Ingredients: 1-2 TBSP of extra virgin olive oil 1 tsp of cumin seeds ½ tsp of chilli or little knob of finely cut fresh ginger 1 tsp of turmeric 4 cups of good quality vegetable stock (or stock of your choice) 1 cup of red lentils (soaked, rinsed and drained) 1 cup of good quality
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Immune-boosting, anti-inflammatory dal for radiant beauty (vegetarian, gluten-free) chop 1 brown onion brown in 1 TBS of olive oil with 1tsp of yellow mustard seeds, 1-2 tsp of turmeric, 1 tsp of Masala add 1 cup of red lentils (rinsed and drained) add approx 3 cups of water (depending on amount of vegetables, use less
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1 TBSP coconut oil 1 brown onion 1 tsp turmeric ¼ tsp red chilli powder 2 large tomatoes, chopped into chunks 1 cup of tomato passata 400 g of favourite beans (rinsed and dried) 1 tsp dried Oregano 1 tsp dried Basil Good quality salt and cracked black pepper to taste Heat the oil
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Banana Coconut Muesli Bars 2 large ripe bananas ½ cup of shredded coconut, unsweetened 1 cup of mixed seeds (sunflower, pepita, …) ½ cup of chia + ½ cup of ground flax seeds – soak in just enough water to cover seeds for about 15 minutes or until all gluey 1 cup of mixed nuts,
Continue reading »Why I Love High Intensity Interval Training
Not enough time to nurture your precious body with exercise? No worries, find out how you can achieve great results in a very short amount of time with high intensity interval training. If you are like me, always short of time and feel like you just don’t have enough hours in your day,
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Nurture yourself to vibrant health shopping list Lots and lots of vegetables. Buy seasonal and think of including all colours of the rainbow – different colours have different phytonutrients – with lots of different shades of greens. If you can afford it buy organic, if this is not an option have a look at the
Continue reading »Why diets are not sustainable and how to go about successful and sustainable long-term weight-loss?
Have you also had enough of restricting your calories , depriving yourself and following one fat diet after the other, just to find you are falling off the wagon again. Somehow you can’t seem to stick to this way of eating longer than a few weeks or months because you are feeling more and more
Continue reading »Don’t know where to start off with your weight loss?
How about re-igniting your metabolism. Here are some simple steps how to get this inner fire burning again 🙂 Feeling sluggish, tired and just looking at something sweet seems to end up as a new layer of fat on your hips, belly or buttocks? Those among others are often signs of a slow or very
Continue reading »Demystifying cravings…is your body trying to tell you something?
Are you also much too familiar with those nagging and dreaded voices in your head calling you to go and have this favourite chocolate bar, those salted caramels which you know are so bad for you but you find so hard to say no to or to go for another coffee or just one more
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