Category Archives: Strickers Blog
Feeling Blue…
You have probably seen those last item news bulletins of an elderly person celebrating their one hundred and elevntieth birthday surrounded by family and being asked the age old question. “What’s your secret to long life?”. The answer is normally … Continue reading
Meeting the main man…
Back in 1990 when I very first learned of The Institute for Optimum Nutrition it was because I knew of a chap called Patrick Holford. It was he who set up the institute and started a credible and well respected … Continue reading
My holiday love affair…
I have a confession. I love Scotland. I’ve just come back from our fifth visit, a lovely week in Dumfries and Galloway, much more southerly than we’ve ever been before, but it didn’t disappoint. I thought I’d share why I … Continue reading
Confessions of a Health Talk evening
So, I’ve just got back in from our ‘Health and Your Hormones’ talk. I’m absolutely delighted that we had 50 people attend and also very glad that we asked for extra seats before they all arrived as we were full! … Continue reading
‘Introduction to Health and your Hormones’ talk
Thursday 20 October: 19:30 – 21:00 Cantley House Hotel, Wokingham Free of charge. If you’d like to know more about what makes you tick, how your hormones effect muscle growth, fat loss, mood control, hunger and appetite, temperature regulation and … Continue reading
Paws off for Nordic Walking….
Two days later and I’m now Nordic Walking qualified! Never has walking been so critiqued and analysed! I did find it all highly amusing on day one. Got a fit of the giggles several times and thought I might get … Continue reading
Brain fried and bum ache…
If this had been the number of books we’d been recommended to buy / read/ seek out this weekend at ION then I probably could have coped. However, it wasn’t. My book list is now huge! My Amazon Wish list … Continue reading
Final weekend of courses coming up!
So, fourth weekend into my continuing education and what a 4 1/2 days I have in store! I am about to embark on a three year Nutritional Therapy Diploma with ION and following a year of Science Access courses and … Continue reading
Phil Richards Anabolic Drive Seminar (part 2)
Dr Nigel Plummer knows a lot of stuff and as such ran over on the first day, so came back on Sunday to give us his second presentation. It was all about the bugs we carry around with us on … Continue reading
Phil Richards Analabolic Drive Weekend (part 1)
So, this weekend Vida and I found ourselves at the very lovely Palm Hills Hotel in Bracknell (they say Ascot, but I don’t think it’s quite Ascot!). We were booked in for a two day seminar with both Phil and … Continue reading