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After years of struggle with my health I found what worked for me and I want to share my experiences, recipes, helpful tips and even snippets from my day-to-day life in this blog.
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Energy Boosting Snack Ideas

Starting out on a new healthy eating lifestyle can be overwhelming. What can you and can’t you eat? What’s supporting you to provide optimum nutrition and what’s better used as an occasional add-on to your diet? It really can seem like a minefield but when you discover guilt free snacking it becomes simpler than you think. This is not going to be full of complicated snacks obtainable only from the most high end health food stores. Remember I used to be just like you - I was a sugar and carb junkie with a penchant for crisps, and I mean jumbo bags of crisps! I discovered that if I could crowd

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Is Your Skin Dehydrated?

Our skin can be just as affected by the change in seasons as our moods. As the nights draw in and the light levels change we often start to feel the need for more comforting foods and warmer meals. I know I certainly start to make more soups for lunch and hearty dishes in the evening - look out for a flurry of recipes coming to the blog shortly. Our skin starts to show signs of suffering at this time of year too. Living with central heating and air conditioning in the office, coupled with a commute in an air conditioned car or hot public transport, and the sudden change when we hit the cold

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Creating the right impression at work - makeup dos and don’ts

Appearances matter. That’s not big news, we all know it and it’s especially true in the workplace. We all wheel out our favourite suit, and polish our shoes for an important meeting or presentation. It seems the smaller details matter too – like what makeup look your sporting. Yes this really can make or break your chances of success at work. And it gets down to the minutiae like no mascara, which could mean you’re prone to crying, or red lipstick which might imply you're power-mad and likely to steal your boss’s job! So here’s my guide to workplace makeup – the dos and don’ts. And assuming

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