The Science behind Emotional Eating

Most of us have probably been there… exam stress that gets you reaching for the closest packet of chocolate biscuits or that break up that ends with a date night with your favourite pot of cookie dough ice cream. ‘Emotional eating’ is a term used to explain when we use food to soothe an emotional…

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Can cooking actually help your mental wellbeing?

By now, chances are you have heard about the impact nutrition can have on your mental wellbeing. If you’re not too sure why that is, quick overview is: Our gut is directly linked to our brain through the vagus nerve and we now know that this allows communication in BOTH DIRECTIONS! Our gut microbiome sends…

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Happy ‘Eat what you want day!’

Yes you heard me! There is an actual national day for eating what you want… If you really think about it, it seems such a shame that we have got to the point where food restriction, dieting and eating has so many rules that we need a day just to relax from that! As somewhat…

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What is ‘Mindful Eating’?

I believe that mindful eating is so much more than sitting in a room with your meal without any distractions. It is not simply the avoidance of distraction, but more about being able to totally give yourself to the experience of nourishing yourself both physically and mentally with what you are eating. Physically, before you…

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