I have had an interest in healthy cooking since I was young but equally I’ve been through times when I haven’t looked after my health very well. Some time ago when my diet wasn’t very good I developed very painful gout. I decided that I was going to sort it out by changing my diet. I bought a little book on how to cure arthritis and gout which involved eating a low acid diet (something I’d never heard of back then). I followed the diet and the gout went away. I also had problems with migraines and problems with spasms in my gut. I again changed my diet and the problems went away. This led me to develop an interest in how changes in diet and lifestyle could restore your health. I then decided

I am passionate about leading a healthy lifestyle and I know how important this is if I want to stay fit and healthy and get the most out of life. I think of my body as being like a car; if I fill my car with dirty petrol and oil and burn it to the ground then it won’t last very long. My body is the same; if I fill it with rubbish food and stress it out to the max then at some point things are going to start going wrong. We all need to take care of our body by giving it wholesome food, taking time out to do some exercise but equally finding time to relax. If things have already started going wrong for you then don’t worry the body is so good at healing itself as long as you correct the balan