Paola’s delicious lamb’s liver pate by Paola Bassanese If you are vegetarian, look away now. I created this recipe after a recent facebook interaction with osteopath Ricardo Davids in the Health & Fitness Group lead by personal trainer Anthony Mayatt of Breathe Fitness Training and customising a twitter recipe for chicken liver pate from [...]
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Book review: An Apple a Day, Dr J. Schwarcz
Dr Joe Schwarcz, “An apple a day. The myths, misconceptions, and truths about the food we eat”. Review by Paola Bassanese. Reading this book should be made compulsory to anyone studying nutrition. As a holder of an ITEC Diet and Nutrition Diploma myself, I have been literally “fed” factually weak information about food. In [...]
Eat like an athlete to stay slim
Eat like an athlete to stay slim by Paola Bassanese Inspired by aerial circus artist Julia who kindly kept a food diary sharing her healthy recipes, here’s some practical and delicious meal plans that will boost your energy and help you stay slim. Julia believes in and follows the traditional German eating philosophy: breakfast like [...]
Paola’s autumn soup
Paola’s autumn soup This soup is the equivalent of a brisk walk in the woods: heart-warming, delicately scented and invigorating for the body and soul. Ingredients 4 medium chestnut mushrooms 4 large Jerusalem artichokes 6 cooked chestnuts 100 gr tofu 1 pinch thyme 2 shallots 100 gr broad beans [...]
Body combat marathon for Breast Cancer Care
By Paola Bassanese On Sunday 27th November 100 people participated in the body combat marathon to raise funds for Breast Cancer Care organised by trainer Chris Cerclay of Alexandra Fitness and Fist and Feather. The event raised almost £2,000. 7 body combat instructors entertained the crowd with their high energy, punchy routines and an invigorating [...]
Super smoothies to the rescue!
Here’s some simple smoothie recipes to help you get some energy in the morning and curb the cravings during the day. Recipe 1: avocado smoothie (courtesy of @juliaerial) Blitz together: 1 avocado 1 x 1inch piece of ginger 1 handful of fresh spinach juice of half a lemon 1 tablespoon natural yoghurt apple juice 1 [...]
