Paralympic archers discuss the sport’s mental health benefits With the Tokyo Olympics done and dusted, three Paralympic medallists graced the indoor 12-metre archery range at Archery Fit. Each one drew and hooked their arrow with meticulous concentration and then took aim while the rest of us watched in silence. They made shooting an arrow with […]
Happy Food For Life – Review
Health, Food and Happiness – in a book! That what we eat affects our physical health is old news, but a growing body of research is revealing that it also has a direct link to the state of our mental health. Happy Food For Life (Bloomsbury) sets out to present some of the latest findings […]
Healthy Spicy Pork Tostadas – How to Cut Calories and Save the Planet
Spicy Pork Tostadas with Baby Corn and Peppers: It’s that time of year when everyone I know wants to lose a few pounds…and it’s also the time of year when we are all making resolutions. Everything from what can we do to improve ourselves to how can we slow down global warming and save the […]
Skinny Toad-in-the-Hole for 5-2 Diet
5-2 diet recipe for Toad in the Hole and low-calorie recipe planning: I think it is much easier to diet when the weather is good. At this time of year, I really want comfort food, warm starchy things that fill me up with a kind of internal heating system. And if I wasn’t following the […]
Coronation Chicken and Lavender & Lovage Book Review
Cookbook and Travel Stories – Lavender and Lovage (and a recipe for Coronation Chicken from the book) I’ve known Karen almost since I started my own blog. I’ve admired her food photography and enjoyed her recipes both in my own home and at hers in France. We share a love of travel and in many […]
Ella Di Rocco in Fulham – The UK’s First Wine Spa
Taking the Plunge… I’m slowly coming around to the idea that a regular spa visit might be just the thing for a middle-aged chap or chapess looking to unwind and have a bit of a detox. So when the chance came to visit the UK’s first wine spa Ella Di Rocco on the fabulous Fulham Road, Chelsea […]
Happiness and Wellbeing in Aruba
The Ultimate Wellbeing Destination in the Caribbean – Aruba: This year, here at London-Unattached we’ve already visited three Caribbean islands, adding Barbados, Grenada and St Lucia to our previous trip to Antigua. What’s becoming increasingly evident is that each Caribbean island is quite unique and there’s really no such thing as an ‘average Caribbean experience’ […]
Healthy Lemon Chicken
Lemon Chicken – Trying to eat healthy food: This recipe for healthy lemon chicken is very quick and simple. I made mine using the wings and legs from the Organic Chicken in my Abel and Cole box this week. If you don’t plan on feeding a whole family, it’s quite a good idea to take […]
Moinhos Velhos Juice Retreat and Yoga – Part One
Moinhos Velhos, Portugal – juice retreat with yoga, meditation and alternative therapies: Located by the Barragem da Bravura, Algarve, Portugal, Moinhos Velhos is the perfect place to detox the mind, body and spirit. Whatever you seek to achieve, be it rest and relaxation, a complete detox, to heal or to help transform some aspect […]
Adventure Yogi – Yoga and Wellbeing Weekend Retreat
A weekend in the country with Adventure Yogi: Escape the rat race and take some time out for yourself in the Sussex countryside……. My London life is full of fun but the daily grind of work and family life can take its toll. Once the winter months set in I get a little weary especially […]