Healthy Eating

What the Heck Are Wheatberries?

NotYourNormalHealthBlog September 17, 2012 0 Comments

I was happily munching through today’s lunch of crabsticks, tomato, beetroot and M&S Wheatberries and Giant Couscous salad – when I suddenly realised that I don’t actually know what wheatberries are. I can tell you that they look kind of like pinenuts and have a similar texture to pearl barley…
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Healthy Eating

Health Foods

Woah: There’s Such a Thing as a Flat Peach!

NotYourNormalHealthBlog August 8, 2012 2 Comments

I still find it amazing, that I am in my forties, have lived in three different countries and have travelled a lot – yet, I can still walk into a supermarket or a restaurant and find something that I have never eaten before. Sometimes this is because things suddenly get…
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Healthy Eating

Fruit and Vegetables

Alpro Nut Milk vs Homemade Nut Mylk

NotYourNormalHealthBlog July 5, 2012 1 Comment

two bottles of almond milk with straws in next to a bowl of almonds

Ready-made nut mylk is appearing in supermarkets, but it’s a bit more sugary than making your own – but, how easy is that, exactly. We decided to find out…. This post contains affiliate links and I get a small commission if you make a purchase. Buying from these links does…
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Healthy Eating

Recipes and Menu Hacks

Eek – Chia Seeds Can Cause Bloating (Here’s How to Stop It)

NotYourNormalHealthBlog July 2, 2012 0 Comments

The Huffington Post website recently teamed up with a heap of nutrition researchers and listed what they believe are the 50 healthiest foods. Number 46 was Chia Seeds. This made me happy ass I’ve been eating rather a lot of them lately in the form of some chia seed bars….
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Healthy Eating

Health Foods, Healthy Advice

Yummy Cavolo Nero Chips Recipe

NotYourNormalHealthBlog November 19, 2011 0 Comments

This weekend I have been cooking. Specifically, I’ve been cooking a dish called Cavolo Nero Chips – and very tasty it is too. Here’s what you need to know… This post contains affiliate links and I get a small commission if you make a purchase. Buying from these links does…
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Healthy Eating

Recipes and Menu Hacks

How Healthy is Your Shopping? This 1-Minute Test Tells You

NotYourNormalHealthBlog October 23, 2011 0 Comments

I’ve been doing my filing recently (there was a small dwelling sized pile of paper in the corner of my office so had no choice) and amongst it all, I came across this fantastic quick tip from US dietitian Cynthia Sass that can help you see quickly, how well what…
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Healthy Eating

Healthy Advice, Weight Loss Tips

The Best Dry January Tips (aka the Sober October Survival Guide)

NotYourNormalHealthBlog October 16, 2011 0 Comments

One in ten of every people in the UK give up drinking for the month of January. That’s huge, considering how miserable the month is there. If you miss out on the January push you could also try Feb Fast, Dry July or Sober October (Ocsober) – whenever you choose…
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Healthy Eating

Alcohol (or not)

My name is Helen. I'm a health journalist and this is Not Your Normal Health Blog, the little corner of the internet I call home.
Why is it 'not normal'? Well for starters it was launched in a pub, but mostly because this is a place that aims to make being healthy quick, easy and painless. It's not all activated charcoal and £200 leggings.
This is a place for those who exercise so they can eat pizza. It's a place where exercise is fun - and occasionally called off because you had too much Prosecco the night before. It's a place for normal folk who just want to live a healthier life so they can live a longer one. Please, come make yourself at home.