Go to The Good Life Week 01 for the start of this series Here is a simple, yet effective, method for recording your food and drink. Combine this with making notes of your weight, your wellbeing and how active you are. If you start today,by this time next month you will have regained some balance and …
10 TIPS FOR HEALTHY EATING I’m amazed by the number of friends, family and clients who come to me because they’ve lost their way along the path to good health. But I’m scandalised by the number of doctors, medics and professionally trained chefs who don’t seem to know either. So, if you are a busy …
To celebrate #worlddiabetesday I’ve written an article to provide hope to anyone who might have been recently diagnosed. Being told that your blood sugars are too high is about as sobering as missing the last bus after a New Year’s party. I know; it happened to me. But the good news is that diabetes type …
How much protein should I eat? In the UK public health advisors suggest that we eat about 0.75g/protein/kg weight/day. That means for a 65kg woman, of normal build and average height, you would need about 50g of protein per day. For a long time, we thought that everyone was eating loads more than this amount, …
I went to the National Gallery of Ireland last week. There’s an exhibition of portraiture on at the moment celebrating the Zurich Portrait Prize. It offers an interesting study of the human face as it really is, rather than the airbrushed versions we generally see. Because many of the subjects are famous, they tend to …
I’m staying in a small hotel at the moment. And it’s a rare treat for me to have a few days of countryside peace and quiet. But I’ve been shocked by the poor quality of the food on offer – not just in my hotel, but in the village as a whole. I’ve given up …
All my lovely clients find losing weight rather easy – it is keeping the weight off that proves difficult. Last week some new research was published that help explains what might be happening. We’ve known for a long time that when we go on a diet our body fights to keep the weight on. We …
Thirty years ago I started writing a book about diets. The idea was to beat the nutritionists at their game, to eschew ‘diet’ foods and fads, and get back to guiltless eating. I wanted to show how wholesome eating, including all those foods you were told were bad for you, could have a much better …
As a specialist in weight issues for women over 50, I am forever searching around for enjoyable exercise options for my clients. In order to maintain a healthy weight, it is important to consider how to keep our muscles in tone. Muscle is metabolically active, so as well as giving us strength and endurance, healthy …
INTRO Hi! Welcome to Say Tomato! The podcast about sustainable diets, ethical food, living lightly on the planet and … tomatoes. My mantra is that it’s never too late to get healthy, so whatever your age, your current state of health, or your weight – take heart! Sit back and enjoy the talk. In the …
