CREATIVITY - AND WHY YOU NEED IT IN YOUR KITCHEN

Creativity - without it I think we'd all be dead. Or at least close too. Whether it's painting, dancing, blogging, designing, creating, visualising, or dreaming up far away places... we all do it daily I'm sure.

But have you ever given thought to getting creative with your food? I'm sure some of you have. This is where I see the most distance between someone who eats well, shops for local produce with excitement, flips through recipe books for inspiration, and conjures up new dishes with love and enthusiasm... versus someone who doesn't. The latter person may eat much more take away, or simply PB on toast most nights, if they can be bothered with that.

MY DAY ON A PLATE - WHAT A NUTRITIONIST EATS FOR FUN

I often get asked what exactly I eat in a day. I understand why - I used to want to know every little morsel other health practitioners put into their mouths as well. If they ate it surely it would be amazing for me too. Well, no, not always. But nonetheless, I am letting you in on what my day on a plate looks like, but as with everyone who asks, I maintain the suggestion that this is just that - a suggestive dietary plan. Try it or don't, but feel and notice what works for you.

INSPIRED BY LOVE. AND I HOPE IT RUBS OFF ON YOU.

I wanted to write a post on being Inspired by Love. What I am currently being really inspired by and in the hopes of inspiring you some how.

It was only yesterday morning that I wasn't feeling a great sense of inspiration and it was hindering me from writing blog posts. I was flipping through nutrition books, magazines, blogs online... all in the hope of finding something, some little gem, that would spark an Aha moment and my typing would be well under way, with an awesome headliner to boot. The more I explored the less I found.

DITCHING THE USUAL ROUTINE

Not everyday I wake up, bound outta bed, grin from ear to ear, and can't wait to start my day. Yep, believe it or not, there are days when I don't want to get out at all. I'm tired, moody, perhaps a little stiff in my muscles, and have no desire to do, well anything.

Today was one of those days.

THE AMAZON PURPLEBERRY: WHY IT'S MY NUMBER.1 SUPERFOOD

The resilient Açaí tree, known to locals as the tree of life, grows in abundance along the banks of the Amazon River. Being one of the most nutrient-rich whole foods on the planet, this purple berry is a superfood for sure! It’s like a natural multi-vitamin. Nature’s ultimate energy fruit, packed with antioxidants, amino acids and essential fatty acids. It has become more and more popular of late and with good reason!

GREEN POWDERS; WHY EVERYONE IS TAKING THEM. WHICH IS BEST FOR YOU. AND HOW TO SWALLOW THE STUFF.

Wanting to buy some green super food product but have no idea what's what?

This is a super common question I hear both from friends and family, and at work. The wall of green powders intimidates some people and I see them left staring up at it, and then call me for help. It need not be so difficult to navigate, and although each has a long list of benefits you could easily write a book about, I'm just gonna give you the basics based on your symptoms.

SETTING UP YOUR WELLNESS KITCHEN

If you wanna be a wellness chic (or dude) the kitchen is where you've gotta start. You can't exercise well, meditate, drink lotsa water, and then eat crap food and expect to feel and look your best. But if you're new to all this, where do you start? What are the essentials in looking after yourself nutritionally in the kitchen.

CAN I HAVE SOME MORE ENERGY NOW PLEASE?

So you want bucketloads of energy. Loads of it. All the time. Especially first thing in the morning. Where did that energy you used to have get too anyway?

This is something all to common these days. And for many many reasons. Such is why it's tricky to give someone a one-liner of advice when they ask me about this. Yes you should have energy everyday. Every. Day. Even in the evenings, although it should be tapering off by then. How come then so many people are pushing themselves through the day, everyday, with out it, knowing too well how amazing they used to feel when they had it!?!