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HOW TO GET YOUR CHILD TO EAT WHAT YOU WANT

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HOW TO GET YOUR CHILD TO EAT WHAT YOU WANT

Yes - growing your own vegetables a-la Jamie Oliver really helps but most of us urban folk don't have that kind of space.  Read on to see what the research says and get some delicious, healthy recipes to boot!

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HEALTHY HOLIDAYS FOR PEOPLE WITH INTOLERANCES: TIPS FOR GETTING IT ALMOST RIGHT

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HEALTHY HOLIDAYS FOR PEOPLE WITH INTOLERANCES: TIPS FOR GETTING IT ALMOST RIGHT

Eating healthy on holidays is hard, especially when you have food intolerances.  Read on for my tried and tested tips to help keep you happy & healthy during your family holidays.

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Thrive's ZERO SICK DAYS Survival Guide On Sale

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Want to boost your child's immunity and help an amazing charity at the same time?

You can now buy Thrive's ZERO SICK DAYS Survival Guide for HKD 100.

Using Mindfulness to Stop Emotional Eating & Overcome Resistance to New Foods

Thrive Nutrition Practice Interviews Mindfulness Expert Alexa Massingham from Mind-Body Matters on How to Manage Emotional Eating Habits & Get Your Kids to Try New Foods

I’m really excited about this post because I’m interviewing one of my favourite partners in the Hong Kong health & wellness space - Alexa Massingham, mindfulness expert, yoga instructor and boss lady of Mind-Body Matters here in Hong Kong.

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The Antidote to Your Child's Sugar Hangover

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It struck me this morning that children have hangovers too....

Sugar hangovers.

Yesterday was my daughter's birthday party.  And whilst the menu was about as grain-free, refined sugar free as could possibly be,  we all still had a healthy sugar overdose from the birthday cake, almond-meal chocolate chip cookies, popcorn and delicious date-sweetened pomegranate-lime juice.

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When the Antibiotic Doesn't Work...

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Okay. This is what happened: After 5 days of the antibiotic Augmentin (amoxicillin), my daughter was still complaining that her ear hurt and her hearing had not improved.

So -- back to the doctor we went and he referred us to an Ear Nose & Throat specialist.