Tag: holistic health
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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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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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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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Detoxing: The Why, How & When
‘Doing a detox’ is a phrase many of us hear at various times throughout the year; the new year’s resolution, pre-holiday panic, or when we’re guilt-tripped into feeling as though we’ve over-indulged…. Detoxing is indeed a word we hear a lot, without necessarily knowing exactly what it means, or what it involves. Because of this, most of…
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Using The Principles Of ‘Hygge’ To Help Us Slow Down In January
The first week back to work, school and ‘normal’ life after Christmas can be a bit of a shock to the system. Especially if the festive period was busy for you, it’s common to feel stressed and tired in January, which is why this isn’t the best month for making New Years resolutions! As we…
