by Helena Shirley | Apr 18, 2019 | Nutrition and Weight Loss
The secret is there is no secret. Moving toward a lifestyle of healthy eating, regular exercise and better habits is how success happens. It may not sound sexy or fast, but it works. Real work, works. Its time to give up all those excuses as to why a diet or...
by Helena Shirley | May 20, 2019 | Nutrition and Weight Loss
OUR COMMITMENT 1) Eat clean, real and whole foods – Due to the overabundance of pre-packaged and fast food, many people are overweight, over fat and yet undernourished. At its simplest, clean eating is about eating whole foods, or “real” foods...
by Helena Shirley | Aug 7, 2019 | Nutrition and Weight Loss
I enjoy a glass of wine as much as the next person but I also think of alcohol as ‘Liquid Cake” and being mindful as to how it will impair performance and add to unwanted belly fat does as a deterrent when considering a second or third glass!! I have therefore put...
by Helena Shirley | Mar 8, 2019 | Nutrition and Weight Loss
The gut microbiome is a vast ecosystem of organisms such as bacteria, yeasts, fungi, viruses and protozoans that live in our digestive pipes, which collectively weigh up to 2kg (heavier than the average brain). It is increasingly treated by scientists as an organ in...
by Helena Shirley | Jun 8, 2019 | Nutrition and Weight Loss
Eating a healthy diet is a great way to feed the body and mind. Unfortunately with our busy lives and convenience foods available it has become more and more difficult to eat more healthily and most importantly absorb what we are eating because of how we eat. Mindful...