Cook with coconut and stop those sugar cravings

  Having been a health and fitness expert for over 13 years, it is critical to attain and share the real facts on foods that can enhance your health. One tropical trooper that can assist you tremendously is coconut oil. …

Aussie Sevens Rugby Speed & Conditioning

How a 7’s athlete trains on the field to improve their speed and running condition. Written by our guest expert the Australian Women’s Sevens Rugby Strength & Conditioning Coach Craig Twentyman  Sevens rugby is a fast paced game of 2 x …

Quick and Healthy Lunch box Ideas

Click on the picture to download the free ebook My aim is a healthy balanced diet with complex & simple carbs, proteins, Omegas, vitamins, antioxidants and good fats. I customise our meals based on activity levels because food consumption should …

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17 Quick and Healthy Breakfast Ideas

17 Quick and Healthy Breakfast recipes Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and sometimes it can be hard fitting it into your morning. Try these easy breakfast ideas and ensure your body gets the the nutrients it requires to start the …

Each cooking oil has a purpose, getting it wrong could be harmful!

Further to Wendy Laroche’s guest appearance regarding the use of coconut to say goodbye to those sugar cravings, I was quite surprised about the burning point of Olive oil and how it oxidises at high temperatures, creating free radicals. I …

People who live in Sunny climates or work out doors have lower death rates from cancers

Our Guest expert today is Paul Scicluna of Global Health Renegade discussing the importance of Vitamin D Paul Scicluna is a No.1 international best-selling author, health coach and passionate public speaker. From ancient times to the present day the sun …

Did you know? To neutralize a glass of cola with a pH of 2.5, it would take 32 glasses of alkaline water with a pH of 10

The main aim of this post is to communicate that a healthy diet is a balanced diet made up of foods that are considered acidic and alkaline. The proportions is important and the best way to make decisions is to …

His & Hers Antioxidant Boost Breakfast

  Its so important to start everyday with a healthy breakfast and good frame of mind 🙂 Ingredients Cubed eggplant (salted and excess fluid removed to extract bitterness) Shredded Chicken Shredded Zucchini Shredded Carrot 6 Eggs Broccoli Turmeric powder Chilli ground and …

Prevention is the best medicine with Pineapple

I pack a portion of pineapple in our lunches daily, predominantly because the best medicine is prevention so I try to fill our diets with foods that assist the immune system to prevent colds & Flus. Protein is an essential of Brad’s diet …

Sally Symonds who has lost 50% of her body weight and kept it off tells us how

Sally Symonds is one of the few people in the world who has lost over 50% of their original body weight and kept it off for over a decade! She gives Thefoodlife.org the top 5 steps to reaching your goals …

How our Aussie 7s Rugby team get their strength and power

Following on from the article on the speed & conditioning programming our 7s athletes undertake, this article will cover the gym based strength & power programming the athletes complete. This component of training is hugely important for our athletes- being …

Slow Cooked Chicken Lentil Soup

The yummiest old fashioned cold and flu remedy that contains powerful herbs & spices. Organic is important when you feel a cold coming along or when you are fighting one. Organic foods allows your body to concentrate on fighting the …

Best foods for your skin’s health

A healthy nutrient enriched diet is an important aspect in skin health in conjunction with a good skincare routine that includes prevention with daily application of UV protection. Whilst a balanced diet will achieve overall health these foods will help …

The Perfect Salmon

We all know salmon is good for is because it’s high in omega 3’s and protein, but what is the easiest way to cook it and retain it’s natural fat flavour? Try Sinead Smyth’s Perfect Salmon Fillet Recipe Serves 1 …

Good Chef Zoe explains with Protein It’s All About Timing!

Zoe Bingley-Pullin Nutritionist/Chef and IsoWhey® Ambassador Everyone knows that 3.30itis feeling and when you’re reaching for that sweet treat you really should be reaching for one that contains protein. Great for weight loss or weight management, protein has the advantage …

The real superfoods by Mike Cambell

This week we have Mike Cambell explain to us The Real Superfoods  Our friend Mike has helped thousands of men achieve their goals in fitness, health and  life in general. He is about to release his book “Eat like a man, …

Delicious High-Fibre Quinoa & Fig Salad with Lemon Dressing

A fibre-rich diet can help improve immunity, fight inflammation, combat obesity, prevent diabetes, lower heart disease, guard against colorectal cancer and boost digestive health so it’s important to make sure you eat enough fibre every day – between 25-30 grams. …

New report: why we need to focus on fibre!

By Shane Landon, Accredited Practising Dietitian Fibre is something most people take for granted and know little about. Indeed, a recent Newspoll survey commissioned by Sanitarium Health & Wellbeing showed that while almost all Australians correctly associate fibre with  ‘keeping …