Thoughts on the 5:2 diet

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(Source) Have you read about the 5:2 diet recently and are interested in trying it? This post is for you! The premise of this diet (also known as the ‘intermittent fasting’ diet) is that for any 2 days in your week, you consume only about 500 calories, in order to let your body rest and let [...]

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Things We Love: Plenish Cleanse

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No matter your eating style, from omnivore to raw vegan and anywhere in between, our bodies could really do with a little extra protection from the daily onslaught of anti-nutrients that modern life brings. I am a huge advocate for using fresh fruit and vegetable juices to shoot your way to optimal health and zippy [...]

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Places We Love- 42 Raw

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Most often, the times when my food choices are compromised are when I’m eating out. You know how it goes – when it’s just you, at home, you can make exactly what you fancy and exactly how healthy you want it. But life would be pretty boring if you never went out to eat, right? [...]

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Things we love: Skin Food Facial

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I’ve had problem skin all my life; pretty much since the age of 16 I have battled against my skin’s natural inclination to break out at the smallest of provocations – air conditioning, a plane flight, a glass of wine. So it’s fair to say I’ve tried more than my share’s worth of facials in [...]

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Travel Snack Pack

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Travelling is notorious for throwing people off the healthy-eating bandwagon, and most often it’s because the options become more limited outside our home environments. Our own kitchens are tailored exactly to our individual preferences, whereas a hotel has to cater the foods that the large majority of their clientele like. While it’s important to be [...]

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