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 | Apr 30, 2017 | General Health, healthy eating, Nutrition, Recipes, weight loss
Serves 1 Ingredients 1 teaspoon coconut oil 1 or 2 eggs (how hungry are you?) ¼ cup veggies (grated zucchini and/or sliced mushrooms and/or diced capsicum) dash salt, pepper and/or turmeric Add coconut oil to a frying pan and melt on low-medium heat (cast-iron...
by Joanne Parker | Apr 2, 2017 | General Health, healthy eating, Nourish, Nutrition, Thrive, weight loss, Wellness
Do you have this weird kind of relationship with your “weight”? I mean, it doesn’t define you (obviously), and what you weigh can matter but only to a certain extent. Let’s look at your waist circumference (well…you look at yours and...
by Joanne Parker | Mar 24, 2017 | General Health, healthy eating, mindfulness, Nourish, Nutrition, Thrive, Wellness
You may feel tired, cold or that you’ve gained weight. Maybe your digestion seems a bit more “sluggish”. You may be convinced that your metabolism is slow. Why does this happen? Why do metabolic rates slow down? What can slow my metabolism? Metabolism...
by Joanne Parker | Feb 16, 2017 | Metabolism, Nutrition
This word “metabolism” is thrown around a lot these days. You know that if yours is too slow you might gain weight. But what exactly does this all mean? Well technically “metabolism” is the word to describe all of the biochemical reactions in your body. ...
