Changing Your Mindset - The Secret to Weight Management
One of the main lessons I’ve learned in the last ten (yes ten!) years that I’ve been doing this food/health/weight lark is that most of...
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Sam Rice
Jun 7, 20213 min read
Before I Forget, Let’s Talk about Memory Loss
I’m working on a new book proposal at the moment, very exciting! Formulating and shaping a book is definitely the best part before all...
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Sam Rice
Apr 2, 20213 min read
A Year of Emotional Eating (pass the Mini Eggs!)
When I was younger I was not an overly emotional person. Friends were amazed when I cried during my wedding vows, ‘the ice maiden has...
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Sam Rice
Feb 9, 20214 min read
Is February the New January?
Welcome to all my new subscribers! There has been a flurry of activity on my Instagram and here on the blog over the last week which to...
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Sam Rice
Nov 9, 20203 min read
Magnesium. The Silver Sleep Bullet?
Having trouble sleeping? Of course you are, a good night’s sleep is so 2019! If there’s one thing that’s put paid to successful slumber...
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Sam Rice
Apr 3, 20204 min read
How I am Finally Learning to ‘Live in the Moment’
Perhaps it’s too early to be talking about the possible legacies of the coronavirus, but we humans are philosophical creatures and it...
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Sam Rice
Feb 10, 20205 min read
Midlife Weight Loss, It’s No Cakewalk
So here’s the thing, weight loss does get harder as you get older, FACT. It’s not just in your mind; that excess weight, post 40, clings...
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Sam Rice
Jan 4, 20204 min read
The Midlife Manifesto
Happy 2020 everyone, and welcome to all my new subscribers, I'm very excited to have you along! This blog is for anyone who wants to eat...
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Sam Rice
Oct 7, 20193 min read
Time to End the Tyranny of Thin
What is it with us Gen Xers, this obsession to be thin? We didn’t know it back when we were impressionable teeny-boppers, innocently...
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Sam Rice
Sep 25, 20193 min read
Can You Have Your Avocado and Eat It Too?
Since when did what you eat become a barometer of your moral fortitude? Certainly within my lifetime and probably within my children’s....
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Sam Rice
Aug 26, 20193 min read
Why We Need To Stop Talking About Turmeric
Turmeric, turmeric, turmeric. The queen of ‘superfoods’, the cure-all wonder-spice, the Asian health insurance policy; whatever you want...
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Sam Rice
Aug 2, 20194 min read
Nutrition 101 – Confused About What To Eat? Read On …
I know you are somewhat interested in nutrition because you’ve subscribed to my blog. I’m also guessing that although you want to eat...
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Sam Rice
Jul 15, 20193 min read
Yo-Yo Dieting - It's Back With a Shiny New Name.
I’m sure you’ve heard of ‘yo-yo dieting’. It makes it sounds like some kind of fun activity, ooh look now I’m light, now I’m heavy again,...
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Sam Rice
Jun 21, 20194 min read
Brown Sugar – How Come You Taste So Good?
As much as I love The Rolling Stones I’m not sure Mick Jagger is the best person to go to for nutritional advice. And by the way, have...
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Sam Rice
Jun 14, 20194 min read
Please Make This Wellness Nonsense End – (Rant Alert!!)
You might think the title of this piece is slightly, well no very, hypocritical coming from me. I make a (sort of) living from writing...
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Sam Rice
Jun 7, 20193 min read
Take It From Me, Healthy Eating Isn’t That Hard
How is everyone today? I was definitely in need of some #selfcare today as the state of my nails, roots and general hirsuteness was...
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Sam Rice
May 31, 20194 min read
SUPPLEMENTS - To Pop Or Not To Pop?
I get asked about supplements A LOT. It seems in this age of food paranoia we have lost faith in our ability to feed ourselves and so we...
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Sam Rice
May 26, 20193 min read
Keeping Up With The Stealthies!!
(By the way, anything underlined is a link to a previous blog post with more information on the topic referred to) You may remember that...
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Sam Rice
May 11, 20193 min read
DAY 27 DIARY - Pasta, Pancakes and Snack Attacks
Well that was nice, went out with just the husband last night as both kids had ‘plans’ (one of the major advantages of the kids growing...
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Sam Rice
May 3, 20194 min read
DAY 19 DIARY - The Great Gluten Debate
Well we’ve got ourselves in a right sticky old mess (#punny) over the whole gluten thing, haven’t we? Never having had any gluten issues...
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