Mood-Boosting Shopping list. Food to enhance wellbeing.
November 19, 2020A year ago I made the difficult decision to stop taking an antidepressant. So in order to maintain my wellbeing I began to search for ways to replace the hormones naturally. One of The biggest changes to enhance my wellbeing I have made is what I eat. What we consume can have a powerful impact on our wellbeing and how we feel. Food is fuel after all! If caffeine, sugar, and alcohol are best avoided in a diet to combat low mood. What can I add into my diet enhance positive wellbeing? I try to eat at least 3-5 things…
Pumpkin & Pecan Porridge Recipe
Stay with my folks. Pumpkin porridge really is delicious and has a delicious sweet taste of autumn. When I made it I was just honestly experimenting and had very little faith in the flavour but once put together I was…
Freezable Autumn Pumpkin Puree Recipe
The perfect Pumpkin puree. No house is complete without a jar of pumpkin in the autumn!
3 Bean Falafel
When I plan my meals for the day I tend to think about it quite strategically. That’s why this 3 Bean Falafel recipe is such a recurring lunch in my house I like to be as healthy as I can…
Warming Chilli Chocolate Porridge & Chai Spiced Porridge
As it gets colder outside I seek a warm nutritious breakfast to start my day. Porridge is a real staple in our house and at least one of us eats it at some point every day. My daughter Ella can…
Autumn Self-care Guide
Our wellbeing is so important for our happiness and quality of life yet so many of us push it to one side or overlook it! For me, Autumn a significant time of year. It’s my absolute favourite time of year…
Why Can’t I say the word DIET?
This has been a grievance of mine for a long time. Why can’t we use the word diet ? or say I’m on a diet? So often I see people saying ” oh I hate the word diet ” or…
7 Step Sleep Routine to Guarantee your small people a good night sleep.
Wouldn’t we all like little to get a little more shut-eye. I don’t know about you but as a parent sleep becomes more valuable than ever. My children James ane Ella have never been very good at sleep. Ella was…
Let’s take some ‘time to pause’ for World Mindfulness Day
“Mindfulness is the basic human ability to be fully present” Mindful.org Time to pause from life with the simple excersise of Mindfulness or meditation. These days the need to stay mindful is becoming more and more recognised and at times…
No-chilli Con Carne – for the fussy eater!
Chilli Con Care is a staple in our house, we have it at least once a week. It’s a really ‘easy to whip up meal’ when you’ve done spag-bol or pasta and sauce to death. You can use it in…
My Favourite Lockdown Podcasts
So ! I’ve just discovered podcasts … I know, I’m so behind the times. I saw an advert for Private Parts by Jamie Laing and Francis Boyle on Spotify. I’m a big fan of Made in Chelsea, So I thought…
