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The Haramaki is the health accessory you didn’t know you needed. The first winter I came across a Japanese haramaki, I mentioned it in pretty much every single publication I work for this winter as I was amazed at it’s effect and it become one of, if not THE, favourite products I’d tried that year. …
If you’re on a low carb diet and miss noodles and pasta, or are just watching the calories and so are cutting back on carby portions, behold konjac noodles – also known as shirataki or no-calorie noodles – your new best friend. But what exactly is konjac? How many calories do they contain? Are they …
If you’re on Slimming World chances are you’ve seen the word Quark more than once on your plan. It’s also big on Weight Watchers and the team over at Pinch of Nom are also big fans – but, as it’s not a food you see that often on menus, or that you might have used …
I’m in the middle of a park in Sydney handing a sample of my blood to a man covered in tattoos – admittedly this is normally how crime novels start, not fitness blogs, bu the man covered in tattoos is actually a personal trainer. Called Mark Moon, he’s here to tell me all about his …
I always feel left out of cafe culture. I don’t like coffee, I’m fussy about how my tea is made and hot chocolate means whipped cream and an extra hour’s running to get rid of it, but I have discovered a new love – the Purple Sweet Potato Latte – and yes, it does include …
Butterfly Pea Flower Tea is a blue tea that turns purple. That’s right, a colour changing beverage. But does it do more than just look pretty? We look at what this interesting tea actually is and investigate the health benefits of Butterfly Pea Flower Tea. I first came across this strange phenomenon in 2017 at …