Eating disorders are a mean, cruel illness. Once seen to be a disease of affluence, there are now so many reasons an eating disorder can begin. The roots can be due to trauma, family issues, relationship problems, low self esteem, bullying, loneliness and wanting to fit in, a desire to be healthy, a need to […]
Eating Disorders: Prevention is better than cure Read More »
I love doing media work and this was especially fun as the radio crew came to me! We broadcast my part live from my lounge. Have a listen: So normally I am not pro diets. However there is always an exception and this is it. The Mediterranean diet is the way I try to
Mediterranean Diet – the best diet to follow? Read More »
Being half Sri-Lankan I love curry, it is in my genes to like curry. I’ve made alot of curry over my years of cooking, but never a fish curry. Not because I don’t like fish, it’s just it has always seemed like quite a delicate balance to get the flavours right. For some reason I’m
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My kids love to get involved in the cooking. Usually they see my cooking, draw up a stool and join in. Yesterday we had a rare afternoon at home. The summer has been full on outdoor fun, so being torrential rain the kids came up with a plan “Mummy lets make biscuits”. Normally I would
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So one of the ways I get inspiration for meals and recipes is to go shopping. This week I went to Asda, not our usual supermarket but we went as someone had told me they had skipping ropes and hula hoops reduced right down. Just to interject here, shopping with a 3 month old, almost
Lean and Bean Burgers. Read More »
There is a common misconception that frozen food is not as good, that it lacks nutritional quality and it is not the gold standard of food. I think this comes from the fact that when a lot of people think of eating a meal from the freezer it consists of beige foods. You know what
Is fresh food better than frozen? Read More »
I’m forever loving the idea of veggie burgers but am often disappointed by the result. You know what I mean… they fall apart or just look disappointing. In the back of my brain I have this memory of the burgers I used to eat when I was vegetarian as a teenager. In my head they
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There are so many amazing HCP’s on twitter who I interact with or see around, but not that many are blogging. From a purely selfish perspective I want them to as I know they have such a wealth of knowledge to share and I want to learn from them and read it! Why to Blog?
Blogging for health care professionals Read More »
1. Make recovery a priority: This may mean taking a break from normal life. A year out. Recovery takes a lot more energy and effort than you may originally think. It needs to be right up your priority list. Time off work, school, certain friendships, travelling, exercise. Whatever it takes, this is important for this
5 tips for recovery from an eating disorder. Read More »
It is always nice to open up your emails and find you have been nominated for an award! I’m delighted to be on the shortlist for the Drinks cellar food and drink blogger awards 2016. Over the last month, online retailer The Drinks Cellar and world-renowned winemakers Luc Belaire have been on a relentless search
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