Raw Carrot Cake with Cashew Cream
By Sally O'Neill on
Deliciously sweet (but secretly packed with veggies) this is perfect for any special occasion. It does take a little preparation time, but believe me – this one is well worth the wait.
SERVES: 2
INGREDIENTS:
CAKE
- 200g carrot, chopped
- 35g pecans
- 1 cup gluten-free oats
- 5 tablespoons unsweetened shredded coconut
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- teaspoon nutmeg
- 2 teaspoons ground orange peel (optional)
- 10 dates, pitted and soaked
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
ICING
- 50g creamed coconut, warmed
- 3 tbsp cashews
- 1 tsp Natvia (granulated stevia) or raw honey
GARNISH
- Bee pollen
- Crushed pecans
- Dried orange peel
- Dried lavender
- Lime zest
METHOD:
- In a food processor or blender, pulse oats to a fine flour. Add remaining cake ingredients and...
4 Healthy Habits to Make the Most out of Dry July
By Kirsty Welsh on
You’ve committed to a month without booze. That’s pretty huge! Here’s a virtual-fist pump from me to you, and from the countless adults living with cancer you are helping by raising money through your selflessness and decision to make a difference, thank you.
It makes sense to maximise the next 30 days in terms of your own health gains; without alcohol in your body you can think clearer, move easier and are creating a far more receptive environment to nutrient absorption, assimilation, detoxing, cleansing, alkalising, everything that moves you closer to looking and feeling your best and most youthful. Think of it as a 30-day health challenge, where you can actually do all the things you’ve been meaning to for so long!
I’m not going to...
6 Food Tips to Burn Fat and Trim Down this Dry July
By Marcus Bondi on
Dry July is the perfect opportunity will create your very own healthy flat stomach! You’ll be surprised by how much you can reduce body fat by cutting out alcohol and sticking to a sensible nutrition plan.
Anyone can do it. I have trained many busy family-people to flat, strong tummy status and they range in age from 17 to over 60 and in weight from 50kg to 150kg! They all achieved a flat belly and trim waist with a simple healthy eating habit and some simple exercises. Follow this simple program to succeed!
MOST IMPORTANT – NUTRITION!
OK, so you are healthy and everyone has abs, but no-one can actually see them if they are hidden...
Weight Loss vs. Weight Maintenance - How Much Exercise do we Really Need?
By Kirsty Welsh on
This is a great topic for you Dry July challenge, but it’s also seriously tough to answer in a short article. If it were as simple as a black and white answer to this question, we would not still be asking this very question. Weight loss versus weight maintenance. We all know we need to move to feel good and be healthy, not only on a daily basis but also for the long-term. I know I want to be a ninja-yogi nana, so if I don’t move more now, I’ll be a long way behind on that sweet, sweet goal. Most of us however, wish to either lose body fat, or maintain our current size, focusing on exercise for specific or general health or muscle toning. No matter our goals, we all want to feel better in and of ourselves. So it makes sense to...
Benefits of Going Dry
By Dry July on
Taking a month off the booze can have many potential benefits for your wellbeing. By signing up to the challenge and making even small improvements to your diet and exercise routine participants could expect to experience a range of the following:
· Increased energy levels, higher productivity
· Clearer head
· No more hangovers
· Sleeping better / snoring less
· Healthier bank balance / Save money
· Sense of achievement
· Fresh approach to alcohol consumption
· Generally feel healthier
· Doing something positive for a good cause
Use Dry July Wellbeing to help kick-start some healthy habits this July, and make your month off the booze count!
What to Eat when you Crave these Foods
By Cyndi O'Meara on
A food craving is usually due to the body requiring nutrients, either macro (fats, carbs and protein) or micro (vitamins and minerals). A food addiction is where a certain chemical is in the food that passes the blood brain barrier and effects receptors in the brain.
When you begin to eat foods that are REAL as opposed to foods in packaging, which are subsequently laced with additives, preservatives, flavouring, modified foods and non food sources, then your body gives you the right cues as to the right food you need to eat. But because we don’t consider what we eat, we make poor food choices when a craving begins.
In animal husbandry, when cows start eating fence posts and rocks, the farmer knows to put out a salt (mineral) block!...
Cyndi O'Meara
By Staff Writer on
A nutritionist, but not as you know them!
Cyndi O’Meara is the outspoken and often controversial health expert who disagrees with low-fat, low-calorie diets, eats chocolate because it is good for you, cooks with full fat butter and advocates yummy food, real sugar and salt and cheating as part of a well-balanced diet.
Cyndi has a thirst for knowledge, researching and studying nutrition, diet and health issues since the eighties. Always on the cutting edge of the latest information Cyndi says, “as I know better, I teach better”.
With a genetic and family history of haemophilia, type 1 diabetes, breast cancer, dysphagia, lung cancer, autoimmunity and liver cancer, she has seen 10 of her family members pass away to the failures...
Marcus Bondi
By Staff Writer on
World record holder & celebrity fitness trainer
Marcus Bondi is the undisputed authority on physical fitness, nutrition, training and health in Australia.
Thanks to over 10 million hits on his YouTube channel and marcusbondi.com, Marcus is a globally renowned fitness icon and is regularly recognised by fitness fanatics on the streets of Moscow, LA and New York!
Marcus is an Official Guinness World Record Holder in several fitness and strength events including 5m Rope Climb and Supinated Muscle-Ups.
Marcus says: “Your body is your most valuable material possession; treasure it!”
Marcus regularly features in Men’s Health (USA & Australia), Men’s Fitness Magazine Australia/USA, Sunrise 7, Daily Telegraph,...
Kirsty Welsh
By Staff Writer on
Personal Trainer, Health & Wellness Expert; Health Writer & Presenter
Kirsty is a qualified Fitness Trainer & Yogafit Instructor; holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Health and Human Movement; and is a qualified CHEK Holistic Lifestyle Coach & Reiki & NLP and Timeline Therapy Practitioner.
For Kirsty, health and wellness is a way of life and she is keenly passionate about inspiring others to help them achieve their optimum health. Aside from running a successful personal training business, Kirsty has also worked extensively in the media & entertainment industry; as the personal trainer for Mel B (Scary Spice), the 2011 Final 12 X-Factor contestants, and as the behind-the-scenes trainer...