The boy from Alice Springs got his nutritional education while living in New York for three years and then moved to another new city, Melbourne, with not much more than his Norwalk juicer. A bunch of recipes and a desire to be an entrepreneur had James learning the City of Coffee all the while saving his pennies to start his dream eatery. A dream shared by his nutritional educator and partner, Lindsay. As well as his protege chef brother, Miles.
By now, we've all heard the term probiotics. It refers to the healthy bacteria in our gut. What is often overlooked, however, is prebiotics. These are the fibre dense foods, also called complex carbs, that feed the probiotics. You need both for a healthy gut.
No one likes to get sick. I got taken down the last time I went to New York in the middle of winter. I don't blame Mother Nature though. I blame travelling without my blender or my Forever Young. And not packing enough warm clothes. And potentially replacing greens with bagels. Silly. When you feel the early onset of a cold, you have to act. Fast. Your body is trying to tell you something.
Booze gets to me these days. I must have used up all of my hangover-free vouchers. Or maybe I'm just out of practice. Whatever the case, it only takes two drinks for this old man to wake up and feel shizen. And if it's a special occasion and I add a few glasses of scotch to the mix, look out. The next day is in the bin. To prevent the heavy hangover I force myself to get out of bed and give my liver a hand. The goal is to flush those toxins out.
Beauty comes from the inside out. That’s not just another line you tell your best friend after being dumped. There’s actual scientific evidence to prove it! Don't waste your money on expensive lotions and creams. The ingredients needed to make you look younger start with what goes in your body, not on it. We've researched the science behind looking younger and broken it down into simple simple nutrients you can add to your diet to keep that youthful glow.
If you're anything like me and intolerant to all of the things then you're pretty well versed in reading labels and interrogating the wait staff. It really is a mind field out there. A mild field of hidden gluten. Gluten finds it's way into so many products, sauces, dressings and dishes it can feel like you're surrounded by the enemy with no escape! Fear not my intolerant friend! I feel your pain and I'm here to help.
Chia is now one of the most popular superfoods you'll find anywhere. Renowned for it's protein, fibre and omega-3s. I love adding them to smoothies but they look far cooler when you let them activate in liquid. Which is why chia puddings have been dominating Instagram since it started.
I love coffee. I was pessimistic about it's effect on my health but then I deep dived into the research. Coffee has a tangible impact on helping you avoid disease and live longer. Which was music to my ears. When it's warm, I make homemade cold brew. Which is outrageously tasty. I don't know why you can't buy the same product. And when it's cool, I have two versions of hot coffee. One I order and one I make.
The first thing I'd do after unwrapping a McDonald's cheeseburger would be too pull those two pickles out. Even as I grew out of dirty McDonald's I still never understood the pickle passion. Why would people choose, let alone enjoy, eating something so sour? As I evolved I finally started to understand why. Crunchy, sour, salty. They have personality and you can differentiate between the good and the bad. The supermarket from the homemade.
In Malcolm Gladwell's best selling book Outliers he populated the notion that you need to perform ten thousand hours to achieve mastery in any field. After three years of running my own smoothie bar and ten years of drinking them at home, I've done my ten. Humbly I say, I am an expert. In fact, very few people in the world would have made more smoothies than me.
Peppermint flavoured choc chip ice cream. It's not going to turn heads or win innovation awards but it's a proven winner. I used to love Peppermint Cornettos. Or Drumsticks. I wasn't loyal to either. Anything with peppermint and chocolate chips. Especially that final bite at the bottom of the cone. Where you get waffle cone meets hard chocolate meets peppermint ice cream. So good.
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