If you feel like your body has hit the brakes somewhere in your 40s or 50s, you’re not imagining things. It’s true – perimenopause impacts your metabolism. Jeans feel tighter, energy dips are deeper, and your weight creeps up even when you’re doing everything “right.” So, what’s going on? The ..Continue Reading
The whoosh effect – a sign your body is changing, even when the scales say “no”. Have you ever felt like you’re doing everything right, making healthy food choices, staying active, drinking enough water, and yet… the scale just. won’t. budge! It can be so frustrating, I know, but don’t ..Continue Reading
Are toxins blocking your weight loss progress? We’ve all been there. You’re following your healthy eating plan, staying active and moving every day, yet the scales refuse to budge. If you’ve hit a weight loss plateau and can’t figure out why, toxins might be the culprit. It’s impossible to know ..Continue Reading
If you’ve ever embarked on a weight loss journey and hit a weight loss plateau, it could be a set point issue. Scenario: you’ve been losing weight consistently, and then, for no obvious reason, it all stalls. The scales stubbornly refuse to budge. You’re doing all the right things, but ..Continue Reading
You don’t see many homemade 100% rye bread loafs around, mostly because rye bread is denser and heavier than bread we’re used to enjoying. Rye bread has a distinct flavour. It has an earthy and nutty taste, and is quite dense giving it a satisfying chewiness so you don’t overeat. ..Continue Reading
We’ve only recently begun to really embrace making homemade stock. So glad we are! Many foods (including stocks) are prepackaged and processed these days but this trend began decades ago. I remember way back in the 60s and 70s when stock cubes were all the rage. Sadly, those little package ..Continue Reading
My childhood memories are triggered by a big pot of vegetable soup. Because Mum always had vegetable soup on the stove in the winter months. Sometimes, with a lamb shank saved from the Sunday roast. But mostly straight vegetables with loads of flavour. A holiday for your digestive tract! Did ..Continue Reading
Oat and cinnamon pancakes – the perfect combination of all that oaty goodness with blood sugar balancing cinnamon. They’re so warming, sweet and nourishing. This recipe will become your favourite! I’ve been working on combining oats and cinnamon in a pancake recipe for a little while. Because I wanted to ..Continue Reading
