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In fact carbohydrates are our preferred energy source, and our brain largely runs off carbohydrate energy. In our 40s and 50s we need carb energy, but the right kind… Carbs get a bad rap because simply put, we tend to eat far too many of the wrong kind. There’s so much misinformation out there – […]

I’m going to use a financial metaphor for health today, and it is this… Imagine you have savings account for your health. Every time you do something positive, like a workout, making better food choices, skipping the drink you don’t really want, working on your stress triggers… You are making a deposit. Every time you

“Monday, feels like groundhog day…”“I feel like my life is passing me by.”“I wish I had more energy.”“I wish I just felt happier, more motivated in general.”“I guess I’m okay, thing’s aren’t that bad…”Is it okay to be “not that bad” rather than energised and happy?Don’t you deserve more?If you feel like the above then

They are not your friend either. The preferred energy source for our muscles, brain and central nervous system is carbohydrate, so we need some in our diets, the issue is many of us are eating too many of the wrong kind. At midlife the problem increases as we become more insulin resistant and levels of

Jolted out of sleep by the alarm clock, stumbling to the shower, main lining coffee for energy, still feel awful as you sit down at your computer for the days work with a nagging feeling of deja vu… Home late, eating whatever is there, drowning out your feelings with a drink and some Netflix to

We all get down, and in our 40s and 50s life can feel challenging for so many reasons…the state of the world, ageing parents, children, career, finances, personal growth, relationships… For me the last week or so has been challenging – packing up and moving home across Europe again… The upheaval, the energy in cleaning,