Salad: 250g cauliflower florets 200g chickpeas drained 50ml olive oil 2 tsp Moroccan spice/chopped coriander root ½ tsp turmeric ½ tsp fennel seeds ½ cup boiled water to soak currants 40g soaked currents 10g chopped coriander/ parsley leaf Method: 1. In a bowl mix the olive oil, Moroccan...
As a society we are obsessed with the idea of thinness, there is a preconceived notion that our level of fatness is the best indicator of our overall health. A recent book, The Obesity Paradox by Cardiologist Carl Lavie, is challenging this conventional wisdom, suggesting...
Ye olde static stretching! Servicing runners since the beginning of time. But is it the best way to prepare yourself for your running endeavours? Static stretching has long been thought to improve performance and prevent injury; the reality is, it actually causes an immediate strength and power...
Ingredients: • 600g Medium rare roast beef (thinly sliced) • 1.5 Punnets cherry tomatoes, halved • 2 Medium Lebanese cucumbers • ¼ Spanish onion • Small handful chopped mint • Small handful chopped coriander • Small handful cashews • 300g Rice noodles, cooked • 1/3 cup of sweet chilli • Juice of half a lemon •...
'Get fit and lose weight with just 16 minutes a week' sounds like a tagline from one of those late night info-mercials. The difference being this particular methodology has been backed by real science and can be done anywhere. It is known as High Intensity...
One of the most common excuses I hear for people being a certain way when it comes to their health is blaming their genes. Not the denim kind but the ones handed down through the family via your DNA. I often hear things like -...
My sister is getting married in a few weeks time and the usual panic that most brides-to-be experience has started to set in. If there is any day you want to look your best it has to be your wedding day, knowing that all eyes...
The other day, I was asked whether I thought Paleo was a cult. I thought about my answer carefully, before replying that the Paleo community are very passionate about their beliefs. Cult: A misplaced or excessive admiration for a particular thing For those who have been living...
The other day one of our trainers was telling me about the programs they were running at a national rugby league club he was working at. The NRL are known to have a high number of suicides among young men for a number of reasons....
After a year of mixed results my football team and I recently qualified for the grand final, my first in almost a decade. After a tough training week the body and mind were feeling little a worse for wear. For centuries, water has been used as...