You diet too much. Yes, that’s right. Most “calorie-restricted” diets, will only crash your metabolism, making it all too easy to pile on the pounds as soon as you stop them. One of the reasons is that your body will “adapt” to survive with less, considerably slowing down your metabolic rate. You don’t eat healthy …
Intuitive eating or attuned eating is a way of approaching food that is person-centered and not dogmatic. One of its core beliefs is that you should “allow yourself to eat”, and there is no food that is “good or bad”. Many recent studies have in fact, demonstrated that cutting out food groups can lead to …
This Swiss chard and ricotta frittata is delicious and healthy. Ricotta is rich in whey proteins that help repair muscle quickly after a workout and it is lower in fat than many other cheeses. This frittata is so easy to make, and a delicious choice for brunch, a protein-filled post-workout breakfast, or a light meal. …
This harissa chicken stew recipe was one of my favorite meals during the pandemic. With lockdown, we all got used to more comforting and heart-warming meals. Nothing wrong with it. It is actually good that more people got more into home cooking, but in the long term we need to be smart with our choices …
This radicchio and rocket salad is a classical Italian salad that has many variations. It is tasty, and a great accompaniment to many dishes as well as a good standalone starter too. Both rocket and radicchio have beneficial and complementary properties. Both support liver detoxification, while radicchio like all bitter foods is supportive of digestion, …
I made these salmon, rocket & chili fishcakes recipe just before Christmas. They were delicious, ideal for one of those evenings when you want something a bit fancy and comforting but healthy at the same time. Have them with a saIad had them with rocket, cherry tomatoes & spring onion salad, to make them even …
With the New Year comes the time of punishing diets or “detox” to make up for the indulgences of the festive season. And while the idea of starting afresh and clearing out the system and your life from what did not work the previous year might be a positive and powerful one, when it comes …
This fennel radicchio and clementine salad is delicate and delicious. A great and authentic Italian salad for gourmet food lovers that is also healthy and supports liver and gut health. This salad is made by mixing two types of radicchio: “radicchio di Chioggia” which is a round shape, red-purple type of salad, and “radicchio variagato …
am always on the lookout for healthier alternatives to yummy everyday meals. After all, If you manage to swap your favourite foods for an alternative that tastes great but has more health benefits, your general health will be improved as a result, without you having to go on a diet of feeling sacrificed. This is …
ntuitive eating is a way of eating that follows your natural cues and is opposed to diet culture and obsession with calories. In intuitive eating, we rediscover our natural rhythms and the pleasure of food. Food becomes nourishment and self-care. Important health organizations like The British Heart Foundations are recommending intuitive eating as a healthy …
