04 Nov 2020
Posted by BonnieF 
Detox is usually a word that we associate with the post-Christmas slump when we promise ourselves a ‘new you’ to go with the New Year, but here, Lifehouse Spa and Hotel’s naturopath, Sue Davis, explains why a fast before the feast is the real secret to a Happy Christmas! What exactly is a healthy...
Read more → 13 May 2015
Posted by BonnieF 
Charlotte Watts, author of The De-Stress Effect, breaks down all the jargon and explains which health myths we need to ignore and why... Weight loss is always highly discussed and has often fallen back on old myths that involve pushing our bodies harder than feels right and following faddy diets...
Read more → 05 Mar 2015
Posted by BonnieF 
The ultimate in sociable spa treatments, Foxhills has put its own twist on the traditional rassoul making it a firm favourite amongst Spabreakers... What exactly is the treatment? The rassoul chamber at Foxhills has two heated thrones, which means couples or friends can experience the treatment...
Read more → 13 Feb 2015
Posted by BonnieF 
Couples who train together stay together! Jack Green, model and owner of Jack Green Fitness, is back as he explains the benefits of working out with your other half... Increased motivation Working out with a training buddy increases motivation which means there’s more chance of committing to a regular...
Read more → 14 Jan 2015
Posted by BonnieF 
It is no secret that tea is filled with antioxidants and is one of the world’s most potent superfoods, but the lovely people at BLOOM have now taken that one step further with their matcha tea powders. The history goes that for centuries the Japanese have been releasing the power in tea leaves...
Read more → 19 Sep 2014
Posted by BonnieF 
For out 2014 Women’s Wellness Week, Body Gossip’s Ruth Rogers explains why her body can take on the world! If I had remained 12 years old, I would never have thought about my body at all. Well, I would have picked at scabs, pulled off plasters, rubbed doc leaves on nettle stings. But I wouldn't...
Read more → 16 Sep 2014
Posted by BonnieF 
For out 2014 Women’s Wellness Week, body confidence guru, Natasha Devon, explains why her lips are her favourite body part and why! I'm regularly stopped in the street by women asking me 'where I got my lips done' and I have to tell them 'in the womb'. I just have big lips. Always have done. Unfortunately,...
Read more → 12 Sep 2014
Posted by BonnieF 
You might never eat a conventional wheat-based pizza again after you try this gluten-free version! Belinda Connolly shares another treat from her Deliciously Conscious Cookbook with a vegetable quinoa pizza! The bases crisp up fantastically and can be used for both savoury and sweet pizzas. Ingredients...
Read more → 10 Sep 2014
Posted by BonnieF 
Explaining how her own allergies and her mum’s diagnosis with cancer led her to launch her very own free-from business, we chat to Nom founder Steph Croft Simon! Where did the idea for Nom come from? I developed allergies in my early twenties while I was at university and around the same time...
Read more → 15 Aug 2014
Posted by BonnieF 
When you want to feel like royalty there are few better places to go than Cliveden, not least of all for their spectacular food. Here their chef, André Garrett, gives a little hint as to why it’s so special by sharing their recipe for Tartare of South Coast Mackerel ... Ingredients (Serves Four) For...
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