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Thank you for visiting my blog - "Simply Nutrition". You'll see that it's as much a "website" as it is a blog, featuring lots of informative articles on health, food & nutrition and exercise, some recipe ideas here and there, useful resources, and general "musings" on life and work too! If there's something specific you're looking for, make use of the search feature on the left. You can also contact me personally by e-mail if you are looking for individual nutrition support, and need help in reaching your specific goals or desires. I will do a full dietary and lifestyle analysis for you, & equip you with key diet, lifestyle, & practical strategies to propel you to where you want to go! If you prefer continual e-mail support, then my 365-day nutrition & lifestyle e-program, is just for you! Dailybread365 can be purchased instantly and e-mails can begin today. Pay for the entire year, or pay monthly. It is entirely up to you. I look forward to helping you! Best wishes, Lucy-Ann.

Nakd and Trek bars to fuel Olympic hopeful...

I wrote recently of my involvement in supporting Will Maybanks, the UK's No 5 Table Tennis player.

As his Nutritionist, my main goal with Will (as with all the athletes I provide nutritional support to), is to improve the nutritional quality (and balance) of the diet, both from health and performance perspective. As with many athletes in full-time training, eating the right kinds and amounts of food, is paramount to their day-to-day physical training and performance, mental focus and concentration, and to recovery... both day-to-day and between session recovery. So you can imagine my delight, when Natural Balance Foods (makers of Nakd bars and Trek bars) agreed to sponsor Will! Nakd and Trek bars are 2 of my "top" recommended food bars for athletes, or for anyone wanting a natural wholefood, unprocessed "fast" snack. Whilst these should never replace real food, they are certainly the next best thing, and ideal to fit in with the lifestyles of many athletes, like Will, in full-time training, and travelling.

The human body and mind are designed to run on natural clean, wholefoods, and foods that are made with natural ingredients. Excessive processing simply robs food of vital nutrients, placing strain on our digestive processes, and on energy metabolism. The more a person (athlete or not!), can source their food and nutrition from "whole", natural sources, the better the body functions - pure and simple.  

NAKD BARS are 100% natural wholefood bars. They are made with a delicious blend of unsweetened fruit, rolled oats, nuts and spices. Unlike most bars, nākd bars contain no artificial ingredients of any kind, no-added sugar and are made raw, and uncooked. 

TREK BARS are protein-rich wholefood endurance bars, and contain an excellent balance of protein, carbohydrates, fat and fibre for steady and lasting energy - just what Will needs! TREK bars also have no artificial ingredients, no-added or refined sugars. In fact, Trek Protein Flapjacks were the runner-up "Best New Food Product" at the recent industry's Natural & Organic Awards 2009

This makes them ideal, for nutritious food on the go, and ideal post-workout nutrition too. 

Many thanks goes to Natural Balance Foods, makers of Nakd and Trek bars.

The Mandala - A metaphor for life!

Reading the article below by Lissa Coffey, it reminded me of my own experience in seeing a mandala for the first time - whilst I was India. I was staying in a hotel, and one morning whilst heading for the outdoor dining area for breakfast, I quickly had to side-step, in fact almost jump to avoid the most beautiful creation I think I'd ever seen! The hotel staff had designed and laid a "flower mandala", a perfect circular pattern and display of beautiful flower petals, with symmetrical shapes and colours. As you will read below... there is a very spiritual meaning and purpose of displaying a mandala...