Fitness & Health

Two weeks' diet to lose the Winter pounds & enjoy a slimmer Summer!

Nutritionist and fat loss mentor, Fiona Kirk knows and understands that during the warmer months when we can’t cover up the excess pounds with baggy jumpers and generous jackets can see us despairing of our slightly-expanded waistlines so has a diet plan designed to turn the fat burning furnace up a notch or two and see some very satisfying results! Her New 2 Weeks in the Fast Lane diet…
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Valentines Healthy Recipes

Valentine meal do not need to be super fatty and calorie rich to be yummy. Here are London Mums favourite Valentines Healthy Recipes. Valentines Recipes – Blazingly Hot Tomato Soup (make 4 servings) Ingredients 1 tablespoon light olive oil 1 medium onion, peeled and finely chopped 1 clove garlic, peeled and crushed or finely sliced 1 teaspoon sea salt 1 x 400g tin chopped tomatoes or 8…
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Are You in the Mood For Love? Aphrodisiac foods for Valentine

The hormones testosterone, dopamine, oxytocin and serotonin play an important role in mood and desire and what you eat can do more than you might image to heighten both for a memorable Valentines Day! Here are some quick, easy and delicious suggestions, most of which can be eaten with your fingers – the very last thing you need on the 14th Feb is a load of washing up! Fresh king prawns…
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Fitness & Health

Clean up Your Diet and Give Your Liver Some Love!

Firstly, let’s be clear on a couple of things! Your liver is perfectly capable of doing its own detoxification on a daily basis if your health and your diet are reasonably good. It doesn’t need all manner of weird concoctions or foods that are expensive and almost impossible to find off the shelf to give it a boost. In fact, adopting some kind of detox programme that promises to seriously…
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How to Lose a Stone in 2 Weeks and Feel Great! Recipes included!

Is your diet letting you down? Did you embark on a new eating and exercise programme with gusto at the turn of the year but it’s stopped working? If so, you are not alone! Quick fix diets are a great way to achieve early success which motivates us to keep going but many involve strict regimes with little flexibility and can be a hard slog. I am a Nutritionist and author of 2 Weeks in the Super…
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Healthy Skin Hair and Nails

Clear skin, shiny locks and strong nails are something we all want but as well as looking after them topically with good quality products, their health depends on them being fed from the inside. Certain foods and drinks definitely have the X Factor when it comes to offering an extra boost so here are the top ten in each category with an example ‘day in your diet’ which includes all the…
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Could Iron Deficiency be the Chink in Your Armour?

One of the most common complaints I hear from mums is lack of energy. The mind is willing but the body can’t keep up! If you are eating well, regularly and optimally you should be getting good levels of the essential nutrients required for energy production but deficiency can make it an uphill struggle. The mineral, iron is one such nutrient and the WHO (World Health Organisation) reports…
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