Top winter meal ideas to support immunity when working with a family

With Winter well under way, we’ve got some nutritious meal suggestions to keep you healthy and warm! Curries Curries are usually made from a base of three ingredients: Garlic, ginger and onion.  When crushed, chewed or sliced garlic produces a compound called allicin. This compound not only helps prevent getting sick but can also reduce symptoms if you do […]

Should I drink bone broth? (+recipe)

The Science:  Broth has been claimed for several years now as the ‘miracle liquid’, based on the idea that drinking a collagen-rich broth directly increases our bodies collagen, however unfortunately there is not enough scientific research to support this. When we consume a food rich in collagen, its broken down into the building blocks of […]

Healthy Immune Boosting Drinks When Working From Home

1.     Anti-inflammatory Booster  1 cup hot water ½ tsp. raw honey 2 tbsp. fresh lemon 1 tsp. fresh or dried ginger spice 1 tsp. cinnamon spice ½ tsp. turmeric spice 2.     Heart Health Booster 1x decaf chai tea bag (I use Nerada Organic or Dandy Chai) 1 cup hot water ½ tsp. raw honey ½ […]

Corporate Lunch Idea: Sweet Potato Cakes

Make some of these delicious sweet potato cakes and all you need to do is add some mixed salad and a simple dressing for lunch OR what about throwing them into a container with some greens ready to steam for lunch. Easy as. Ingredients ·      500g or 3-4 small sweet Potato ·      400g Tuna chunks […]

Red Lentil and Pumpkin Soup

This lovely recipe comes from one of our amazing Balgowlah clients Pam. Pam reports that it absolutely delicious! Pam has been enjoying eating the soup as a good way to pack more veggies in. Thanks for sharing Pam 🙂 Serves 4 Ingredients 450g pumpkin, peeled, chopped (oven roasted) 2 teaspoons olive oil 1 brown onion, […]

Nutrition to get you to your Nineties!

© 2011 Garry Knight, Flickr | CC-BY | via Wylio Do you want to live a long life? Do you want to live a comfortable life? (Minimised stressful life events like heart attacks, falls and injuries or even bothering stomach upsets or sickness) If you like me, I’d like to think I was still skydiving […]