One of the most fundamental parts of eating healthily on a daily basis is making sure that you shop well for your food. It can be so easy to be tempted into buying all sorts of unhealthy extras when you’re wandering around a grocery store. Many people make the mistake of just shopping for food […]

So you’re on a diet. Or maybe you’re not on a “diet” but you’ve made some important lifestyle changes because you want to lose some weight. But for some reason, the pounds just aren’t dropping off the way you’d hoped. It can be so frustrating when you feel as though you’re working really hard to […]

One of the most difficult things when making the decision to aspire for a healthier lifestyle is to define what you are aiming for. Not only is everybody different physically, we all lead very different lifestyles so what works for some people just won’t work for others. In order to make a choice about how […]

With the fast paced and sometimes frankly hectic lifestyles that we live in this modern age, food can sometimes become of little consideration. I mean, who has the time to devote to thinking up exciting new meals or slave away in the kitchen for a couple of hours a day? We all have our quick […]

With the beginning of 2013 just seeming to fly by, I am sure that everyone will be as busy as I am at the moment. It feels as though the to-do list is never ending, the minute something is crossed off, another one is added! With this in mind, I thought it would a good […]

Sometimes we all need a helping hand for some inspiration or motivation, and sometimes we just need a little simple information about our food or our lifestyle. In these instances I personally find it really useful to have a few books which are easy but enjoyable to read. This article introduces six books which all […]

Supposedly, we have just gotten through the most depressing day of the year – Blue Monday. The third Monday of January is claimed to be the day on which people are the most depressed in the year… For obvious reasons I’m not going to give that much attention, surely we all feel most depressed on […]

With the turn of the new year, millions of people around the world make New Year’s Resolutions. So many of the resolutions we make are centred in some way around our health. This year I will… lose weight, get into shape, be more active, quit smoking, drink less, cut out junk food, start lifting weights, […]

Autumn. It brings with it crisp mornings, crunchy leaves underfoot, beautiful colors and chilly evenings. It can also bring with it a dip in mood and feelings of nostalgia for the summer just passed. The change in seasons and the move towards winter with its colder weather can leave you feeling a little down, and a […]

Ah, the world of snacking. Healthy snacking. It sounds deceptively simple really, doesn’t it? But in the modern western world, trying to snack healthily can be ridiculously difficult, much more difficult than something as basic as a mid-morning snack ought to be. The problem is the wealth of convenience food available everywhere. It’s always the […]

Today I want to address a problem which is definitely an issue for many people in their day-to-day life (including mine!). Sleep. Sleep is essential for life; it allows our bodies to recuperate, it gives us the energy for the next day, and it gives our brains time to process all of the information we […]

We all know by now that fitness is an important aspect of our health and hardly a day goes by without new information concerning fitness being highlighted in the media. The experts aren’t lying, exercising really is key when it comes to a healthier life and on top of this it is also a pretty […]