Posts tagged #comfortfoods
Substitutes for Coconut Cream/ Milk

You may be allergic, sensitive to the taste, watching your weight or fresh out in the pantry or the shop. However, it does not mean you miss out on your favourite Curry because of it.

Here I will provide you a list of alternatives to coconut cream or milk, so you are covered for whatever the occasion.

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Goal Setting Score Card

During this uncertain time of social distancing and having to stay at home, many people have been reporting the same concerns. They are worried about putting on weight, have increased anxiety and tension from the uncertainty of how long this is going to last, financial pressures and feeling depressed.

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Working from Home? This is my Nutrition and Movement Survival Guide.

I’ve have had the pleasure working from home the last 21 years. However, if you are new to this game and had to transition quickly, from working in an office to working inside the home, it can come as a surprise and leave you feeling mixed emotions of a blessing in disguise and a curse, especially when it comes to the freedom of choice in the kitchen, over eating and lots of spare time.

So here are some tips, to help you stay on task, manage your day, develop some routine around your working day and have enough food left in your fridge for dinner.

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Listening to your Intuition

In the era of advanced technology and many health and wellbeing messages we receive multiple times a day, relying on yourself and backing your intuition (gut instinct), for what is good for you takes a back seat to logic and may be internally interpreted as “I’m just being lazy, copping out or not good enough.” Dependent on what that little voice in your head is telling you

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Daily Journaling

I remember sitting in my high-school roll call class and being introduced to the daily journal.
"Why would I want to do this?" was my first impression. It was weird and I just wanted to chat with my friends before class started.

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Welcome to the Four Seasons of the Menstrual Cycle: Part 4

Welcome to Cycle Syncing! Part 4

The Luteal Phase (Autumn) approximately 22 to 28 Days

This is part four of a four-part series on your menstrual cycle of what is happening within your body and how to complement your hormones with diet and exercise.

Cycle syncing!

What is it and how does it affect your period?

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Welcome to the Four Seasons of the Menstrual Cycle: Part 3

Welcome to Cycle Syncing! Part 3

The Ovulatory Phase (Summer) approximately to 15 to 21 Days

This is part three of a four-part series on your menstrual cycle of what is happening within your body and how to complement your hormones with diet and exercise.

Cycle syncing!

What is it and how does it affect your period?

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Welcome to the Four Seasons of the Menstrual Cycle: Part 2

Welcome to Cycle Syncing! Part 2

The Follicular Phase (Spring), 6 to 14 days.

This is part two of a four-part series on your menstrual cycle of what is happening within your body and how to complement your hormones with diet and exercise.

Cycle syncing!

What is it and how does it affect your period?

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Welcome to the Four Seasons of the Menstrual Cycle: Part 1

Welcome to Cycle Syncing! Part 1

The Menstrual Flow (Winter)

A four-part series on your menstrual cycle of what is happening within your body and how to complement your hormones with diet and exercise.

Cycle syncing!

What is it and how does it affect your period?

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