Invest in yourself
. We all say we haven’t got the money or the time to invest in ourselves, especially at this time of the year. Maybe it’s a weekend away, a holiday abroad, time just for ourselves, an escape, a retreat, an experience, somewhere to learn a new skill or simply taking time out to stop and […]
Final night of the 7 day regime @grayshottspa
Yummy healthy last supper of ginger spiced breast of duck with rainbow chard, savoy cabbage and fig sauce with a side of mixed vegetables. Green pea and mint soup to start. The Grayshott regime teaches you how you can incorporate healthy nutritious but still delicious food into your daily life. Eating proteins, complex carbohydrates ( […]
A regime morning @grayshottspa
Breaking the 5:2 fast with breakfast of spiced cured salmon with avocado and butter bean houmous ( no coffee)! Yummy and super healthy with omega 3 and good fats. A swim in the indoor pool, a plunge in the very cold but invigorating icy plunge pool after a steam room. All fitted in befire a […]
Lunchtime Pulled pork shoulder(with Moroccan style spices) with green pea dip, blanched vegetables and soaked nuts (blanching and soaking makes them less indigestible than raw)
A side of mixed vegetables too. @grayshottspa
Sharing my brave descent with you Into the icy cold plunge pool
Ha ha! Brave or stupid? Good for circulation. Immune system. Injuries If Andy Murray can do it so can I….
Chargrilled chicken breast in shitake broth and kimchi and vegetables
Kimchi is a mix of fermented cabbage carrots and spices. Fermented foods are great for promoting gut health Ingredients 1 Chinese cabbage 3 garlic cloves, crushed 2½ cm/1in piece ginger, grated 2 tbsp fish sauce (optional) 2 tbsp sriracha chilli sauce or chilli paste 3 tbsp rice vinegar 8 radishes, coarsely grated 2 carrots, cut […]
Starting lunch with a delicious homemade soup
The soup is celery (diuretic) with turmeric, cumin (both anti-inflammatory) Main course is mustard and honey roasted ham with mango or red pepper dressing choices. Courgette and pickled lime dip. Blanched ( not raw-as more indigestable) salad with a large bowl of mixed mostly green vegs. Yummy. Hardly starved am I? Even though detoxing. All […]
Good gut health is important for your whole health and wellbeing
A healthy gut supports your immune system, your body’s response to stress and how your body responds to the food you eat. Fermented foods such as Sauerkraut eaten before a meal help trigger the digestive processes. As do digestive bitters or a tablespoon of organic raw apple cider vinegar. This can also help acid reflux […]
Starting the day with a green smoothie for breakfast
Ingredients include coconut milk, soaked almonds, soaked chia seeds, soaked flax seeds (all soaked to be more digestible) avocado for good fats, spinach, cucumber, ( good carbohydrates) lime juice, blueberries, water, vanilla extract, sea salt, raw honey, mixed spice (cinnamon coriander dill seed nutmeg cloves). @grayshottspa