eau good!

i've posted before about the benefits of bpa free water bottles (they help you lose weight remember?!) and now black+blum have gone one better by adding a charcoal filter method to theirs, and given us a discount code for it.... 

charcoal has been used in japan as a water purifier since the 17th century as it reduces chlorine, mineralises water and balances the pH. it basically makes tap water taste great!

as mentioned the lovely guys at black+blum have kindly offered flex readers a 10% discount on their range of wonderfully designed functional products! check them out here and enter flex10 at the checkout :) 

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be a peanut butter nutter 

recent studies from the british journal of nutrition have shown that adding peanut butter to your breakfast can control cravings for up to 12 hours (something to do with it giving you hormones that make you feel full) try meridian natural peanut butter as it's 100% peanut!

i love mine smeared all over celery sticks :) 

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cherry good for you!!  

as i've touched on in the past certain fruits, especially cherries, contain naturally occuring melatonin which helps you sleep 

cherries are also an effective antioxidant and contain anthocyanins which reduce inflammation (amongst lots of other benefits) so helps with recovery after exercise....

a great thing i have been using recently is cherry active which is 100% natural montmorency cherry juice. i simply have the concentrate with water after a workout and sometimes add to natural yoghurt to give it a delicious flavour - it also comes in capsules and dried fruit form!

find out more here about this cherry, sorry VERY beneficial product here and you lucky flex readers can claim a 10% discount with any purchase. just enter FLEX10 but be quick as the code expires on may 18th

you can also pick up at your local holland & barrett or you manchester heads get down to 8th day where i work as a nutritionist :) 

dispatches do it again....

i always love a good dispatches report, this time on the truth about low fat food. 

catch up here for an interesting watch and to make you re-think those food choices 

friday tune

it's been a while since i posted a track so thought i'd treat you to an extra special, long one!! 

this villalobos remix is ridiculously good and at 15 minutes perfect for a few kms running or a quick circuit on the weights....

soul mate food 

i was recently introduced to soul mate food when they came into virgin active to show us what they do.... that is preparing super healthy food for all to enjoy! 

more importantly they have a sportskitchen range where their team of nutritionists to come up with a plan to support your training needs. there are fuelling, low carb and endurance menus to choose from and all of it tastes delicious :) 

juice offer 

after my last post about which juice diet to go for it became apparent that a lot of the hard work in a juice diet is preparing the juices! 

manchester based fruit exchange have a detox juice range that they will send out to you all prepared and ready to go! 

if you want to try a juice then get down to the store on deansgate and mention flex to get a 15% discount! they also have smoothies, coffees and much, much more....