This week, for the first time since I did a sponsored 24 fast as a teenager, I did a long fast; 36 hours. Rather than delving too much into the details of the potential benefits of a long fast (stabilising blood sugars, appetite suppression, fat loss, cellular repair and growth), I'm sharing personal experience so you can decide whether or not it’s right for you. I’ve been casually doing a 16:8 fast daily for several months, omitting the week leading up to my period when, ac

I realised something quite profound as I was driving home from work this week. I was bumping over one particularly bad stretch of pot holes, gripping the steering wheel tightly, shoulders hunched, expecting the worst (we've lost 4 tyres due to potholes in the last year), when suddenly it dawned on me; perhaps if I stop holding on so tightly, the inevitable bumpy ride won't feel quite so terrifying. And so as I unclenched my fingers and my jaw, as I relaxed my shoulders and le