
Clean & Lean Warrior

My Clean & Lean theory goes like this: a body can never be lean unless it’s clean – and toxins stored in fat cells prevent this. So if you’re trying to get in shape, but you’re toxic, although your body will lose fat, the toxins will have nowhere to go but back into your system. You’ll feel tired and weak and because your body will decide it do
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Dark meats are high in purines which contain more satisfying nutrients than light meats like chicken breasts or fish. In fact, sugar cravings are often a result of not eating enough protein or good fat. So if you regularly have sugar cravings, increase your intake of protein and good fats (i.e. nuts, oily fish, oils and avocado) and see if it makes
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Never eat sugar on its own (and this includes fruit and honey). Always eat some protein and good fat with it (try a handful of nuts or a slice of meat or fish) because they slow the rate at which sugar floods into your bloodstream. If sugar hits your bloodstream too fast, you’ll quickly feel high then, just as
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Guacamole Serves 4 1 medium tomato, roughly chopped juice of 1 lime ½ small red onion, peeled and roughly chopped 1 large green chilli, finely chopped 1 small bunch coriander, leaves roughly chopped sea salt, to taste 2 ripe avocados, halved and peeled Method Place all the ingredients except the avocado in a blender and whizz for 20 seconds or unti
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I can tell you this much for certain: since I started living my life in this way, helping others, being grateful, humble, forgiving and able to admit my mistakes, life has been amazing. I don’t always get it right, I’m still learning every day and I’m definitely not perfect, but I firmly believe these are the keys to a happy, healthy life. Combine
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Organic goat’s cheese – the least processed of all cheeses
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AFTER 8PM Don’t eat between 8pm and 8am (or thereabouts). A recent study from the Salk Institute in California found that our bodies are hardwired to expect a twelve-hour fast overnight. This, say the scientists, is how our ancestors lived and it enables our livers to burn fat efficiently overnight. However, the relatively recent phenomenon of eati
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He had forgotten one of the simplest rules in life: do something you enjoy. It wasn’t as simple as writing a few songs and having his depression cured, but over time, he felt his depression lift.
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One of the best things you can do for your body – and I tell this to all my clients – is to learn how to chew properly. Chewing is the cornerstone of healthy eating. A salad becomes so much healthier when you chew it properly. Why?