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Natasha

Eat the rainbow

Variety is the spice of life. My advice is always that what you eat is fundamental to your long term physical and emotional health. So to keep your immune system at full strength. To combat illness you need to top up with the essential micro and macro nutrients,( basically vitamins, minerals, protein,

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Time time time

Time time time See whats become of me While I look around For my possibilities. So say Simon and Garfunkel. And so say I. Everything takes time. But these days we don’t seem to have enough of it. Never the less we still want everything now. When I think back

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I’m having an affair with a Kiwi!

He’s brown all over and stubbly, just as I like him. Firm and delicious. You thought what?! No!  Yes the kiwi fruit. The reason I’m in love with them is that I’ve only just been able to eat one since they were introduced to this country in the 80’s! That’s a

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Natasha

Calories count don’t they?

Have you noticed all those numbers on the food you buy? For as long as I can remember calories have been an issue. Too many above what we burn off and we get fat. So does it matter where the calories come from? If we were calorie counting, and a

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The dreaded D word.

I loathe the word diet. With all its connotations of deprivation, hunger pangs and misery. When I talk about nutrition I can see people making the link to the dreadful D word. Nutrition conjures up similar connotations. As the picture above shows the first thought is that it’s all about

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Get a move on!

There’s so much talk about exercise being essential to losing weight or staying healthy. The common theme being that you cannot put more energy (calories) in than you are expending and expect to see weight loss or to stay at the same weight. True, to a certain extent. But for

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Sunny disposition?

Yet more bad news on the exposure to sunlight front. It has been found that sun damage continues even after you go inside. But this message, which we have been reminded of over and over for decades now, is leading to yet more worrying consequences. We’ve been told so many

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Natasha

Spending is demented

Today the government has announced that they will be spending £300 million on dementia research. So that the UK will be a world leader in finding the cause and new treatments for dementia. Read the full BBC news article here Research has shown that the increase in dementia cases is

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You own a high security health system

Would you leave your property unlocked while you weren’t there? Well, perhaps you would, but would the insurance pay out if you were burgled? What’s the most precious item you own? Do you protect it with insurance and security? Is your health not the most precious thing? What do you

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Natasha

What your mother should have taught you.

What your mother would have taught you, if only she’d known herself! Skills are passed down through the generations. My kids will pass all manner of social media skills onto their offspring, like how to text whilst walking (how?!) But food? What we eat? Fundamental to all things health. And

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