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How Does Sleep Really Affect Our Health?
How much we move our body influences our health. It’s one of the three main markers of health. How much and what we eat also plays a part. The third piece of that jigsaw is sleep, a topic absolutely fundamental to our wellbeing. When we sleep our body and brain...
Cholesterol – What is it?
Whenever people hear the word cholesterol, they automatically think heart attacks and strokes. Let’s take a closer look. What is cholesterol? It’s a fatty substance known as a lipid and is vital for the normal functioning of the body. It helps make hormones, cell...
SPINACH and BROCCOLI SOUP – packed with nutrients!
Serves 4 5g coconut oil 1 large onion 2 cloves garlic About 700g Broccoli, (the tops and bottoms!) 250g baby spinach 1 litre vegetable stock One tbsp. fresh lemon juice (and a little of the rind grated) Freshly grated nutmeg Salt and pepper 150g full fat Greek yogurt...
WARM, QUICK AND GOOD VALUE…
This is my sister's recipe and it's dead simple. Tomato, Red Lentil and Thyme soup. Makes 6 large bowlfuls and freezes well. 1 large onion chopped 2 or 3 garlic cloves peeled and chopped 280 grams of rinsed red lentils 1 carton of passata (500g) 2 tablespoons of...
CARDIO OR STRENGTH TRAINING…which is really better for fat-loss?
Question: “Do I really have to do cardio exercise to lose fat?” Answer: No! Actually, you only have to do very little exercise to lose fat, but that would be silly, because the benefits of exercise go way beyond the boundaries of fat-loss. Making sustainable changes...
Small life tweaks to help raise self-esteem
So much of how us women feel about ourselves as humans is connected to how we feel physically about our bodies. I mean, how twisted is that? But let’s ride with it. My friend Gill, currently on gardening leave from her job and living the dream except.. “I’m fat. The...
Why do we crave carbohydrate rich foods when we are tired?
If you’ve been working late, partying hard or just had a rough night with the kids, the following day can be a challenge in terms of healthy eating. As you struggle through a day punctuated by yawns and wooziness, you find yourself craving foods which you can usually...
A Vegan Fat Loss Meal Plan
Or, how to get 100g of plant-based protein in one day. The number of vegans in the UK has risen by 350% in the last decade (source: The Guardian) and thanks to social media, the message is spreading quicker and deeper. Those who cannot jump in with both feet, so to...
The easiest slow cooker chicken curry….
My friend Emma found this on the Instagram page of a chef called @boredoflunch. His names' Nathan and he specialises in slow cooker / airfryer recipes so he's worth a follow. Here is the recipe: 300g chicken 6 potatoes, finely chopped, skin on 4 garlic cloves 1 can...
LONG WALK OR SHORT HIIT..?
The team at 'Woman' asked me to put the cards on the table. “So Annie, should we be doing a short HIIT session or a long walk…which is best?”. Well, it all depends on your goals, your current fitness, your age, the time you have available but essentially the answer...
Broccoli – Packing a punch against Cancer
You know when there’s nothing on the telly, so you scroll through all that stuff you blindly recorded in a whim, hoping for a little gem. Well, I found a gem recently on BBC2 about Superfoods. The other channels were full of either football or Corrie so I pressed play...
Home Workout Motivation
Picture this – there’s the sofa, the family all nestled on it, cuddling the dog. The lights are dimmed ready for episode 4 of something or other on Netflix but it doesn’t mask the guilty looks in your direction as the familiar rustle of chocolate wrappers can be...
EATING TO EASE JOINT PAIN…
Joint pain - now there’s a huge topic. In the words that follow I shall be saying the word arthritis quite a lot! The most common form is osteoarthritis (where a minor injury can spark off a healing process, which leads to fluid, more bone growth, degeneration of...
Tactics : managing your healthy eating with friends and family
Let’s assume we have a friend called Jane. Jane has been trying to get into shape. She’s a size 16 and desperately wants to be a 12 and for about four weeks now she’s been having a damn good go at getting her eating back in order. The trouble started with Love...
WHICH IS WORSE…SUGAR or FAT?
"Worse for what?' I asked when the team at Woman asked me to tackle this topic. “Health?” I asked “Or fat stores?”. Both, came the reply. Right here goes and I’m going to use the word diet, which I loathe. It smacks of temporary, restrictive and painful, but let’s...
