I enjoy the messages embedded in Aesop fables. There is one called ‘The Wind and the Sun’. It describes a competition between two of nature’s elements – the Wind and the Sun. They each set out to prove that they can make a passing traveller remove his cloak. Their methods are an

If your body could talk, what would it ask for: diet plans and calorie counting or intuitive eating?

We often associate being tempted by food as a sign of weakness, greed or lack of willpower. We might even see it as harmful to our health. Being tempted to eat a food is seen as something to be fought, resist or overcome and, with practice, something that we can tame. But can any good

  Lots of us battle with healthy eating. We are torn between our appetite and eating too much, torn between enjoying our food and obsessing about food, and fluctuate between striving for, and giving up on, our ideal body shape. Keep calm and carry on I’m sure you’ve seen the well