Is Living to Work Working For You?

By on June 26, 2015   /   Gratitude, Health & Fitness, Holistic Health, Lifestyle, Mental-Health, Self-Care  
Is Living to Work Working For You?

Live to Work or Work to Live? Today I’m packing and making some nutrient dense foods to take with us for the road trip tomorrow. I was thinking about making my:  Berry Delicious Health Bars Sweet Summer Rolls Super Seed Crackers with cashew cheese Spiced Fruit Loaf (I love taking homemade treats when we go away – even if they only last a day or two!!) Over the next 7 days I’ll be somewhere along the Sunshine Coast strolling along the beach, bushwalking in the mountains, or dining on whole food with my beloved family! It hasn’t been often in the last

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Healthy Chocolate Almond Spread

By on June 25, 2015   /   Food, Health & Fitness, Healthy Eating, Holistic Health, Nutrition  
Healthy Chocolate Almond Spread

Healthy Homemade Chocolate Almond Spread! Super easy!   I wished I had have come up with this one sooner! It’s such an easy and indulgent chocolate flavoured nut butter, and a fantastic substitute to commercial spreads, conveniently targeted at children. You won’t experience an insulin high with this one, nor the cravings an hour later – unless of course you have a bit of a sugar addiction and are still weening your gut bacteria off of the sweet stuff! This delicious homemade chocolate almond spread is a great raw food treat that doesn’t require any cooking whatsoever – just a glass jar to mix

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Benefits of Bentonite Clay

By on June 21, 2015   /   Health & Fitness, Holistic Health, Medicinal Nutrition, Mental-Health, Nutrition, Nutrition & Weight Loss, Self-Care  
Benefits of Bentonite Clay

Bentonite Clay and it’s Benefits   Last year in my effort to combat environmental toxins harming my internal health, I discovered organic, edible bentonite clay. Clay has been used therapeutically for centuries, with the first use of medicinal clay recorded in 2500 B.C in Mesopotamia. Over the centuries the Greeks, Romans, Aztecs and Europeans have all hailed the health benefits of clay. During the First World War, German physicians used clay therapy to successfully treat troops for food poisoning, dysentery, and diarrhea and wound infection. Dr. Weston A. Price, author of Nutrition and Physical Degeneration, observed that several indigenous groups around the world used clay readily to outsmart disease

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Raw Vanilla & Blueberry Cheesecake

By on June 19, 2015   /   Food, Health & Fitness, Healthy Eating, Holistic Health, Nutrition  
Raw Vanilla & Blueberry Cheesecake

Raw Vanilla & Blueberry Cheesecake (Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Refined Sugar Free)   Cheesecake growing up in the 70’s and 80’s was quite a regular indulgence in our house because my parents often hosted celebratory parties. The cheesecakes were ALWAYS homemade back then, but even still, as a teenager I just didn’t know that gobbling them up was a cause of my stomach upsets. Now that I do, I’ve been making and teaching a VERY healthy and satisfying way to enjoy the mouthfeel, texture and flavours of cheesecake but without the components that make my digestive tract upset and unhappy. This particular recipe is

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Easy Raw Fudge Bites

By on June 14, 2015   /   Food, Health & Fitness, Healthy Eating, Nutrition, Raw Chocolate Making  
Easy Raw Fudge Bites

Easy (and Healthy) Raw Peanut Butter Fudge Bites anyone? This recipe is super easy to whip up and doesn’t take long for the fudge to set. Chances are you’ve already got all the ingredients in your pantry, and there’s only five of them! I was playing around with some nut butters recently and decided to experiment. I’m so glad I did because these raw fudge bites have a wonderfully smooth texture and are so satisfying in small amounts! These fudge bites are dairy and gluten free, full of healthy fats and have a fructose free natural sweetener. They are so easy

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Solitude & Self-Care in a Busy World

By on June 1, 2015   /   Health & Fitness, Holistic Health, Inner-Strength, Lifestyle, Mental-Health, Mindset, Self-Care  
Solitude & Self-Care in a Busy World

Daily Self-Care and Solitude As our lives get busier and time is harder to juggle, the first thing to slide is usually our own self-care. Even though I’m in a helping profession often reminding my clients with emails and text messages between sessions to “do something nice for yourself today”, I often need reminding myself! I have a book called “The Wonders of Solitude” that is filled with inspiring reminders to nurture your soul amidst a demanding world. It’s filled with insightful quotes from authors, actors and spiritual leaders to medical professionals, singers and comedians – all sharing their words of wisdom on the

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Spiced Fruit Loaf

By on May 23, 2015   /   Food, Healthy Eating, Holistic Health, Nutrition  
Spiced Fruit Loaf

Spiced Fruit Loaf As winter draws near, so does my desire for warm and spicy comfort foods like soups, casseroles and vegetables. Oh, and hot chocolate… 🙂 I don’t eat much bread although I do love a good traditional sourdough, toasted and topped with eggs, spinach, bacon and home made sauerkraut! During winter I often want something a little more filling that has a lot of flavour and will perfectly compliment a cup of herbal tea on a cold afternoon. I started dreaming of fruit toast, which the children often ask for around this time of year. But it doesn’t

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Sweet Potato Boats [Recipe]

By on May 23, 2015   /   Food, Healthy Eating, Nutrition  
Sweet Potato Boats [Recipe]

Sweet Potato Boats Full of flavour!! I’ve been inspired by the cooler weather and the warm colours and flavours of winter. Last week we were outside at the fire pit eating these delicious, flavoursome Thai Sweet Potato Boats after I had a burst of creativity in the kitchen, trying out some different earthy spices with my love of sweet potatoes! These “boats” are surprisingly filling and we were done after eating two. They are so YUM! The Benefits of Sweet Potato Sweet potatoes provide a rich concentration of nutrients, which make them an ideal addition to your meals throughout the year. The

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Is Self-Worth Found In the ‘Perfect’ Sized Jeans?

