by Kim Healey | Aug 3, 2021 | Health, Metabolic Balance
Chocolate, coffee, cheese, chips, wine, beer… the list is endless, all the types of food you might crave. Now, for most people, there is no reason to ban these from your diet permanently but when you continually find yourself craving them and they can become a...
by Kim Healey | Jul 20, 2021 | Health, Metabolic Balance, weight loss
If like me, you are currently in lockdown, you might have memories from last lockdown of the kilos that crept onto your hips, your waist, your thighs – affectionately known as the covid creep. Rest assured, it is not inevitable, you can experience lockdown without...
by Kim Healey | Jun 3, 2021 | Health
Did you know that in colder climates hedgehogs hibernate? The science behind how this is fascinating. Hedgehogs are omnivorous i.e. they eat both animal and plant foods. In spring their diet consists largely of snails and worms then in autumn they change to feast...
by Kim Healey | Feb 18, 2021 | Health, Self Care
When going through a stressful period many people find comfort in reaching for comfort foods such as chocolate, bread or alcohol. Although these foods may give you short term relief from your stress or anxiety they may also have the opposite affect and increase your...
by Kim Healey | Feb 2, 2021 | Health, Self Care
It’s been a stressful 12 months and we’re all preparing for a bumpy ride this year too. So I thought it was a good time to put together a few ideas for managing stress for you to try. Did you know that stress is not necessarily a bad thing? Some people thrive on the...
by Kim Healey | Jan 9, 2021 | Health, weight loss
Deciding to lose weight can be quite easy – the actual task of losing weight itself can be quite difficult! There are a lot of different diets and strategies – you’ve probably tried a few different ones yourself and had varying results. Having helped many...
by Kim Healey | Jan 2, 2021 | Health, Metabolic Balance, weight loss
There are many reasons we put weight on, for most of us it’s certainly not as simple as balancing the energy in = energy out equation. Other factors that come into play include our age, our hormones, our health, our diet – to name just a few. What I am focusing...
by Kim Healey | Dec 10, 2020 | Health, Self Care
Although it may look like it from the picture this is not a sports nutrition post! On the weekend we went out for a family cycle ride. Now it’s been a few weeks since I’ve been on the bike. This wasn’t a long ride but it was ALL hills, continuous up and down –...
by Kim Healey | Aug 21, 2020 | Health, recipes
Level Easy Time 4 Hours Serves 4 I’ve generally considered stuffed capsicums a bit fussy to make. I’m more of a home cooked meal gal than a masterchef! However, making these slow cooked capsicums have changed my mind! They were definitely a throw it all...
by Kim Healey | Aug 10, 2020 | Health, Menopause, Self Care, weight loss
These days we are surrounded by advice on what to eat and what not to eat. A nutritionist can help you work through all the confusion and come up with a plan that works best for you and your lifestyle. Some reasons to visit a nutritionist: I want to lose...
