As we age, it becomes increasingly difficult for us to lose weight. This is partially due to the inevitable changes in our hormones. As we get older, a myriad of problems with our hormones can arise, including menopause, oestrogen dominance and a decline in our fat burning hormones.
I can never get enough of this heavenly fruit!
Fig season is almost over here in Mallorca. Did you know that on the island you can find more than 240 species?
I hope you are able to find one of them and create the following recipe before they are all gone!
Mallorca is the ideal place to get active, improve your fitness and enjoy yourself in an awe-inspiring natural environment.
Some people say walking is a moving meditation. I certainly believe it. That’s just one of the reasons I start every single day with a walk.
This year will be the forth year that I’ve been running my Pilates and nutrition retreats on the island and each time I come back I fall in love a little bit more. As a teenager I’d had family holidays to the Balearics but it wasn’t until I returned for my first retreat to Deia with Bloom Retreats that I truly appreciated how special this island is.
As a nurse, naturopath and nutritionist, my greatest discovery this decade has been water. It sounds ridiculous that the answer I have been searching for all these years was right in front of my nose.
Inspired by my trees dripping with figs and almonds, the long awaited gentle cooling in the weather and my regular Sunday trip to Santa Maria market that is abundant with local grapes, ecological veggies, almonds and fresh herbs.