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Getting started on following a whole food, plant-based diet lifestyle to help you regain your health and live the life you have always dreamed of and that you deserve.

Questions about a whole food plant-based diet
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Frequently Asked Questions

FAQs – Here  are some of the questions I’m asked most frequently about adopting a whole food, plant-based diet. I get asked a lot of questions every day about eating a

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Dr Greger’s Daily Dozen

I'm a huge fan of Dr Greger and watch a lot of his videos and read many of his blog posts. His Daily Dozen is a great resource and in his

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5 Reasons Why I Eat My Oats Everyday
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5 Reasons Why I Eat My Oats Everyday

One of the questions I’m asked most is, “What do you have for breakfast?” The answer never changes, I have the same breakfast every day of the year no matter

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23 Plant Based Travel Tips
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23 Of My Best Plant-Based Travel Tips Just For You

Are you getting ready to go on holiday? Have you got your flights booked and your accommodation sorted? What about your plant-based eating plans? Have you thought about what you’re

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Can You Help Me?

Hi there! Can you help me? I'm working on some new content and would love your feedback! I want to make sure it’s the kind of stuff that you can really

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What To Eat And What To Avoid When Eating Out

This weeks blog post was inspired by a conversation I was having on Facebook about what to eat and what to avoid when eating out on a plant based diet. It

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How to Easily Eat More Whole Grains Everyday
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How to Easily Eat More Whole Grains Everyday

I was asked the other day what wholemeal flour is as I mentioned it in the bread recipe I posted last week. (Click here to go to the recipe.) Just

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9 Plant Based Experts
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You Need To Know These 9 Plant-Based Experts

Are you just starting out on following a whole food, plant-based diet? If you are, then you need to know these 9 plant-based experts. They’re my go-to whole food, plant-based people! When

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How to get enough protein
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How To Get Enough Protein, Calcium and Iron On A Plant Based Diet

I’m so excited to be able to show you how eating like this is brilliant for you and how it can literally change your life. In this article I’m going to

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How to get started on your wholefood, plant-based lifestyle
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How to get started on your plant based journey

Thank you for the amazing comments from my last post. It’s great to see so many of you are looking to start or continue on your plant-based journey. In my last post

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My journey and how it can help you
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My Journey and How It Can Help You

This week's update is a little different as I thought I'd tell you a bit about my plant based journey and how it can help you. I know exactly what it’s like

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Peaks and troughs
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What Is The Glycemic Index?

A few people have asked me what the glycemic index is, so I thought I'd write this short post. I take a look at who developed it, what it is,

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Plant milks
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9 Dairy Alternatives for Drinking, Eating and Baking With

There’s been a lot in the news this week about dairy and how it’s not as good for you as some people would lead you to believe. I’m often asked

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Beans
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3 Huge Reasons To Eat Beautiful Beans

I love beans! I love their versatility, their flavour and the wide variety of them. But this humble food doesn’t have the star status that some other foods have despite

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Fibre
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5 Fabulous Reasons to Fill up on Fibre

Are you getting enough fibre? (I don't mean the fibre optic kind!) Do you know what it is? What about what it does for you? Do you know where it’s

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Why Are Beta-Carotene Foods So Good For Us?

As this is the start of Breast Cancer Awareness month, I thought that I'd take a look at the wonderful benefits of eating fruit and vegetables that contain beta -

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What are antioxidants?

I've taken the following from The Cancer Survivor's Guide, Foods that help you fight back, written by Neal D. Barnard, MD and Jennifer K. Reilly, RD. To understand antioxidants, let’s start

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Weight loss
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4 tips for losing weight the plant based way

Are you looking for an easy and effective way to be thinner, healthier and more energetic? Have you tried various diets, lost some weight but just piled it all back on

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3 Reasons You Have To Eat Garlic Every Day

This week I'm taking a look at garlic, a member of the amazing allium family. Love it or loathe it, chefs prize it for the delicious flavour it gives our

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Cruciferous Veg
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4 Enormous Reasons Why Cruciferous Vegetables Are So Good For Us

Did you know that plants are packed full of natural chemicals that are brilliant at protecting us from diseases such as cancer? This week I’m taking a look at one of

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Falafel with salad
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What can I eat on a whole food plant based diet?

I'm stuck. 'What can I eat on a whole food plant based diet?' Well, there are lots of foods you can eat and they fall into four main groups: legumes

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Prevent Disease and Improve Your Health With Food for Life

What is the Food for Life program? I promised that I’d let you know about my recent trip to Washington DC to attend the yearly Food for Life instructor training course

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How to get enought vitamin B12
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Vitamin B12 – Are you getting enough?

There are so many questions about B12, probably more than any other vitamin. Questions such as: Do you need to supplement your diet and vitamin B12? What is vitamin B12?

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Eat to reduce your chances of alzheimer's disease
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7 Steps to Preventing Alzheimer’s Disease Right Now

Do you or a member of your family suffer from Alzheimer’s disease? Then this week’s blog post: 7 steps to preventing Alzheimer's disease right now is going to be very

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11 foods to eat if you’ve been taking antibiotics

If you’ve been taking antibiotics recently then this week’s blog post is going to be right up your street. I’m taking a look at the 11 foods to eat if you’ve

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Diarrhea. 5 Food Groups To Avoid.

Do you suffer from diarrhea? For many people it's the bane of their lives. This week we’re taking a look at what causes it and how you can stop it with

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23 Plant Based Travel Tips
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23 Plant Based Travel Tips

This week I’m sharing with you my top 23 plant based travel tips for before, during and while you're on holiday. It doesn’t matter whether you’re traveling by plane, boat,

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Are you getting too much protein?

If you've recently started eating a plant based, vegan or vegetarian diet I bet that the one question you've been asked the most is: "But where are you getting your protein

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Constipation. 5 Plant Based Foods To Eat To Get You Moving Again

This week we’re taking a look at constipation, what causes it and how you can get your bowels moving again. I’ve a couple of friends that suffer from chronic constipation(in other

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5 Filling Foods To Keep You Feeling Fuller For Longer

"So how do you keep fuller for longer on a plant based diet?" This is a question that I’m asked regularly. "Surely eating just vegetables and fruit doesn’t fill you

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