Magazine Article: Essentials Magazine

In this month's Essentials Magazine (January 2014) you can read a double page article featuring one of my clients.  It discusses how her rheumatoid arthritis went into remission after a series of Paleo nutritional consultations without the use of conventional medication.

Magazine Article - Paleo Fitness (Women's Health)

My article on Paleo Fitness is featured in Women's Health UK magazine out now (Jan/Feb 2014) edition - very pleased about that!

Book Review: The Hidden Plague - Tara Grant

The Hidden Plague

Although I don't have Hidradenitis Suppurativa I have suffered from chronic dermatitis and so empathise with making visits to several dermatologists and health professionals all telling me that diet has no influence on my particular skin affliction. Well of course now I know differently!

Autoimmune disorders cover a vast array of conditions - some of the most common include rheumatoid arthritis, Grave's disease, psoriasis and Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). With "The Hidden Plague" - Tara's honesty, suggestions, research and personal experience demonstrate how foods can trigger autoimmune disorders through leaky gut leading to systemic inflammation but most importantly provides some welcome solutions on tackling the potential root causes - I wish a guide like this was available for me when I needed it many years ago!

Here's a few reasons why I enjoyed this book:

• What to eat, what not to eat (and most importantly - why!);


• How to determine potential trigger foods and personalise your diet;


• A comprehensive review on the role (and importance) of hormones when it comes to health;


• The importance of keeping track of your condition by maintaining a health journal (with a useful appendix provided);


• Why conventional treatments don't work and can be more painful then the condition itself!;


• A great external resource section;


• Useful tips to tackle any setbacks you may face;


• a well written piece of work!

I really enjoyed reading this book, thanks Tara for this resource - highlighting the importance of food as medicine!

Workout: Tabata Tuesday

Workout:

Tabata Intervals (A 24 minute workout - including rest periods)

• 20sec Rabbit Walk, 10sec rest - (repeat for 8 rounds).
• rest - 1 minute
• 20s Backwards Bunny Hop, 10s rest - (repeat for 8 rounds)
• rest - 1 minute
• 20s Crocodile Walk, 10s rest - (repeat for 8 rounds)
• rest - 1 minute
• 20s Cat Walk, 10s rest - (repeat for 8 rounds)
• rest - 1 minute
• 20s Backwards Bear Crawl, 10s rest - (repeat for 8 rounds)

* Go as far as you can and as fast as you can during those 20s periods of work and play

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Note:

Please scale all Fitness Explorer workouts and playouts to your current ability.  This may mean increasing or decreasing the weights prescribed, modifying distances and times, or changing number of sets and reps to complete.  Get adequate rest and sufficient nutrition to fuel the activity and to aid in recovery.  Work hard and play hard but never sacrifice correct form.

Please visit the exercise FAQ for details on individual exercises or consult the advice of a registered exercise professional to ensure safe execution of the above movements.

If you are new to this mode of exercise, try one of the beginner's circuits

Perform a warmup prior to activity, here's an example Fitness Explorer warmup

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