I was invited to try out The Pickled Hen, a new gastropub attached to the Marriot Hotel, not too far from Marble Street tube. Never one to refuse food, the hubster and I needed no excuse to get a long overdue date night booked in. Looking up the menu before we went, it was a…
SEVEN SEAS OMEGA 3 CHALLENGE: THE RESULTS
Three months ago, I took Seven Seas up on their offer to take one of their Maximum Strength Cod Liver Oil tablets every day for 12 weeks to see whether it would improve my Omega 3 Index. Excitingly, the results are in! Was there an improvement? Or is it a load of old codswallop?* …
HB EATS: Coconut & Lime Fish Bites
I’ve got Susie from Gourmet Glow to thank for this Coconut and Lime Fish bites recipe. She bought me a bottle of vanilla essence back from a recent trip to Mexico which was amazing, but I had no idea what to do with it. I told her this and the next day she called me…
Questions with Holly Bond, Dietician, about Cod Liver Oil
I recently took on the Seven Seas 3 Month Omega-3 Challenge and it had me thinking about fish oil supplements in ways I hadn’t before, so I took the opportunity to speak with Helen Bons, Seven Seas consultant dietician and spokesperson for the Britist Dietetic Association about my questions
Seven Seas Omega 3 Challenge: The Introduction
Seven Seas are renowned for their cod liver oil supplements. They reckon that by taking one of their tablets every day for 3 months they could improve a person’s omega-3 levels. And what’s more, they could prove it. Of course, I was intrigued. I have a love / hate relationship with supplements (and by supplements, I…
Welcome Back Old Friend
On the 25th June, exactly 319 days after HB was born (or 10 months and 15 days), my period returned. I’d always known this time would arrive, especially since I’d cut down breast-feeding quite a lot. My thoughts were mixed. Not having a period (and knowing that it’s not a sign that a) you’re pregnant…
