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The amazing heath benefits of fresh lemons!

Warm lemon water – why this is a great way to start your day everyday!

Lemons regularly get overlooked when it comes to fruit and vegetables, but this brightly-coloured bitter and sour fruit is a little powerhouse: packed full of hydrating and alkalising electrolytes, vitamins, minerals and trace minerals.

Having a glass of warm water with lemon when you get up every morning is great for re-hydrating your body’s tissues, giving you an energy boost, stimulating your body to clear out toxins, and getting all the systems in your body going. Not to mention waking and warming you up in the morning.

Below is some info explaining how consuming warm lemon water daily can help improve your overall health and well being.

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Super simple protein bliss balls

One of the most common thing I see in clinic is that clients eat really well at all their main meals, but then slip up when it comes to snacking – they undo a lot of their hard work by snacking on highly processed junk foods.

I get it, snacking on veggie sticks and dip and fresh fruit can get a bit boring, and lets face it, these foods don’t feel like a treat. It’s only human to want a treat every now and then!

Making and baking healthy snacks can be very time consuming, and lots of people start off with great intentions of making lots of healthy snacks to always have on hand, but sometimes life just gets in the way and we run out of time.

So what is the answer to delicious yet quick and simple healthy snacks options??

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Where have all the eggs gone?

Eggs are a highly nutritious way to start the morning when you don’t feel like the same old cereal again. They’re a good source of high quality protein, selenium, B2, B5,B9, B12 and smaller amounts of B3 , fat soluble vitamins, lutein and a range of antioxidants!

But chances are, if you’ve been to the supermarket recently to buy eggs, there haven’t been any there! We’ve been told this is partly because of labelling reforms for free-range eggs by the ACCC, but what exactly does that mean?

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Blueberry and Flaxseed Muffins – Nutritious Comfort Food!

I love muffins, I always have but most muffins don’t offer many nutritional benefits and I am always hungry again 30 minutes after eating them!

This is why I love this Blueberry and Flaxseed muffin recipe, it is super filling, tastes great, really easy to make and is packed with heaps of nutrients. They are high in fibre, omega 3’s and a range of healthy fats, antioxidants and protein and it is wheat free and low in sugar!

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