When I was in my early twenties, I thought I was on top of life, training for a marathon and forging what I believed was going to be a successful career in advertising, until one day life had a different plan in store. It decided I needed to spend the best part of four years in bed – sleeping up to 21 hrs a day, too exhausted to move and wracked with pain – to the point I had to crawl upstairs on my backside because my legs were so weak. What began as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, later progressed to SLE –
This is a really healthy and delicious alternative to takeaway or store bought Thai food that is often laden with palm sugar and bottled sauces and it’s super quick and easy to prepare. And further good news people: the fat in coconut milk is not fattening, but rather filling. This recipe a great way to get children to eat fish thanks to the delicious coconut sauce, but you may have to leave out or tone down the chilli and spices depending on the sophistication of your kids’ taste buds. What you’ll Need… 400 gms boneless, skinless white fish fillets
It’s around this stage of the program many of you ask me about ‘how’ or ‘if’ you should be exercising and the simple answer is, it’s different for everyone, although everyone should at least be moving each day, because a sedentary lifestyle has been scientifically proven to be more dangerous than smoking! But before I go into more detail about my thoughts on exercise, I’ll start by telling you my secret tip for getting the most out of your exercise routine… it doesn’t involve thrashing yourself at the gym, or pounding pavements until you drop to the floor in a