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Our habits shape who we are: learn how to nourish your body, mind and spirit, every day.
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Breaking out of the pasta-rice-potato cycle
First off, let me just say that there is nothing at all wrong with pasta, rice or potato! (Unless you have an allergy or intolerance to one of these of course.) But many people rotate their meals between these three, and on top of this many rely on white pasta and rice.
There are two main issues here. Firstly, refined white rice and pasta have had the majority of their nutrition removed. And secondly, you are missing out on an amazing variety of other foods. There are many highly nutritious alternatives to pasta, rice and potato. But if you are in the pasta-rice-potato cycle you are missing out on other wonderful flavours, textures and most importantly nutrient dense foods.
Here are some alternatives you might like to try :)
The links between diet and sleep, and sleep and diet
When people visit a nutritional therapist, they expect the conversation to just focus on what they are eating, what they are not eating, and what they should be eating! So when the discussion turns to sleeping patterns and quality of sleep this can come as a surprise.
Actually sleep, and getting good sleep, is more connected to your diet and than you might think…