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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 4 min
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, 2020
- 3 min
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, 2020
- 4 min
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, 2020
- 5 min
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, 2020
- 4 min
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, 2019
- 3 min
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, 2019
- 3 min
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, 2019
- 3 min
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, 2019
- 4 min
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, 2019
- 3 min
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, 2019
- 4 min
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, 2019
- 4 min
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, 2019
- 3 min
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, 2019
- 4 min
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, 2019
- 3 min
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, 2019
- 3 min
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, 2019
- 4 min
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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