The never-ending search for the perfect body

The never-ending search for the perfect body – Let’s ditch this happiness zapping resolution in 2017! So, it’s the 29th of December, that funny time between Christmas and New Year when you’re not really sure what you should be doing. Wishing...

Healthier Easter Treats

Its almost Easter and I’m sure that some of you are dreading being surrounded by hot cross buns and Easter eggs! Its one thing being able to stay strong and keep on track with your diet and nutrition on an average day but at Easter we are bombarded by temptation at...

Pancake Day

It’s Pancake Day today and I have therefore decided to send you a healthy alternative to the classic Shrove Tuesday treat! This recipe will make enough pancakes for 2 hungry people! Recipe  2 small bananas 5-6 free range eggs 2 teaspoons of cocoa powder 1 tablespoon...

Fat Tax? Can it help solve the obesity crisis?

On Sunday I had the opportunity to sit in the audience of the BBC 1’s Big Questions debate. They were filming in Cardiff and one of the topics to be discussed was the government’s proposal to tax unhealthy foods in an attempt to curb the obesity crisis. I did...

Have you got a ‘wheat belly’?

If I ask people what makes up the majority of their diet many answer with the above mentioned wheat products. In fact it has been found that 20% of all human calories are made up of wheat products and that it’s these products that dominate the diet of most people in...

Christmas Black Bean Brownies! Yum Yum!

Looking for a healthy treat as a substitute for the classic mince pie or Chocolate Log this Christmas? Well these delicious Christmas treats might just be the answer your looking for! Instead of flour, sugar and butter I have used healthy alternatives such as black...