Fasting - a lot of peoples perception is to use fasting to loose weight, yes this can work. 

If fasting is used correctly, it can be so much more than a weight loss tool. 

Fasting is a superb way to increase your gut health as if you are a constant grazer, then you are never giving your body time to rest, cleanse and renew. This is a main reason we can often feel tired and sluggish. 

If you have been worried or even curious about how to start fasting then let our resident gut health expert Margaret talk you through the basics so you can start your fasting journey.

Overwhelm can really hit you at any time, its not precious!

We all take on so much or feel that we need to get so much done that we are literally sprinting through life. 

More and more we are literally burying ourselves under a huge mass and feel like we are battling against tidal wave after tidal wave, feeling like we are not able to keep up, so we work harder and longer. 

In episode three of our second season of Mind Mood and Food, Adele and Margaret will dive into the science of overwhelm and what you can do before and when burnout or overwhelm hits you. 

We are all living longer but are we all living better?

Live longevity is all about living the life you want, rather than in survive mode. If you're achy, gaining weight, tired, not sleeping then this is your alarm call. 

When we get over the age of 40 our bodies move from growth to repair, but you can still thrive. Let Margaret and Adele guide you to not just living longer but a life that's vibrant and full of the things you love, who's with us for living to the 100's!

NO - it's only a two letter word but why do we find in so hard to say?

As two recovering people pleasers we do recognise that this word is a challenge, but is needn't be the case. 

If you do feel like saying no, a lot of the  time it's followed by a barrage of 'becauses' 

Today's episode will help you to say one of the hardest words in our vocabulary and mean it. So that you are able to put yourself first AND not feel guilty about it!

As we come to the end of our first series of Mind Mood and Food AND the last episode of 2022 we wanted to focus on happiness. 

Happiness is not something that can be searched for and found, just look at the many unhappy lottery winners! Happiness is a natural state. 

When we are caught up in our mind we can never be happy as the only real moment we have is NOW.

'Life is what happens when you're making other plans' so lets start putting those 'shoulds' and conditional mind aside as our mind can race ahead with so many what if's that ruin your now. 

Enjoy your power of NOW with us and celebrate happiness. 

Are you feeling in the Christmas Spirit? 

How do we manage to stay healthy and not ruin our gut health over the festive period but still enjoy this time without badly regretting it and feeling you're back to square one on January 1st?

Christmas is a time for celebration and food is heavily involved and it can also be the time when we find it most difficult to poop!

Episode 27 - our Christmas special - is dedicated to supporting your gut health so you can still enjoy Christmas without the dreaded feeling of bloat or guilt and with a few recipes thrown in along the way as our gift to you. 

Happy Christmas from Adele & Margaret xx

I'm gonna say this before I forget...! 

This is the point of this weeks episode of Mind Mood and Food, delving deep into an issue that can affect most of us at some point, and some more than others. 

Is it actually a symptom of Peri and Menopause or is it a culmination of other issues that lead to brain fog, for instance chronic tiredness. 

In this episode Margaret & Adele give you first hand experience of their own bran fog moments, help you understand what can cause brain fog and what we can to to address and manage it. 

Stress and our gut - what a role they play together!

An unknown but vital fact, 90% of the information from our gut goes to the brain but only 10% of the info from our brain goes to our gut. This really highlights the HUGE part our gut has to play when it comes to our emotions, feeling and mental health. 

In episode 25 we delve deep into the how the way we now live is having catastrophic effect on our gut health. When we are in constant stress mode then our digestion shuts down completely, and do you want to find out after you've eaten why you're hungry an hour or so later? It's all to do with stress.

Take a seat for the next 20 or so minutes and get some insight on why we get ill on holiday or why you feel that your always getting a cough or cold.

Breath, laugh and rest along with Mind Mood & Food. 

Do you love yourself?

Has self love always been the case for you or has it been a journey of struggle? Do you find self love difficult to reach and find your mind being drawn to the negative.

Our subconscious can bury things that prevent our self love, but how do we deal with those thoughts when they come up that stifle our self love?

In episode 24 Adele and Margaret delve deep processing and self - parenting, so you can let go and let your self love in. 

Is this a new language? 

Don't worry we haven't decided to veer off and start teaching Spanish, French or Italian! 

Episode 23 is all about giving you knowledge and power about how you can improve your gut health through Polyphenols. These great compounds can be found in a multitude of foods, but which ones and how would you know what they do?

Pull up a chair and for the next 20 minutes are so get absorbed in Margaret's & Adele's chat which will give you an insight on what foods include the compounds so you can start adding them to your everyday meals, knowledge as they say is power. So let us power you up as you listen to Mind Mood and Food today.