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Nutrition Coach Taru
- Dec 6, 2019
- 2 min
No more!
I’M NERVOUS SHARING THIS.. But I can’t stand back and watch anymore without saying something... I don’t want to be a hypocrite to my 2 year old son... I refuse to be a part of it!! What about you? Did you know that by not choosing to eat meat, we could still save our planet? What’s most terrifying is the thought of my son not having a safe planet to live on! Do you know how much water, land and especially how much suffering is included, just to put meat on someone plate? As a
Nutrition Coach Taru
- Jan 10, 2019
- 3 min
New Year and Real Resolutions
Now that the year 2018 has come to an end and we’ve welcomed the New Year each in our own ways – it’s crucial to look forward to the months ahead. Not necessarily to make New Years’ resolutions, but to plan ahead and think hard about what you would like to achieve in the first 6 months of the New Year. We’re all bombarded with new diets to try and exercises to take a shot at when the New Year rolls around in order to “get a grip and lose that Christmas bloat” and to be honest
Nutrition Coach Taru
- Mar 30, 2017
- 2 min
Spring Fresh
The first day of April is just around the corner, trees and flowers are blooming and grass it radiantly green – and the sunshine, ah, how the spring sunshine feels like a long lost friend. All of this new light and energy is bound to make you think about your choices and current lifestyle… it’s only natural, we wake up after the dark, cold winter months and realise that there have been a lot of things skipped or pushed back because of the season and the lack of energy. Use th
Nutrition Coach Taru
- Dec 20, 2016
- 2 min
Holiday over indulgence
The Christmas holidays are a time to enjoy quality time with family, friends and good food. This doesn’t have to mean gaining extra weight though.. Generally, people tend to consume a lot more calories during the festive season than they normally do, and this can lead to weight gain – that can then stick around and accumulate over time. Good news; the extra weight gain can be avoided with mindful eating, moderation in portions and a few other methods. When you are preparing f
Nutrition Coach Taru
- Nov 28, 2016
- 2 min
Good Fat, The O
If you read the news, you have probably heard of omegas and how they are good for your health and how they should come from safe sources. There’s DHA, EPA and ALA, 3 and 6... Feeling a little confused? Don’t worry! This blog post is on it. Focus of this blog is going to be on omega 3 as it’s more difficult to come by in the diet than the omega-6 and therefore needs a little bit more concentrating to get enough in. What you have probably heard is that the best source for omega
Nutrition Coach Taru
- Oct 19, 2016
- 2 min
Choice is yours but natural is best
In this blog post I’m going to cover a topic very close to my heart, one that I personally wasn’t aware of a few years ago but know now to be married with the everyday clean, natural food choices you make. You are what you eat they say, but you also are what you put on your skin. Can you say you know and recognise all the ingredients in your skincare or household products? Once you know the health benefits of choosing clean, natural, preferably organic ingredients to put on y
Nutrition Coach Taru
- Oct 5, 2016
- 3 min
What does a Nutrition Coach eat for dinner?
This post continues the series ‘What does a Nutrition Coach eat?’, this time focusing on dinners. Unfortunately the post cannot leave out the very unsexy, but crucial part of this – planning! So, in order for anyone to be successfully on top of what they eat, be it for general wellbeing, a specific diet, weight loss or improved energy, the key is the planning. In order to be in control of what you put in your mouth, some planning is inevitable. It doesn’t have to be as bad as
Nutrition Coach Taru
- Aug 11, 2016
- 3 min
Eating mindfully present
Have you found yourself eating mindlessly and only after you’ve eaten the meal, stopped to think about what you’ve just had? I know I used to do that, a lot. I was always too busy to stop and think about the choices I was making before I made them. And this lead me to struggle a lot with my diet, energy management and of course, the feelings of contentment. To make matters worse, most of that time, I also suffered with IBS. It’s a condition that needs to be managed with diet
Nutrition Coach Taru
- May 24, 2016
- 2 min
Sleeping Well – Keeping Well
Everyone must’ve have heard the old adage about sleep, there’s many – but most sum up to how important it is to sleep enough. But is that enough? When it comes to sleep, it’s not just the quantity that matters; it’s also the quality. How you feel during your waking hours centres on how well you sleep. Equally, the cure for daytime tiredness and sleep difficulties can often be found in your daily routine. Your sleep timetable, bedtime habits and day-to-day lifestyle choices, s
