by Joanne Parker | Jul 2, 2017 | healthy eating, menopause, Nutrition, Recipes
Makes 12 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 red pepper (diced) 2 cups baby spinach (chopped) 1 cup mushrooms (chopped) 2 cloves garlic (minced) 6 eggs 1 tablespoon flax/linseed (ground) Preheat oven to 180C. Grease or line a 12 serving muffin tin. Heat a...
by Joanne Parker | Jul 2, 2017 | General Health, healthy eating, menopause, Metabolism, Nourish, Nutrition, Thrive, weight loss, Wellness
During menopause women tend to gain weight. While this isn’t great it’s pretty common and there are many reasons why. Two reasons why women gain weight during menopause… Reason #1 Reduced muscle mass. Muscle mass uses energy (burns calories) so...
by Joanne Parker | Jun 6, 2017 | healthy eating, Nutrition, Recipes
Serves 2 1 cup cooked rice 1 avocado (thinly sliced) ½ cucumber (diced) ½ red pepper (thinly sliced) 1 green onion (chopped) 2 tablespoons dried seaweed (arame, wakame, or crumbled nori sheets) 2 tablespoons sesame seeds 3 tablespoons rice vinegar 3 tablespoons...
by Joanne Parker | May 30, 2017 | General Health, healthy eating, Metabolism, Nutrition, Recipes
Serves 2 3 tablespoons almond butter 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar or lemon juice 1 tablespoon maple syrup 2 teaspoons sesame oil ½ granny smith apple (diced) 4 radishes (sliced) 2 celery stalks (diced) 4 tablespoons of your favourite nuts or seeds (walnuts,...
by Joanne Parker | May 23, 2017 | General Health, healthy eating, menopause, Metabolism, Nutrition, Thrive, Wellness
Bloating is generally the result of not being able to properly digest foods. These not-so-digested foods feel like they’re just sitting around causing discomfort and a general feeling of being full and “gassy”. It can happen at any age but if it seems to be...
by Joanne Parker | May 10, 2017 | General Health, healthy eating, Nutrition, Recipes, Uncategorized, weight loss
Serves 2 4 cups baby spinach 1 cup quinoa (cooked) 1 can salmon 2 tablespoons sesame seeds ½ red onion (diced) (optional) 2 tablespoons sesame oil 2 tablespoons rice vinegar 1 tablespoon lemon juice dash salt and pepper Split spinach, quinoa, salmon,...
