Nina's Blog
The last few months I put a few things on hold.
Ingredients:
- 800g chicken thighs (cut into pieces)
- 4 large potatoes, peeled and cut in long thin wedges
- 2 red onions, peeled and cut into 8 wedges each
- 1 small head of garlic, broken into cloves but not peeled
- 1 lemon cut into wedges
- 8-10 apricots, halved
- 2 tsp sea salt
- Indian spiced Carrot Dip
- Baba Ganoush &
- Guacamole
Are you training hard or are you try your best to “be good” with your diet but yet that cellulite on your thighs or butt or arms doesn’t move at all?
The answer to this problem might be related to a few different things:
- genetics
- synthetic estrogens that mimic our own oestrogen hormones
- lack of blood flow into the muscle
- diet
Do you sometimes get heart burn or do you get an upset stomach after eating certain foods? Nature has provided us with a great supply of “plants” that can help ease your symptoms instead of taking a pill from the pharmacy.
In general it is a great idea to include herbal teas into your daily habits either instead of coffee or in the afternoon to aid digestion.
The focus of the following herbs/teas lies uniquely on finding relief when there are any digestive issues. They are best bought in health food stores.
Read MoreWhat kind of fats are you eating?
I frequently come across people especially females who are trying their best to avoid fats. "Fats make fat" is the common believe but is that true?
Every macro nutrient has gone through the wars. First eating red meat was giving you a hard attack then eating carbs was making you a diabetic and finally fats were clogging up your arteries giving you a stroke and make you fat...
Seriously? We might as well just not eat...
Without going to much into science let's just all accept that we need it all: protein, carbs and fats! Obviously we want to have everything in moderation and depending on the individual one may be running better on slightly more carbs or slightly more fats.
Either way it's absolutely vital that we have enough fats in our diet because it contributes to keeping us healthy.
This does not mean go and eat deep fried chicken wings and chips every day... You still need to eat the right ones.
Eating healthy fats is important for health & achieving a fitness related goal.
Are you eating the right fats and enough?
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