I’ve talked about what to eat before, but when eating well it can be hard to know where to start with packaged foods. As I’ve mentioned before the food industry bombards us with messages of ‘low fat’ and ‘diet’ foods…
Fat Isn’t the Enemy
For years products have been emblazoned with ‘LOW FAT’. Words crying out to you, attempting to be synonymous with ‘healthy’ and suggesting that you will lose weight by eating them. I could get onto my soap box about the marketing tricks…
Water’s boring, right?
I think everyone already knows how important it is to drink lots of water for so many reasons. Health is obviously up near the top of the list, but did anyone see the photos of the amazing change in that…
Don’t Be a Hermit – Your Free Guide to Eating Out
Eating out when on a diet When I first started having a more balanced relationship with food eating out felt a little strange. Previously, I’d automatically choose pasta, with at least one glass of wine, and a dessert. If they looked…
‘Eat Your Greens’ – 17 Top Tips to Get More Veg in Your Diet
Like knowing we need more sleep, we all know we should ‘Eat Our Greens’ or rather a rainbow of different vegetables. I love this cheeky quotation! Recently the UK government was urged to increase the recommended portions of fruit and veg…
Digestive Health Solutions – Interview with Dr Jillian Sarno Teta
In the second interview at The School of Balance this month Dr Jillian Sarno Teta talks about digestive health. I was very fortunate to secure a session in Dr Jillian’s busy schedule so I’m pleased to be able to share…
Low FODMAP Food List for IBS Sufferers
As mentioned in my ‘What is Low FODMAP?’ post there is a lot of conflicting information on the internet as to what food is or isn’t low in FODMAPs. If you’ve been asked to follow the low FODMAP diet you should…
Top 5 Tips to Survive an Elimination Diet
My consultant wanted to see if my health issues were being exacerbated by a food intolerance or allergy so I was asked to embark on a pretty extreme elimination diet and then had to reintroduce or ‘challenge’ foods which are…
What is low FODMAP? And How Can it Help IBS Sufferers?
You might have seen the term FODMAP either on this site, from your doctor or elsewhere on the Internet and wondered what it means (or maybe it’s me that’s just curious/nosy when I don’t understand things!) Before I start I…
Why Diets Don’t Work
I know conventional diets and even doctors will lead you to believe that weight loss is all about burning more calories than you eat and you’ll lose weight – hey presto! If it was this easy we’d all be a…