Read all the insights from recent sleep studies on how to better rest your mind after a hard day. — We are all familiar with the ways we are told to increase sleep quality, like sleeping in a dark room and not eating before bed, but why do we never hear about the latest sleep studies and how modern science is fighting such a widespread problem. Over the past decades…

In the end, it turned out that my weight was not the heaviest burden I would have to let go of. — Most of who I was four years ago is dead. Let it remain so. Before I started my journey to a healthier life, I first had to fight my very own mind for control of the wheel. …

Whether you’re looking for beef, chicken, seafood, or pork — Yakiniku has got you covered. Not to be confused with Korea BBQ (although they share some similarities we’ll discuss later), this comparably modern cuisine is popular in Japan and is entirely comprised of grilled meats and fish that the foodies…

Romeo and Juliet, eat your hearts out. — From the second we enter the kitchen we should be in chef mode. It doesn’t matter if we are a home cook or a trained professional, we should strive to produce the very best food we can. But good food has many components like fresh ingredients and punchy flavours —…

Not quite a dice, not quite a mince. What is it? — For many of us, the way we cut our vegetables doesn’t change much — a rough chop or a quick dice is usually enough to throw into our tomato sauce or empanada filling, but sometimes this isn’t enough. How many times have you wished that your tomato soup base had…

In such a vocal and harsh world, there is no place for self-criticism; if you are truly doing something wrong, someone will tell you. — Self-esteem can be a fickle mistress. One day you are standing so proudly that you feel like the tallest person in the world, but then the next day you seem so short that you swear you could see the underside of a stool if you tried. Nothing has changed between…

You don’t have to overhaul your whole life to start thinking clearer, just making small changes will bring you results. — Is there anything worse than staring at a blank page? You can have all the intentions in the world of writing an amazing story, or finally finishing that refactor you’ve been putting off, but if you can’t concentrate, then you will either not bother, or wish you hadn’t when you…

My journey to a healthier life was through my kitchen and my stomach. — Lockdown sucked. We were stuck in our homes with nothing but last years Christmas gifts and a couple of board games from when we were younger. It was awful. Between not feeling the sun on my face for days at a time and the constant noise around the house, my…

Losing weight too fast doesn't always lessen the burden on your body. — We all know how to shed those extra pounds by now — you eat less at dinner, avoid sugary foods and even go for a gentle run each week (a brisk walk can be an excellent mental health booster too); start doing this and you will begin to notice your…