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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…
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Acupressure For Winter: K1 / ‘Bubbling Spring’
As we move into Winter, this is the season to focus on nourishing the energy of the kidneys, which to be honest is probably where a lot of us need to be focusing most of the time! According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, the kidneys store our ‘Jing’ or ‘essence’, also known in Ayurveda as ‘Ojas’.…
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Rosehip Sip
If you’re a confident forager, now is the perfect time to collect rosehips for delicious & medicinal recipes! Rosehips are very high in vitamin C, which is essential for immune health, adrenal health, for synthesising collagen and improving adrenal health. Before citrus fruits were imported to the UK, rosehips would have been one of our…
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Pumpkin, Cauliflower & Coconut Stew
Whether you’re wondering what to do with leftover Halloween pumpkins, or you fancy eating more seasonally, this simple, hearty and warming stew is full of important nutrients that nourish immune health, the eyes, liver, heart and nervous system. The addition of chickpeas adds plenty of plant based protein and folate too. Including healthy fats from…
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Spiced Sweet Beet Bedtime Latte
If you’re stressed, overwhelmed, fatigued, find it difficult to get up in the morning yet can’t get to sleep at night, you could have a cortisol imbalance. Feeling ‘wired and tired’ – not able to fully relax yet not feeling energised enough to live life to the fullest – is a common issue which can often…
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Autumn Roundup: Living Seasonally, Autumn Recipes & The Top 10 Autumn Foods To Enjoy Right Now
When it comes to Autumn, do you love it or loathe it? The colder, darker seasons tend to split us into two camps; those who dread the shorter days and dropping temperatures, and those who can’t wait to kick their way through the golden leaves and gladly welcome in the cosy, quieter evenings. . (I’m…
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Breakfast Crumble For One
Temperatures are dropping, and that ‘Autumn feeling’ is definitely in the air! When the seasons change, we benefit from making some changes to our diet and lifestyle too, in order to support our physical, mental and emotional health. When we eat seasonally, we give ourselves the right nutrients at the right time, which contributes to…
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New Recipe: Wild Plum & Apricot Jam + Seasonal Summer Stone Fruits To Eat Right Now
Seasonal foods give us the exact nutrients we need at the exact right time. In Spring, bitter greens & digestion boosting herbs help us naturally cleanse & detoxify when it is most needed; Summer veg & berries are high in skin-protecting antioxidants. Now we’re moving into Late Summer, which Traditional Chinese Medicine considers a season…
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Balanced Bone Broth Rice
Bone broth is an incredible source of glycine, protein, amino acids, collagen, immune-boosting, digestion-enhancing, gut-healing and anxiety-lowering minerals. It’s one of the top things I LOVE my clients to try, and it’s something humans have been drinking for centuries. The thing is, if it’s not in your routine, it can be easy to forget to…
