The festive season can be a busy, stressful and expensive time of year especially for those with young children. Presents from Santa, gifts for the extended family and the mountain of grocery items can easily max out a credit card if you’re not organised. Check out our 3 budget-friendly tips to get you through Christmas without breaking the bank! 1. Gifts for the kids – During the lead-up, we have discussions with our kids and teach them that for us, Christmas is ...

So today I started my 7 days of just eating only fruit in order to prepare my body for its 14 day water fast.  It’s important to prepare the body before a water fast especially if eating normal cooked food prior to starting, otherwise the detox effects may feel too strong to be able to continue the fast.  So it’s winter here in England and today eating just fruit I have felt I’ve really missed my hot cooked food I usually have. ...

How to energies your water For all round good health & wellness   Water is life. There is no getting around that Our bodies are 70% water & our brain is 80% water so its fair to say with out it we are not going to survive   But here the interesting part …. Not all water is created equal That’s right you read correct Now we all know you can buy different bottled water to drink & some decently tastes better than others right! We all have ...

Dieting and exercising are not always yielding the desire result to reduce weight. Especially, exercising is an not easy task, it involve a lot of physical work and consistence that sometimes seems difficult to follow.For some people, they may not even have the strength. As a result, various manufacturers have developed supplements containing ingredients of natural herbs that are to help you lose weight. The supplements are to performed different functions like mitochondrial and energy production naturally in the body rather ...

I thought I'd learned a new word when I first heard the word Cacao. Cacao, I knew was a chocolate powder & I love chocolate. They had told us that at our cooking class. Chocolate is something I was eating after most meals until I realized I was growing substantially. I was eating chocolate in the form of chocolates.  I knew these wonderful tasting chocolates, were not really good for me. My time had come to face the scales. I saw the numbers ...

Today is one of many days off that happens to be pouring down with rain. Since the Bristol’s sky has decided to left me with nothing else to do than staring at my laptop, I felt inspired to write about all the good things coming with the Autumn season. Chances are you are already picking up overtime shifts to bank extra cash for Christmas, and the days are becoming darker and gloomier. Hence why you absolutely need to treat yourself and indulge now. Get winter ready and appreciate the journey.  Get Cosy • I ...

Our 1st month of eating healthy has been another new experience. New experiences expand our brains & make room for new knowledge. Most new ways of eating or dieting are often called fad diets such as the high protein, low carb diet. grain brain diet, Adkins, keto. Most literature recommends a certain period of time for diets as they are often unhealthy over extended periods of time. We were looking for ways of becoming healthier. Some of our friends had been ...

Many of us tend to add on the pounds as we get older. Some say it's normal. Some say it's because we don't move enough. Some give the credit to junk food. Others say it's from the preservatives in our food. Whatever it is it must be what we are putting in our mouths. Only we have control over this. My last resort for weight loss was eating less & move more. Over the years I've tried every fad diet out there. ...

Looking after your health is a lifelong journey starting as soon as you become aware of the fact it is your body to look after. Marketing has become such a big thing people are being sucked into so many things that are detrimental to your health. Eating a plant-based diet has become a way of life for me that continuously makes me think about my intake into my body. I tell myself, "my food is my medicine". Learning about a plant-based diet has ...

My 24H expierence on working onborad of a cruiseship  This is a short article of a regular day on a cruiship. At the end of the year 2016, I went on a Mission which should chnage my Life. I decided to work on a cruiseship as a senior barkeeper. I worked on the Tui Cruises Line and I was lucky enough to travel the carribean route. I was onboard of the Tui Cruises Line 6 Months in total and i want to ...

                                             My Fitness Journey Me and fitness... . I have always admired people that can do it, can go to the gym 3, 4 times a week or more, eat healthy, so called “chicken salad” folks, don’t drink alcohol, all the fit lifestyle but I have never dreamed of becoming one. Let’s say I never needed to when I was in my ...

HI my name is Michal Jazdzewski i am passionate  about reshaping  bodybuilding into a healthier lifestyle.Bodybuilding has been passion of mine for over 24 years .I remeber getting hooked on weights as a teenager watching Arnold Schwarzenegger in his first movies.                                     Althought i've never had courage to enter a competition because i have  never believed in     myself .Lack of self love that litle ...

We have just started a new tradition in our house on a Saturday - we have pizza and a movie. Lucas has always loved pizza - particularly pepperoni pizza! Ordering take away pizza every week can be very expensive, even for just two people. So I decided that for this tradition we were not going to order our pizza but make our own - together. Lucas loves helping to make his own pizza and the recipe I use has no yeast in ...

Hey, Dave here. I have been inspired to write about the Curse of the Western Diet by a recent trip to Sesimbra, Portugal. It was my second time to visit Sesimbra - a small fishing village about 30 minutes drive south of the Portugese capital, Lisbon. When you stay in a place like this, you really begin to notice how healthily people eat. It's not hard to stay healthy because the food is incredible, but these people don't view their diet as ...

Hi, I'm back with the final installment of my Start Living Your Best Life blog. In this final installment, I will be writting about the last of my 3 pillars - hydration. You may be thinking - really? A blog about drinking water? Yes it sounds mundane, but it really is such an important part of living a healthy, happy and successsful life. If you consider that up to 60% of your body is made up of water and with vital organs, ...

Hey, I'm back with the second part of my good-life blog. So in the first part I was speaking about my personal 3 pillars for living the good-life or begining to get the best out of life and becoming the best version of you!  To recap, they are Sleep, Diet and Hydration. Honestly, if you tune into these 3 elements, you will notice a massive change in your life. Everything from how you feel physically and mentally to how you interact with ...

In today’s world many of us can easily access fresh fruits, vegetables and herbs in stores. This is good because unlike our ancestors we have what we need to survive without toiling or having to wait for it to grow. But there are some reasons why we should not rely solely on grocery stores and farmers markets as resources to get these foods. I’ve done some research and made a list of the advantages that come along with taking the ...

Let me ask you a question...Are you happy? I don't mean happy today or happy enough with your life where you're not miserable, but REALLY HAPPY! Do you get up in the morning and look forward to your day, look forward to your work and can't wait to see what life will bring today or are you dreading the next day before you go to sleep at night and afraid of feeling the same way day after day? If you're feeling the dread ...

Hi and welcome to my blog. I hope you find it a valuable source of information and inspiration.  My name is Dave Ryan. For me, like most people in the world today, life is hectic! You're crazy busy with work, you've gotta try to find time for social engagements, you want to spend time with your family and on top of all that, if your like me, you want to cook fresh and healthy meals!  So where in all of this madness ...

In April of this year I was afforded the opportunity to help the people of St. Croix that had endured two Category 5 Hurricanes last year. I jumped at the chance to give back before I moved forward with other business plans. Help the Cruzans rebuild from the devastation has been a rewarding experience as well as a cultural adventure. After retiring in January of 2017 this experience for the past ten weeks has allowed me to truly understand the ...