P is for Pears

Juicy plump pears are ripe for the picking and in plentiful demand. There has been a complete glut of apples and pears this season. This article was brought on by a friend who came to me with the biggest bag of pears you can imagine. "Far too many for me" and he said he had another 10 bags of pears at home and was looking for some inspiration as to what to do with them. Ripe juicy pears such as pear Williams are so rich and delicious and are just right for blending into a simple smoothie, wheras the harder Conference pear the variety my friend donated to me are fantastic for juicing.

The pear is very cleansing rather like apples, and are packed full of vitamins, minerals and fibre. To get your pears ready for juicing, wash well, remove the stalk and cut into chunks small enough to fit in your juicer. Some may take the whole fruit. If you want to make a smoothie just chop and core your pears.
JUICE breakfast pears

3 Conference or Comice Pears
2 Stalks celery
1/2 an inch ( 1 cm) root ginger
The salty taste of celery combined with the hot bite of ginger makes it a refreshing morning juice to wake up the taste buds.

NUTRIENTS beta-carotine, calcium, folic acid, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, sulpher and vitamin C.
This refreshing pear juice will provide you with oodles of energy, it is detoxing, it will boost your immune system and aid digestion. An all round refreshing way to start your day. Enjoy!

Ten Essential Tips whilst detoxing...

Taking a healthy starter detox as part of your Personal Training Programme is an essential step to take. You will feel more postive, motivated and more likely to stick to it by removing extra waste and toxins from the body. 

1. Drink up to 2 litres of water ( at room temerature) or herbal teas/drinks.
2. Dry brush skin for ridding the skin of accumulated toxins.
3. Eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables of your choice.
4. Support your liver with fresh lemon and milk thistle.
5. Keep your body warm.
6. Rest as often as you need.
7. Eat foods in their most natural state.
8. Avoid foods that create congestion in the intestine and colon.
9. Use supplements such as spirulina, organic flaxseed to support the detox process.
10.Add more fibre, e.g. whole grain rice, wholewheat pasta, porridge and TNT ( fibre supplement contains 18 sources of fat and water soluable fibre)


To find our more about a healthy starter detox or supplementation for detox. Please get in touch.

10 Top Tips on Eating Smarter for Weightloss

People often ask me about weight loss and rather than re-invent the wheel that works quite well I have had a look at some useful recommendations which should help you towards your weightloss goal.

Usually the answer is to eat a healthy balanced diet, and eating smarter to make healthy chemical changes that maintain a healthy digestive system and intestinal tract necessary for good weight management and eventual weight loss. On the whole, people ofter underestimate what the eat and invariably have an imbalance in the proportions of each food group compared to what the body needs to generate enough energy for what they want to do.


The other problem in the equation is that when there is insufficent activity at the right intensity this can affect the weighmanagement balance too. The message today is about eating smarter . We will look at activity another day.


Tip 1) Start by recording a food diary. Record what you eat, what you drink and how you feel, for min 3 days maximum of 7 days. To obtain your FREE Food diary templates, please Click Here

Tip 2) Take a look at the diary recording and see how it compares to the Food Triangle this is one model in which we can use to help up have some idea on proportions of each food group and if you are smaller to go for the low number and if you are larger or more athletic to go for the larger number for example 5-7 portions of fresh fruit and vegetables per day. How close are you to each group? How far are you away from each group? Where are the differences?


Tip 3) Once we have the portions and groups sorted out we can then start to look at changing proportion of what you are eating in each group. This might seem simplistic but broadly speaking if you are eating 7-11 portions of crips, sweets and nuts and 0 portions of fresh fruit and veg you know it is an easy change to make.


Tip 4) Let's look at how you eat your food, do you eat fast or slow? By slowing down and chewing your food more you will feel less hungry and much more satisfied.


Tip 5) Drink more water at least half an hour before you eat this will also help you to feel fuller.


Tip 6) Make an oil change swap the bad fats for the good fats, your body will feel sluggish with bad oil, and with the good oil you will feel more energises and it will increase the bodies metabolism.  eg, increase your omega 3 intake step for better results take 3 x 3 per day.


Tip 7) Start your day and meals with a simple protein shake, it will help balance your blood sugar and make you feel satisfied. Great for lean healthy muscle tone, more healthy muscle tone will help to burn excess body fat.


Tip 8) Try a healthy starter pack herbal detox to clean out your intestinal tract and colon. It will make your tummy feel flatter and you may loose a few pounds as a result.  it will clarify your focus and enable you to better stick to your weightloss goals.


Tip 9) Do you eat a lot of carbs or fats, that night out with the girls or the boys. Pizza or Curry, takeouts. Keep some fat grabbers and carb grabbers handy to help you eliminate those fats and bad carbs from your body quickly.


Tip 10) Are you constantly constipated or are you regular? Add more fibre to your diet, to help elminate wastes and toxic build up in your body.  Two or my favourites easy ways to easily increase your fibre intake without bulk are TNT or Loclo .  You can use the TNT as a safe meal replacement from time to time.

Finally, if you are looking for more details to help you improve your nutrition I would strongly recommend the low GI Diet to help change the way you eat. You never know you could end up making friends with fruit.

