Jessica Sepel

We have been led to believe that there is a certain diet that works for ALL.  Its absurd! We are so biochemically unique. Your nutritional needs are very different to your friend, sister, cousin and mother, yet our diet these days is based on numbers- counting calories and grams of carbohydrates/protein rather than looking at food as a source of nourishment and healing. Sadly this has caused us to have a very broken relationship with food and our bodies. And [...]

By Dr Gould from Shrink Yourself- The End of Emotional Eating.  Misinformation about fat and weight makes losing it more difficult. And it’s this kind of misinformation that can really leave you feeling deflated and hopeless as you either 1. Find yourself overweight again after yet another failed diet, or 2. Have simply given up and resigned yourself to believing that you are fat, and fat you’ll stay. Getting the facts, then, is crucial in achieving any kind of successful [...]

Sometimes very misleading! If you take health seriously it is vey important you understand how to read a food label as it is not always what you think! Look at the product in front of you… 1. First- Check the date for freshness 2. The products content appears in descending order from the main ingredient, then the second biggest and so on. You will be able to see what percentage of the product’s characterizing ingredients constitutes. So for example: Peanut [...]

  Before taking the medication route why not try the natural path first! 1 lemon, juiced- vitamin C 3-4 drops of liquid Echinacea- immune boosting herb 1/2 Tbsp turmeric- anti-infkammatory Dash of cayenne pepper – anti- inflammatory + anti-viral Dash of cinnamon- anti-inflammatory 1/2 ginger peeled and crushed- antimicrobial (kills bacteria) and anti-inflammatory 1 tsp manuka honey- anti-microbial – great for fighting infection. (optional) Combine ingredients in some filtered water! I would recommend to do this 3x/day until symptoms go!

I say it all the time in my blog.. preparation is they key to good health. We need to especially get organised with our snacks to ensure we keep our blood sugars stable throughout the day. This will ensure our moods are stable, our concentration will be optimal and our sugar cravings will decrease. Protein and good fats are the two macronutrients that will keep us most satisfied. These balls are full of protein and fats! Tick! I put the following [...]