The Complete System to Health, Wealth and Happiness
Found this super yummy recipe and thought I would share it with you! You can replace the fennel with chunks of leek, halved shallots or red onion wedges if you want. It makes for a delicious lunch. SERVES 4, PREP 15mins, COOK 1hr 600g butternut pumpkin, peeled, halved, seeded and cut into 1.5cm chunks 1/3 cup of olive oil 3 fennel bulbs, quartered lengthways, fronds reserved 1 garlic clove, finely chopped 1 cup (200g) of pearl barley, rinsed 50g of … [Read more...]
Having recently taken on a 12 week body challenge I am reminded of how a simple change to our lifestyle can affect our quality of life. I am now half way through this challenge and every week I am noticing small but very significant changes. Exercise has been proven to boost levels of confidence and self esteem not only because it produces more of the happy hormone serotonin but also because with a regular and consistent exercise routine, combined with healthy eating, we are making … [Read more...]
The Best Diet To Lose Weight Written by Shin Ohtake on Wednesday, July 07, 2010 • 27 Comments So what’s the best way to lose weight? Intermittent fasting? Counting calories? High protein diet? High fiber diet? The answer depends on who you ask, and the truthfully, if it’s a legitimate diet - and when I mean legitimate, I mean none of these ridiculous diets, like the banana diet which apparently was huge in Japan for a while (go figure!) - most diets work…to a … [Read more...]
What do you do when you know something is going to benefit you yet you keep falling back into your same old patterns? What do you do when you are left feeling like a failure because you have no stickability? What do you do when you know you want something yet you are unable to achieve it? For example, have you tried over and over to lose weight and get healthy and, because you know you really want to succeed this time, you go all out. You may have decided to spend a large amount of money … [Read more...]
It’s 2011 and since the day the world began, we have achieved many amazing things. We can now fly all over the world thanks to the Wright Bros. We can lighten the dark thanks to Edison and we can research anything we desire thanks to Google so why is it that we are unable to find a solution to the battle of weight and unhealthy habits? Australia provides us with loads of ways to get healthy including, dietary advice and fitness routines. The latest campaign being advertised tells us to ‘swap … [Read more...]
A few years ago I went through a period of rapid growth which stemmed from my intention to be true to myself and follow my heart. Up until then I had resisted because I wasn’t ready to spread my wings and fly out of my comfort zone and, I had all kinds of excuses for staying where I was. Eventually however, I knew that if I continued to keep myself stuck I would miss out on creating the life that I wanted to be living. I wasn’t prepared to reach my 90th birthday and look back at my life with … [Read more...]
STAYING MOTIVATED THROUGH THE WINTER MONTHS 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. The kilos can creep on slowly as we consume more energy than we burn and when summer finally arrives it can throw you into a mad panic to quickly lose the extra kilos so you can once again fit into last year’s clothing. Besides the … [Read more...]
By now my partner is tired of hearing me repeat the same mantra over and over when I listen to him coming from a place of negativity however, it has given him food for thought and it has been proven time and time again to be true. The mantra I am talking about is 'What you focus on is what you'll get.' You may know it as 'be careful what you wish for because it may come true' and the message is similar in that what you think and say will become your reality. Thoughts become things which is … [Read more...]
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 … [Read more...]
Yes U Can 4 Women is all about Health, Wealth and Happiness and each of these aspects needs to be balanced and in good working order if we are to enjoy our lives to the max however, lately it seems that the pathways to happiness are gathering the most interest. I have asked myself why this is many times and I keep coming back to the same answer. I believe it comes down to the many changes happening in our world right now and the many that are still yet to come. We see suffering, disasters … [Read more...]