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I was lucky many years ago that a friend introduced me to the teachings of Bruce Lee of martial arts fame. Hi martial arts success is not my focus as I am more interested in what he was able to do, particularly the speed and control he achieved but also the wide ranging philosophic teachings he had learnt and applied. …
On the face of it take away food is much more about entertainment than nutrition and so take away food is generally Over salted Over sugared Over the top It’s like that mainly because we want to be entertained by takeaway food we don’t generally expect takeaway food to taste just like the healthier stuff we have at home. I …
Christmas is finished and you’re now in the recovery phase. Hopefully you had a great time, though right now you’re probably just: I call this the recovery phase of Christmas simply because it’s normal to feel like this after all that fun so there is no point in beating ourselves up about it. Good health is just about restoring balance …
Yesterday we spent our first family day gaming because our little one got his first console game and it was fantastic. We couldn’t believe how quickly he picks it all up and boy did we have fun. As a health coach I should be all about moving all the time and eating veggies every second right. Well… That’s kinda dull …
I woke up on Boxing Day happy but dehydrated so here is a quick fix that gets me back in the festive spirit. Because hangovers are 80% dehydration I used this trick enough yesterday to avoid the worst but if I don’t replenish my water stores along with nutrients then I will regret it. All I do is use fruit …
If you don’t think you can cook something gorgeous simple and healthy, then try this idea out for size. The idea is that it’s an incredibly simple meal to cook, but I show you how to upgrade something highly processed to something with added flavour, texture and nutrition. So I increase the quality but use cheap ingredients that I have …
Christmas is one of the happiest times of year and I’m aiming to make this years holiday one of the best we’ve ever had as a family. To do that I’ve been preparing throughout the year with all sorts of adventures at home and further afield. Now we are on the home stretch I want to share with you all …
Another thing you do on holiday is eat out isn’t it. In fact it can easily take up a few hours each day so it’s great if you can really maximise the fun involved. Though meal times are often situations which promote bad health and this can be exacerbated on holiday because they often put you in a situation where you are: …
I just listened to a fascinating podcast episode called A Health-Creating Society. I’m shopping for new podcasts right now because while I love those I already have I like balance and different view points. The key take away resonates so clearly with all I have learnt over the years that I just had to share. health is made at home, hospitals …
I’ve done a lot of soul-searching recently, wondering about what I’ve achieved and what hasn’t worked out. One thing that stands out to me is that I’ve really embraced the principle of Smarter goals. As I’ve matured, I’ve simply focused more and more on the principles of smarter goals in a sub-conscious way. Over time, it’s become clearer to me …
Why are we all getting fatter and suffering from diseases of obesity? Jim Laird explains why being weaker and pushing ourselves too hard are literally wearing us into the ground.
Fitness isn’t just about running or lifting weights. It’s about learning how to succeed at something. What makes one person fit may make another unfit or unhealthy. So fitness requires the right mindset for success and over the years I have been compiling a list of inspirational talks and lessons on the mindset required for success. I haven’t yet had …
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Today I listened to Amy Clover with a very inspirational story but also an approach to wellness that I like a lot. One about focusing on enjoyment and accepting who you are. Not beating yourself up all the time to get to where you want to be. Learning to enjoy the process of gaining your health.
We all know that in days gone by herbs and spices were used to hide the terrible flavour of rotten and poor quality foods. Have you ever realised that these days we do exactly the same but use sugar, salt and, fat and their modified brethren instead
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Last week I shared a wonderful article reporting that a working human muscle has been grown in the lab. I still genuinely wonder at the advances that occur in our time and I find that one find often leads to another. The article on medium referenced another describing the ongoing efforts to build a functioning model of human muscle so that we can …
Most of the advice I see relates to why you should take vitamin supplements as if more must be better. The question you should really be asking is at what cost? Every action has consequences and do you really know the consequences when you pop that vitamin pill? Could you in fact be making yourself weaker
I just came across the article Lab-grown human tissue flexes its muscles for the first time and had to record it. I’ve held back from sharing my hard core body nerd fetish that you see on my other blogs create.fit2thrive.co.uk and colchambers.blogspot.co.uk but now I think I can safely share it.