Winter can be a time when motivation is lacking and health gets forgotten. Rainy days and dark mornings make getting up for exercise harder, cold days and heavy coats make comfort food so much more attractive than chicken salads and hot chocolates or just one more coffee seem more appealing than drinking water. Unfortunately for...Read More

Protein is essential for life and yet most of us are not consuming enough. We traditionally thought that including a protein with dinner was enough but now we know that protein should be included with each meal and most snacks.Read More

Ariapilates invites you to come along to the inaugural Fitness and Wellness Workshop on Saturday 19th September at 10.30am in the Paddington Studio.Read More

LUK BEAUTIFOOD Luk beautifood is an all-natural, toxin-free Australian beauty brand designed specially for the modern, savvy woman who demands honesty, simplicity and quality without compromising on style, convenience and performance. I recently had the opportunity to catch up with Cindy Luken the lovely and amazing woman behind LUK beautifood for a bit of a...Read More

An Easy Spring Cleanse It is fairly common to feel sluggish by the end of Winter. Even if you have kept up your exercise regime, you may have indulged in a little more comfort food and the thought of getting back into your swimmers and hitting the beach can be daunting.  For these reasons it’s...Read More

While butter was once considered evil, it is now known that butter is best! Pure butter contains the important fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E and K, which are lacking in many Australian diets. These vitamins are essential for calcium absorption for strong bones and teeth. Butter is also a good source of essential iodine, needed...Read More

As most of you know, I am really serious about finding ethically produced and truly natural products for my family and myself. I am constantly searching for and researching products. The typical bathroom is flooded with products full of ingredients many of us would find difficult to pronounce and have little idea of what they...Read More

Shittake Mushroom and Chicken Soup – is a great immune booster. This is an easy family friendly recipe to make on the stove or in the slow cooker. Shittake mushrooms have amazing immune boosting properties and the garlic, leek and parsley in the soup are naturally antibiotic and anti-viral and help to break down mucus...Read More

A 2015 study published in the International Brazilian Journal of Urology, showed that vitamin C was able to improve sperm quality. In the study, vitamin C was given at low doses after variocele surgery – a variocele is a varicose vein wrapped around the testicles which can heat and damage sperm and contribute to sub...Read More

These Mango and Passionfruit Chia Puddings are so good that I usually make enough for the next 3-4 days. Great school or work lunch snack – packed full of protein, good fats and fibre – a great immune booster too!Read More