I know that cravings can cause real destruction to your best intentions but you can overcome them using these craving control tips. One of the worst causes of cravings is an imbalance of chemicals in your body. This is the first thing you need to gain control of if you are to overcome the vise [...]

The Royal wedding is almost here! Here in the UK the nation is going Prince William and Kate Middleton mad… We’ve even been given an extra bank holiday on Friday 29th April to mark the special occasion. So the big questions are: How is Kate preparing for the big day? What workout plan is she [...]

You may be able to talk the talk when it comes to working out but can you walk the walk? You have to find the strength to throw away the excuses so that you can reach your health goals. Do this and you are guaranteed to lose weight fast. I used to let excuses get [...]

With obesity on the rise in children and adults across America, England, Australia and beyond. It is more important than ever to educate ourselves and our loved ones in portion sizes because without this knowledge overeating and poor health issues will eventually rule the world and that doesn’t even bear thinking about! Share this message [...]

Welcome to the Raw Food Made Simple virtual book tour. This week I had the pleasure of interviewing Karen Knowler ‘The Raw Food Coach’. Karen has over 14 years’ experience of eating raw and has been teaching, writing and coaching professionally on raw foods for over a decade. Going raw has so many benefits and [...]

Trying to follow a complicated eating plan day in day out will eventually drive you completely nuts… There’s far too much useless advice telling you that you need to avoid dairy, wheat, fruit, certain vegetables…blah…blah…blah! (insert scream here) What do you do? Well you follow these Top 10 foods for health on a regular basis. [...]

I’ve received a number of questions recently regarding healthy eating, how often should you eat, how much, and what are the best foods for fat loss? If your idea of healthy eating consists of skipping breakfast, a ‘low fat’ sandwich for lunch and a plate full of pasta for dinner then you’re doing all forms [...]

It’s that time of year again where we eagerly await the 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards. This year is extremely exciting as one of my favourite actresses; Natalie Portman has been nominated for Best Actress for her role as Nina in “The Black Swan”. Her preparation for this role began a year before shooting the [...]

Goals are an essential tool in any successful life. Celebrate everything you have achieved in 2010 and roll over any one’s you weren’t able to achieve so far. It’s easy to think that you’ve failed a goal if not yet accomplished but all you have to do is press re-set on the stop watch of [...]

With Christmas only around the corner now I have started to seriously consider what I want to buy my family and friends. So I thought I’d share some super ideas of Christmas gifts that have a sprinkle of fitness and health included. After all, the gift of good health is probably the best gift you [...]

Overeating is an easy thing to do but as easy as it is to pile your plate full of food it’s also possible to get control of this act which is helping make millions of people across the world overweight and living a less than fulfilling life! Under eating has been widely analysed and discussed [...]

Papaya, pineapple, coconut and lime mocktail © (Great for entertaining or a lazy afternoon sip) Try this great tasting, refreshing and impressive ‘m’ocktail as a healthy alternative to your usual alcoholic beverage. Packed with vitamins and you can also enjoy it with the kids! Serves 4 – Chill 4 glasses Ingredients: 1 large papaya, 500ml [...]

Oven Baked Teriyaki Salmon with Stir Fry Vegetables Interesting Super Food Information: Salmon is low in calories and saturated fat, yet high in protein and one of the tastiest, richest sources of omega 3 fatty acids; omega 3 are essential fatty acids which are important for your overall health. Salmon is also an excellent source [...]

Did you know that you can literally burn stomach fat at your local grocery store? Did you also know that you can put on layers and layers of ‘stomach fat’ in that very same store? One of my main chores that I do every weekend is visit my local grocery store to stock up on [...]

A number of years ago every morning, the first thing that I would do when I got out of bed was jump on the scales to see if I’d had effective weight loss, if it had stood still or if I’d actually gained weight! Always slightly nervous of the result that I would see… Sometimes [...]

“Emotional Eating” seems now to be part and parcel of our highly demanding lives but you can take control and put a stop to Emotional Eating for ever! Do you find it a struggle not to reach for some form of ‘comfort food’ every time you’ve had a bad day or someone’s caught you off [...]

This Sunday afternoon I was sitting in my courtyard thinking about how I could show you that you can stay toned and lean even on your rest days! Just lately I’ve taken Sunday’s off completely, which means no training, no hiking and no mountain biking. Nothing… I like to have one day each week where [...]

Thankfully my cold has finally cleared up. I didn’t have a fever but I knew that I would have to tone down the training for a few days. I knew that if I pushed myself then things would get a whole lot worse! I’ve been asked this question many times before. “Should I be exercising [...]