Nutrition Coach Taru
- May 11, 2016
- 3 min
Arctic Lingonberry
The Vaccinium vitis-idaea or more commonly called, the lingonberry. It is a hugely popular berry in Finland, Scandinavia and Russia. This berry is known by many different English names around the world, such as foxberry, mountain cranberry, cougarberry and even beaverberry and no wonder why, it’s such an amazing super berry with a long list of health benefits. And of course, unique taste! Where and how it grows The lingonberry is a short evergreen shrub that bears edible frui
Nutrition Coach Taru
- Apr 28, 2016
- 2 min
Spring Clean Your Diet
Have you looked into your kitchen or on your plate in the bright spring sunshine and were not happy with what’s looking back? Don’t worry, spring is a great time to clean up your diet, kitchen, lifestyle and diary! Changing everything at once is not a good idea, but starting with a good spring clean of your diet goes a long way to help with other stressors in your life. A good, clean, individually suitable and balanced diet does wonders to your energy levels, sleep quality, w
Nutrition Coach Taru
- Mar 31, 2016
- 2 min
Munch on - Healthy snacking tips
We all love to have a snack between our meals and most of us know that it's important to think about what you are snacking on. Snacking is vital when you want to avoid that in-between meal energy crash that will destroy your concentration and make normal tasks become big obstacles. Once you've balanced your energy levels, the tasks seem conquerable again. It's quite simple! The important thing to remember with snacking is to make sure that all snacks are quite small and provi
Nutrition Coach Taru
- Mar 4, 2016
- 2 min
Pantry makeover TEMPLATE
Before you close this blog post saying to yourself that you don’t have a pantry, hold on! This applies to your fridge, freezer, kitchen cupboards and the pantry, if you happen to be so lucky to have the space. My approach to the topic of a pantry makeover when health is concerned is sensible and simple. What you don’t have in the fridge, freezer, cupboards or pantry you can’t eat – simple, right? What you buy into the house usually goes onto your plate as well. I could argue,
Nutrition Coach Taru
- Dec 2, 2015
- 2 min
Energising your December
With the festive Christmas period fast approaching and the end of the year busyness at an all time high, it’s no wonder we’re left feeling a bit in need of an energy boost. Choosing your meals and snacks wisely and planning ahead can save you from a lot of unnecessary stress and save you energy for those important things in your life. Make sure to think about the day ahead and what you will be having as snacks and meals – this will stop the hunger pangs and low energy levels
Nutrition Coach Taru
- Aug 25, 2015
- 4 min
The Orange Miracle
Where and how it grows What exactly is the hippophae rhamnoides? It is a golden-orange berry, about the size of a pea, common names are sea buckthorn, seaberry and sandthorn. It is grown around the world for example, in Finland, Canada, China and the Middle East. The health benefits of sea buckthorn berries are widely documented in many recent studies around the world and the berries have been used internally and externally for hundreds of years. These incredible berries cont
Nutrition Coach Taru
- Jul 10, 2015
- 2 min
Smoothie Bowls
Is your breakfast routine stuck in a rut - tired of the same old muesli or porridge? Mix things up a bit in the morning with a bowl full of goodness and colour that will fuel you for hours. How could you say no to something this vibrant? Making a bowl of smoothie is very easy and it can cater to all tastes and food orientations, if you’re vegan, you could for example make your smoothie from frozen bananas (then it’d be called nana ice cream) and if you like yoghurt, you can m
Nutrition Coach Taru
- May 15, 2015
- 2 min
Seasonal produce vol. 1 – Asparagus
Asparagus season is short but sweet. In England, asparagus is a naturally grown crop, growing in the notoriously fickle British climate the time at which it makes its first appearance each year is always a subject for speculation. Asparagus growers generally agree that the season lasts from the end of April to late mid June. Asparagus deteriorates relatively quickly after picking, which seasonal, locally grown asparagus is the tastiest. History According to records, cultivati
Nutrition Coach Taru
- Apr 7, 2015
- 4 min
The Power Punch
Where and how it grows Cranberries are a unique fruit. They are bright red berries that grow in damp bogs and swampy areas in the wild or can be cultivated on fields in certain areas. Cranberries can only grow and survive under a very special combination of factors: They require an acid peat soil, an adequate fresh water supply, sand, and a growing season that stretches from April to November including a dormancy period in the winter months that provides an extended chilling
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