reduce your exposure to potentially harmful pesticides 2. To support higher standards of animal welfare 3. To […]
It’s Wimbledon time but before you reach for the strawberries and cream, do you know how much tennis you would have to play to burn them off? Central London Apartments have put together a handy infographic showing how many calories your favourite summer drinks and foods have and how long they would take to burn off […]
Vegetarian food may sound bland and boring but there is a lot you can do with it as proven by some of the top UK vegetarian food bloggers. I eat 80-90% vegetarian food (the rest is fish/seafood) and I am always on the lookout for new vegetarian recipes to try out as things get boring sometimes. Following […]
“Vegucated”. Have you seen it yet? If not, you will be shocked or you should be shocked. Vegucated is an American documentary which tells a story about 3 people who decide to go vegan for 6 weeks. That means no meat, fish, eggs, dairy products and other products produced from animals for 6 weeks. In […]
Exercise and sport are great for you and good for your health but as with many things in life, there are some risks involved while being active. These risks are relatively low but people can still get injured during exercise, sometimes through overuse, sometimes from a more direct trauma and sometimes through a lack of decent […]
Healthy living is not all about healthy eating, nutrition and living your life more naturally, avoiding toxic chemicals whenever possible. Healthy living is also about exercising and staying active and if you really want to be healthy, exercise should be an important part of your lifestyle. We all know exercise is good for us and […]
When you think of Amsterdam you may think of canals, drugs and legalised prostitution, but this vibrant and exciting city is much more than this. Amsterdam is also a place for food lovers, health conscious individuals and vegetarians. This month I visited Amsterdam for the first time and I was impressed by everything it had […]
As a part of Organic September I decided to promote foraging, an activity which gets you moving and rewards you with highly nutritious, organic food. There are several wild foods which you could forage for but in this post I decided to focus on wild blackberries. Since I am not an expert on this subject […]
We can all be busy sometimes and preparing a healthy lunch for work sometimes just doesn’t happen. When I don’t prepare a healthy lunch at home to take with me I find it difficult to find healthy foods around my work. When I saw Merchant Gourmet ready-to-eat grains and lentils on offer in Sainsbury’s I […]
