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Few foods have caused more controversy and anxiety as fats!!! So which ones should you pick and how should you pick them? And once you have them, which ones do you use for what?! Here’s the lowdown.

There’s no denying, winter is here and, with the cold and often wet weather, it is easy to lose motivation for exercise and healthy eating in favour of sitting in the warm and eating those wonderful winter foods.

Anyone who has ever worked with me on their health and fitness knows that I take a very holistic approach. No, this doesn't include weird crazy herbs and chanting, but it does mean that we don't just look at exercise or food, but we look at the things in your life that affect your ability to stick to your food and exercise program.

Last night I sat with my 16 year old daughter and watched Jamie Oliver battling to get permission to teach nutrition and cook healthy meals for a school in the US. Time and again he got thwarted and the school principal had to go and dig for some loophole that would get him back into the school again. I got quite emotional when he interviewed some of the children as they lived in fear of losing their parents and loved ones early, not to mention the toll an unhealthy diet was having on

For many of us much of our time on Earth is focused on maintaining good health or more specifically, avoiding illness and disease. On every supermarket and shop shelf are numerous products either helping us avoid disease or helping us deal with it when we are ‘struck down’. Traditionally healing herbs were used to keep the body strong and returning to these original healing herbs, rather than synthetic versions, is one way to ensure we maintain good health and rid the body of any disease.