Have you ever wondered what foods could be good for the soul? Food that makes you feel good inside as well as outside?

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Soulmatefood is about being healthy, inside and out. Gourmet, delicious and nutritious meals and snacks prepared specifically for you, delivered to your home or office for 24/7 healthy eating, without the hassle. This award wining five star diet distribution service is more than just a diet. It’s a way of life. Soulmatefood ensures you eat the foods your body wants in the right combination, portion, size and balance. Three meals and two snacks per day are freshly prepared and feature a nutritional combination of protein, carbohydrates, fruit, vegetables whilst limiting saturated fats salt and sugar. So whatever your New Years healthy living goals are - healthy eating or weight loss Soulmatefood can assist you in many areas. With four diets to choose from including Hypoxi Therapy Diet, Detox Diet, 5 Day Juice Master Cleanse and Lazy loss. There is something for everyone. You can find this exclusive service at Urban Retreat Fifth floor Harrods Knightsbridge follow the link towards happier and healthier eating habits.

The ‘Boosting your Immunity’ workshop at Ushvani Spa in London is designed to strengthen your immune system leaving you better equipped to make the most of the coming hectic Winter months. If you prefer natural preventative methods to boosting your immune system and wellbeing rather than resorting to medicine then this workshop is ideally suited to you. The workshop will be held in the beautifully serene environment of the Sentosa Studio and will be led by NOSH Detox founder and dietary guru Geeta Sidhu Robb. Increase your knowledge on practical dietary information together with therapy advice to allow you to build up the best possible resistance and protection to illnesses. All attendees will receive complimentary healthy refreshments, enticing gift bags and the opportunity to purchase unique event-only programmes from Ushvani and NOSH Detox. To reserve your space and to benefit from the early bird rate contact Ushvani Reservations by email; reservations@ushvani.com or telephone: 020 7730 2888. Enjoy!

Yoga is about life (not just about being able to touch nose to knee with your legs straight, although well done if you’re already that good!) A key element of life is healthy, tasty, nourishing food. It’s really quite simple; if you want a clear, focused mind, energised body and nourished spirit, you need to be getting a decent amount of sattvic foods. Sattvic Foods (including fresh organic produce, whole grains, nuts, seeds, herbal teas and organic dairy produce) are pure, familiar to our digestive systems and full of delicious energy! A diet existing predominantly of sattvic foods (we all slip from time to time!) calms the mind and energises the body. Tamastic Foods (including meat, alcohol, eggs, fried foods, processed foods, tinned foods and foods containing additives and preservatives) make you feel dull, heavy and sluggish. It’s pretty hard to eliminate tamastic foods from our diets, but strict limitation can be incredibly beneficial. Rajastic Foods (including tea, coffee, chocolate and heavily sugared foods) have the opposite effect to tamastic foods, in that they make you tense, jittery and hyper. Eliminating rajastic foods from diet is a little easier than cutting out tamastic, and can go a long way to reducing stress and anxiety. Always on hand to help enhance your yogic lifestyle, our collection of vibrant yoga wear is designed for maximum versatility and luxurious comfort, wonderfully partnered with bold colours, original design and ethical production. What can we say? We identified a gap in the market for bright, creatively designed yoga wear and loungewear , so here we are! We recommend indulging in something tasty and sattvic while you amble through our yoga and loungewear online boutique!

Hala El-Shafie, Health Editor and Director of Nutrition Rocks, is an expert nutritionist and state registered dietician with over 10 years experience in the field. Her workshop will be at Evolve Wellness Centre on the 24th of November from 7-8.30 PM. Hala has a unique and exceptional understanding of the emotional and psychological issues often associated with food, and has created a successful holistic client-centred approach that has brought her an extensive and loyal following, including a number of high-profile and celebrity clients. Hala is also in high demand both as a health writer and consultant. She writes a nutrition column for an international medical journal and is regularly asked to contribute to some of the UK’s leading lifestyle publications. Her work has been featured in Grazia, Red and YOU Magazine and she has also been in The Times and The Daily Mail. Hala’s dynamic approach and professional ethos has led to media recognition and most recently she was enlisted as resident Nutritionist on ITV1′s Flag ship show This Morning. Hala is a member of the Health Care Professional Council (HPC), British Dietetic Association.

Please visit www.evolvewellnesscentre.com for more information.

