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New Blog At Yogamatters: 5 Ways To Naturally Prevent & Remedy Burnout
Have you ever felt exhausted and depleted, or as though you’ve lost your love for life? If any of these symptoms occurred after a prolonged bout of stress, you could be dealing with burnout. In my latest blog for Yogamatters, I share how: ‘Burnout’ is defined by the WHO as ‘feelings of energy depletion; or exhaustion;…
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Blood Sugar Balancing Protein Smoothie Bowl Recipe
As we approach Summer, smoothies may seem like a more inviting breakfast or satiating snack. Most of the time, our digestion loves warm foods, but smoothie bowls are a great way to cool off when temperatures are high, or when you simply want to pack a LOT of goodness into one bowl. Many smoothie recipes…
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Wild Garlic Mayonnaise
As we reach mid-April here in the UK, wild garlic is in full form (at least it is where I live in the South UK!) and there’s an abundance of it to gather right now. Wild garlic is best picked before the flowers bloom, as the leaves can become slightly bitter after this point. In…
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Green Goddess Salad Dressing
If you’re starting to think about bringing in more greens or salads as we move further into Spring, it’s important to bring in more healthy fats too. Steaming your greens, adding healthy fats & plenty of herbs & spices makes them much easier to digest – if you every get bloated after a lot of…
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Nourishing Nettle & Honey Latte
Here in the UK, the arrival of Spring mean’s it’s Nettle season! With hedgerows, woodland and clearings covered in the spiky leaves. They may seem prickly when you first meet them, be if you dive a little deeper, you’ll come to learn that on the inside, nettles have SO much goodness to give. Nettles are high…
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Gut-Friendly Carrot Cake Energy Balls
At the beginning of March, we hosted the Women’s Spring Yoga & Wellness Retreat in Sussex, and these gut-friendly carrot cake energy balls certainly went down well! It was such a treat to spend the weekend teaching and sharing space with a wonderful group of women, and enjoying delicious, healthy food together. (Find out about…
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Orange & Almond Vitamin E Cake
Naturally high in protein, balanced carbohydrates from oranges, and totally healthy fats, this is a genuinely healthy cake you can enjoy as a snack, dessert, or even for breakfast. Almonds and wheatgerm are especially high in vitamin E, which is high in antioxidants, beneficial for skin health, and is essential for optimal hormonal balance and…
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Roots & Greens Pakoras
This is a super simple, plant-packed & nutritious side dish or snack. Pakoras are usually fried in tonnes of oxidised oil, making them inflammatory and very pitta provoking from an Ayurvedic perspective. These little balls of yum are baked and use zero oil, so they’re especially beneficial for anyone experiencing excessive inflammation, lethargy, heaviness, sluggish…
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Nutrient-Dense Liver Pâté Recipe
Liver is one of the most nutrient-dense foods on the planet. High in B vitamins (specifically B5, B6, B9 and B12, which are all amazing for metabolism and energy levels), copper, phosphorus, selenium and iron, it’s a superfood that our ancestors have been eating forever. Liver and other organ meats are extremely high in many…
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Recipe: Mood-Boosting Bergamot Tea
Bergamot is known for its mood-boosting abilities; it can reduce stress, promote calmness, and lower levels of cortisol (the stress hormone). It’s also a powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant, and traditionally used to treat low mood & depression. Winter is the season we’re more likely to experience symptoms like low mood or depression, and even less…