By on May 22, 2015   /   Body Image, Confidence, dieting, Eating Disorders, Eating Psychology  
Is Self-Worth Found In the 'Perfect' Sized Jeans?

Is Self-Worth Found In the ‘Perfect’ Sized Jeans? During a little spring clean of my denim jeans drawer last week I was inspired to create a video for my YouTube Channel and bare my bedroom clean-out with all my social media subscribers. Apparently I was oblivious to just how many pairs of denim jeans I had accumulated and held onto over the last ten years – waiting for the day I was ‘thin enough’ to wear them again.  For some reason every time my Beloved would help me clean out my wardrobe (you know, with the approving nod or the toss-it-out shake) I

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Boost Your Body Confidence

By on May 6, 2015   /   Body Image, Confidence, dieting, Eating Disorders, Emotional Eating  
Boost Your Body Confidence

Body Confidence Boost This weeks’ blog is for all those women and young girls who can’t stand to look at themselves in the mirror – without judgement. I know how challenged you feel at the mere thought of looking in the mirror and liking what you see – let alone asserting you actually love the disappointment who looks back at you. It’s hard to be a self-assured and secure woman in today’s society. Even on a good day one phrase, one word, one look can be all it takes to dent that hard won self-confidence of the woman in the mirror

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Berry Delicious Health Bars [Recipe]

By on May 4, 2015   /   Food, Health & Fitness, Healthy Eating, Holistic Health, Nutrition  
Berry Delicious Health Bars [Recipe]

Berry Delicious Health Bars A definite healthier version than the packaged “health” bars at the store, these healthy fruit and nut bars contain a good source of sustained energy, healthy fats, protein and fibre. They’re fun to make and easy to mix together. A great little recipe to get the kids in the kitchen they are perfect for a morning or afternoon snack – maybe even as a breakfast bar (although I don’t recommend when there are so many other wonderful and more rounded meals for breakfast). Have fun with the mixture I’ve created below but don’t be afraid to experiment and play

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Do you really have a healthy diet?

By on April 28, 2015   /   dieting, Food, Health & Fitness, Healthy Eating, Medicinal Nutrition, Nutrition  
Do you really have a healthy diet?

How healthy is your diet? Guest post by Daniel Biernoff (Nourished Health Through Nutrition)   As a naturopath with twenty years of clinical experience , I often have people tell me that they stick to a “healthy diet”- then proceed to run off a list of debilitating health problems. The reality is that the average “healthy” Australian diet which is heavy on dairy, meat and processed foods, directly contributes to our disturbing health statistics where heart disease, dementia, obesity, diabetes and cancers are becoming increasingly common. So what’s not adding up? We are told by all sorts of people in

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5 Reasons Why Your Diet Isn’t Working

By on April 27, 2015   /   dieting, Eating Disorders, Emotional Eating, Fat Loss, Healthy Eating  
5 Reasons Why Your Diet Isn’t Working

5 Reasons Why Your Diet Isn’t Working This week I was awarded a place in Diet-to-Go’s Top 100 Healthy Lifestyle Bloggers list for 2015!  Check the list (including me!) out here: http://diettogo.com/blog/top-100-diet-blogs I’m really honoured to be in such esteemed company when it comes to talking about dieting and self-care, because it increasingly disheartens me to see so many women (and men) of all ages continue to make misguided attempts to lose weight – effectively working against their bodies and taking on the shame of their “failure” when they put all the weight back on. I spent 18 years hating my body and blaming my weight. I

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Orange, Maca & Pecan Raw Milk Chocolate Bark [Recipe]

By on April 22, 2015   /   Food, Healthy Eating, Nutrition, Raw Chocolate Making, Workshops  
Orange, Maca & Pecan Raw Milk Chocolate Bark [Recipe]

Orange, Maca & Pecan Milk Chocolate Raw and Healthy ! So you all know by now (unless you’re new to MindBodyFood) that I love making my own raw and healthy chocolate with nutrient dense, organic raw cacao powder and butter (that’s sourced ethically and sustainably). Where once I was addicted to sugar and chocolate, I have established a much healthier relationship with food and can enjoy chocolate whenever I feel like it, without the worry or guilt. The best part is that my sugar cravings are gone along with my food addiction. I don’t obsess and worry over food any

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Chocolate You Can Indulge In

By on April 16, 2015   /   dieting, Eating Disorders, Food, Healthy Eating, Raw Chocolate Making, Workshops  
Chocolate You Can Indulge In

Indulge in Chocolate – Yes You Can! Eating chocolate for me used to be a guilty pleasure. I was addicted to the fake euphoria I experienced with every massive sugar shot to my brain. It triggered my reward centre to release a hormone called Dopamine – I felt fine when I was eating chocolate. I even felt pretty fine after I ate chocolate. But about thirty minutes later I felt low, lethargic, irritable and disgusted – with myself and my lack of willpower; with my body and the excess fat I was carrying – the same fat I’d just fed a dose of creamy, sickly sweet chocolate to.

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