As with many other elements of health, a vegan diet is, in general, much better for your gut health. A whole food plant-based diet in particular can be extremely effective in treating and reversing many digestive diseases – it is the best way to make sure you have a healthy and happy gut! Gut health also has a knock-on effect on other areas of health – did you know that having a healthy gut can actually have a positive impact on your mental wellbeing?! In addition to the impact on our mental and digestive health, our gut health also plays an important role in immune support, cardiovascular hea ..read more

As with many other elements of health, a vegan diet is, in general, much better for your gut health. A whole food plant-based diet in particular can be extremely effective in treating and reversing many digestive diseases – it is the best way to make sure you have a healthy and happy gut! Gut health also has a knock-on effect on other areas of health – did you know that having a healthy gut can actually have a positive impact on your mental wellbeing?! In addition to the impact on our mental and digestive health, our gut health also plays an important role in immune support, cardiovascular hea ..read more

It’s a question we’ve all asked ourselves in the past. Maybe after a particularly hard session, or when you’re feeling tired and exhausted – why bother exercising? What’s the point in going through all that effort? This thought might also pop into your head if you’re struggling to achieve your goals. Have you ever been really good, exercised all week, only to stand on the scales and see you’ve put on a couple of pounds? Then you’re faced with what IS the point. Well, the point of this post is to be a quick little go to guide to remind yourself there isn’t only ONE reason to exercise. Exercise ..read more

Let’s face it, we could all do with a pick-me-up at the moment. Life as we knew it has ground to a halt and many of us have been left reeling, with limited social connection to help us through this time. It can be tempting to say “screw it” and reach for the dairy-free ice cream, but you might find that you regret derailing your health and fitness goals (not least because it’s important to be as healthy as possible during a global pandemic!). To help with this, I want to give you some ideas for healthier options before you decide on your comfort food of choice! 1. Banana “nice” cream This is ..read more

So, we’re a few weeks into lockdown – and all the signs are pointing towards the fact we’re not going to go back to normal life anytime soon. When gyms do eventually open, it sounds like there will still be some restrictions in place (i.e probably have to book certain time slots etc – so availability will likely be lower). That means creating a quality home workout routine is pretty bloody essential. We’re really missing the gym (and not only because that’s where Jenny earns most of her money – in the gym!) but also because it was down time for us – it was a time we could just focus solely on ..read more

We talk about nutrient dense foods a lot, but you might be wondering what are nutrient dense foods and how do I get them into my diet? Well, in that case, this post is for you! Nutrient dense foods are basically foods that pack a lot of vitamins, nutrients and other nutrients for their calories – the more nutrients per calorie, the more nutrient dense a food is. So, for instance, dark green leafy vegetables are extremely nutrient dense – they are low in calories but extremely high in nutrients. These are the types of foods that you want to be getting a lot of in your diet! Unfortunately, many ..read more

I’ll start off by saying that there really isn’t a ‘one size fits all’ approach to this – how frequently you should exercise will depend on a number of factors, including your general fitness, your goals and lifestyle factors. That being said, I wanted to give some general guidance to help you make an informed choice as to how frequently you exercise. But surely more is better when it comes to exercise, right? Well, no. Recovery and rest are SO important in maintaining your health and fitness and they often get overlooked. [Check out our Aside from the physical benefits of moving every day, it ..read more

Many of us are finding that we suddenly have a lot of time on our hands at the moment! Now, there is no right way to fill your days – although ideally you will be doing things to keep yourself entertained and fulfilled – but if you’ve been thinking about switching to a vegan lifestyle, or turning your vegan diet into a whole food plant based diet, or just generally learning more about veganism, now would be a great time to do some research! If this is something you are interested in doing, I’ve put together this quick guide to resources we have found useful throughout our vegan/whole food plan ..read more

I don’t know about you, but I’m waking up every morning at the moment and really can’t believe what has happened in the world! I forget for a little while, and then it all comes flooding back. The UK is now on lockdown and I’ finding that it can all be quite overwhelming. Some of you might be worried about types of foods to make to keep yourselves healthy, so I wanted to use this weeks’ blog post to give you some simple ideas to hopefully take a bit of the stress off. I hope it goes without saying, but I’m going to say it anyway: please don’t go to your local supermarket and panic buy 3 month ..read more

I’ll be honest, I’ve not been following my own advice this week. There are lots of things that I know I should be doing to protect my mental health, from years of experience of dealing with depression and anxiety. This week though, everything has felt overwhelming and I’ve just been trying to keep my head above water. I sunk under yesterday though, and pretty much just spent the whole day crying. So today I am making a new commitment to myself – to follow my own advice and take active steps to protect my mental health during this time. We are in the UK, and have been isolating since the middl ..read more