What a great idea!!! The festive season is a celebration of food, so this is the best time of the year to get children involved in the kitchen! An excellent cooking course which takes place in the marylebone cookery school in London. Italian mama Viviana will prepare a special menu packed with all the traditional Christmas Italian dishes and will teach her young students how to prepare a tasty festive meal! Your buddy chefs will return home ladered with Christmas goodies for you to sample! For more information please click here.

Munchy seeds blend and roast seeds to produce a deliciously nutritious nibble. Add some excitement to your breakfast and sprinkle Munchy seeds over natural yoghurt and fresh fruit or enjoy it as a nutritious nibble throughout the day. Ideal for coeliacs, people with diabetes, vegetarians, vegans and those concerned with their health and nutrition. Naturally high in Iron, Vitamin E and Zinc; gluten, Cholesterol and nut free; rich in protein and low in carbohydrates. They also come in different blends and really cool looking pots!

Pimp your breakfast with Munchy seeds!

www.munchyseeds.co.uk

Today we would like to give you some tips on how to balance diet in a Chinese-style way achieving the fine balance between yin and yang.

To maintain harmony with the natural world the body must match nature’s cycles by eating with the seasons:

Spring is the ideal season for detoxifying a congested liver in preparation for the hot summer months. Greens are a traditional part of the spring diet in most cultures; their use is associated with freshening, cleansing and rebuilding the body.

You should eat fresh fruits, green vegetables, asparagus, corn, wheat, celery, cucumber, berries, lemons, sour plums, yoghurt, limes, pickles, brown rice, nuts, seeds and dandelion.

For summer you need cooling and bitter fruit- and vegetable- based foods and drinks. Foods should be lightly cooked (think boiling, steaming and stir frying) and the diet packed with cooling foods like fruits, salad greens, cucumber, lemons, seed and mint.

Chicken and dairy products should be restricted. Have grains, broccoli, spinach, apricots, peaches, cherries, salad greens, cucumber, lemons, limes, cayenne, ginger, lemongrass, mint and seeds.

Autumn: Foods like fish, vegetables, olive oil and stronger tasting warming foods such as meat, eggs and dairy products combined with longer cooking methods (baking and roasting) help draw energy into the food to heat the body. Eat root vegetable (potatoes, yams, squashes, carrots, onions), spinach, nuts, beans, seeds, garlic, ginger, meats, dairy products (including eggs), mangoes and bananas.

Winter is traditionally a time for soups, stews and casseroles, Winter meals require garlic, ginger and cayenne pepper to add warmth to the body. Cooked whole grains served with lentils or beans are excellent winter staples. Have baked and roasted dishes, soups, stews, meats, turnips, seaweed, mushrooms, squashes, melons and salt (sea salt, soy sauce).

Explore and enjoy your new Chinese diet!

Do you wish to improve your energy and health? Do you wish to learn more about the benefits of Raw and Living Foods? Then I recommend the “Living Foods Workshop” of Jill. Two days in which to learn about health-giving eating plans and transforming the quality of your life. Includes juicing, wonders of wheatgrass, how to sprout, raw & dehydrated foods - savoury & sweet tasting dishes. A mixture of instruction on the natural psychology of wellness and background to give you the knowledge to make Living Foods. It is all about having fun and enhancing your life! Juices, lunch and plenty of information provided!

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For more info please go to: www.jillswyers.com

I have found a delicious recipe on the website of conscious food for you. Try it!

Blend all of the following ingredients in a blender or food processor:

2 Cans cooked chickpeas drained
5 Medium beetroots cooked, peeled and chopped into pieces (you can buy ready cooked beetroot but without vinegar!)
2 garlic cloves
Juice of ½ a lemon
2 tablespoons tahini
A generous glug of olive oil
Salt
Black pepper

Ready to serve with our crackers and dippers!

Please visit www.consciousfood.co.uk to buy healthy snack dippers for the beetroot hummus.

Power Snacks are a new range of delicious healthy Indian snacks from Conscious Food that are wheat, dairy and gluten free and made from grains including millet and rice, nuts and spices. Power Sacks are available in five savoury and six sweet snacks, sourcing ingredients from small organic farms and farming communities. The snacks are specially handcrafted using traditional family recipes that have been given an healthy twist.  Just pure, unrefined, natural ingredients handmade in small batches with care and love. These guilt -free munchies are truly perfect for when you’re on the move or just feeling hungry.

www.consciousfood.co.uk