Fitness & Health

The Sirtfood Diet - A diet for busy mums

The Sirtfood Diet is a powerful weight loss diet, we don’t recommend it if you are trying to conceive or if you are pregnant or breastfeeding. But if none of those apply, and you’re a busy mum looking to shed some weight, especially that stubborn post-baby weight that lingers on around the middle, then that’s a whole different ball game.   To better understand why, let’s drill down to…
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Fitness & Health

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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Fitness & Health

Falling Off The Diet Wagon? Here's Five Facts About Weight Loss That Explain Why

DON’T want to be a killjoy, but did you know that research shows the first week in February is when most women ditch their New Year diet because they can’t hack it any more? It’s about now when willpower turns into won’t-power and all our resolutions go to pot. It’s estimated that 15 million Britons are on a diet at any one time. That’s one person in four! Funny how so many of us…
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Recipe: Crab & Ginger Soup

Velvety smooth, deliciously fishy and great for entertaining. Serves 4 Ingredients 2 tablespoons olive or rapeseed oil 1 medium onion, peeled and finely chopped 2 cloves garlic, peeled and finely chopped or crushed 5cm piece of fresh ginger, peeled and finely chopped 2 tablespoons brandy (optional) 2 tablespoons tomato puree 750ml fish stock 140g fresh white fish, roughly chopped 225g white crab…
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Casting for C4 The Food Hospital series: Calling all mums who want to be on the show

Channel 4 are looking for people who would be interested in participating in The Food Hospital series. The successful ground-breaking Channel 4 series exploring the potential health benefits of food in treating a wide range of illnesses and ailments returns for a new series. We’re especially looking for teenagers and children who are experiencing health problems associated with their weight. Do…
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