You may wish to have one to one coaching, on your nutrition if this is the case please contact me to register your interest.

Reducing Toxic Overload

Every winter many people suffer from coughs, colds and flu like symptoms that seem to linger on and on. Often this can be a sign of the body trying to rid itself of waste and toxic overload.

Reducing Toxic Overload

Early this year I attended a seminar run by Saira Salmon a highly accredited nutritionist where she explained more about toxic overload in todays world and what it would do to the body if left unchecked. Stress, CHD, high cholestorol, diabetes, strokes to name but a few insidious diseases that can be avoided by building up our body's defenses.

'Toxic Overload' A body full of toxins will lower the immune systems and provide an ideal environment for bacteria, parasites and eventual disease.

Also, many people's diets are low in fibre, which often creates irregular and infrequent bowel movements adding to the bodys toxic overload.

 Toxic overload is caused by what we are exposed to in the atmposphere, what is sprayed on the crops, what we ingest through through our skin, what we ingest through our food and water, the products we use on our hair and body. Toxins are everywhere, in the air and in our water, medication can be toxic too, e.g. amalgum fillings removals are handled as toxic waste, there is not much respite.

Exposure to active people can be even greater than sedentary people when it comes to atmospherics and how many people do you know say I do not like the taste of water? Do you remember the Camelford disaster when toxic chemical waste was emptied into drinking water by mistake?

There several stages of reducing and eliminating toxins from the body and our lives to help decrease toxic overload. Saira had undergone the process herself and it wasn't until she started to cleanse her body that she realised the extend of damage it had caused. Today she helps many people to restore their health through better nutrition and healthier eating and is a great advocate of Nature Sunshine Products to help restore the body's balance.

 Toxins are stored in many parts of the body therefore it is important to use a detox to cleanse the entire body. Help is at hand, the healthy starter pack is a unique 10 day herbal detox designed to cleanse the body of celluar waste.

Healthy Starter Program. The first step to a healthier you is to start by eliminating waste and toxins before building up your body's defenses. This consists of three products effective 10 day healthy starter pack,liquid chlorophyll and bifidophilus Flora Force this program is a great way to begin your detoxing process and it can also help to increase your resistance to disease.

1. Healthy Starter Pack
2. Liquid Chlorophyll
3. Bifidophilus Flora Force

Effective Ten Day Healthy Starter Pack

Health specialists across the world recommend a unique 10 day herbal detox called the Healthy starter pack. This effective detox is easy to take alongside a normal healthy diet. Results are better if you omit red meat, alcohol and caffeine from your diet during the 10 days. Health experts recommend this program 2-3 times a year to give your body a periodic 'spring clean'. Drink plenty of water with the detox to flush out toxins. Half way through the program many people expercience a heightened sense of wellbeing and a increased level of energy. DO NOT Detox if you are pregnant or very ill. This is not recommended for children.

Liquid Chlorophyl
A refreshing 'minty' tasting drink, add 1 teaspoon to a glass of water. Enjoy an array of health benefits, natural cleansing of blood, deodorising, antioxident and support to the healthy starter pack.

Bifidophilus Flora Force - Probiotics, feel good on the inside.

Health specialists recommend the use of a Probiotic supplement after detoxing, and following a course of medication like antibiotics, which can delete the body's supply of friendly bacteria. Factor such as stress, disease, environmental conditions or the use of certain medicine can harm these friendly bacteria. Prescribed antibiotics practically wipe out these beneficial bacterium.

This highly effective probiotic is designed to replenish your friendly flora (friendly bacteria). It contains vitamins for the body and plays an important role in supporting your immune system against disease and to aid digestion and absorption of nutrients and food. When you finish the 10 day detox, take bifidophilus (non-milk) for one month to replenish your friendly flora.

To order your healthy starter program , click here : Healthy Starter Program

Here is to your better health this winter, may all your activities be friendly and fun.

Sue Burnett
Personal Trainer
Health and Fitness Specialist

Naturopathic Nutritionist Talk- Why Detox?

Great news! Naturopathic Nutritionist Saira Salmon, will be an honoured guest speaker at this months Regional Nature Sunshine meeting.

The Peterborough Regional Nature Sunshine meeting will be held Tuesday night, 7th September, at the Haycock Hotel, London Road, Wansford, Peterborough, PE8 6JA .

At this Regional meeting Saira will talk about all the various facts that she has researched on why people need to detox and she will talk about our detox including some of the supporting products like, liquid chlorophyl to promote natural cleansing functions, bifidophfilus milk to replace your good bacteria, Milk Thistle to help detox and rejuvenate your liver.

The meeting will start with an overview of Nature’s Sunshine for new guests and after Saira’s presentation there will be a look at the business opportunity with Nature’s Sunshine, some tips to building a successful business and tips on promoting the healthy herbal detox. Registration is from 7pm and the meeting starts at 7.30pm promptly. Kim Briggs, Clinton Sellers and Teri Rigby look forward to seeing you there. You are warmly invited to attend this meeting as guest by Sue Burnett, Personal Trainer, Active Edge Solutions. No time to attend the evening try our free Habit of Health questionnaire and find out how healthy you are.