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The Best Breakfast Recipe

Happy New Year Alphas! If your inbox is anything like ours, it is full of offers for juice fasts, detoxes and people generally promising to change your life... we don't know about all that, but we can testify that by replacing cereal or toast for breakfast with this healthy green smoothie, we lost kilos and felt fuller for longer. The recipe is based on that of Kimberly Snyder, nutritionist to the actresses of Hollywood

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Purify then Nutrify

Geeta Sidhu- Robb, founder of London's busiest detox delivery service Nosh Detox, gives us the skinny on detoxing- what it is , what it isn't, and how to do it

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AF Power Detox... in the sun, of course

Need an excuse for some sunshine? Trying to get into shape? We know how you AFs love to multi-task... you are offered a £100 discount on this exclusive power detox in beautiful Bodrum, Turkey, run by gurus to many an A-lister Zoe Clews and Carey Mann.

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Are you heading for burn-out? How to avoid it happening to you

Are you tired regardless of how much sleep you have had? Does your energy/immunity always crash during the first few days of a holiday?Do you suffer frequent minor infections? Have you lost your usual pep? Lost interest in sex? Crave more coffee/sugar? Are you more pimply than usual? Can’t get warm? Feel dizzy? If so, you might be ‘burning out’ or suffering what is known as adrenal fatigue. Top nutritionist Peter Cox explains how to save yourself...

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Ultimate Hotel Room (or Park!) Workout

Traveling for business can disrupt even the most fitness-focused of AFs. Well no more excuses, ladies: kick-ass Ronni, personal trainer responsible for whipping many a corporate behind into shape at Gymbox in the City, has devised the perfect workout to do in the comfort of your hotel room. Print out the pics here and the text below for the full workout. Pack it in your case with a resistance band and you are ready to go. If you're not traveling, jog to your nearest park with your resistance band and you can exercise al fresco.

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Healthy meals delivered to you

AF has just tested Pure Package, the meal delivery company, which can deliver everything from yummy healthy meals for busy ladies, to a detox menu.

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Two week gentle detoxification diet

The first step to detoxifying the body is to remove or lessen the toxic load. Some foods are almost entirely toxin-generating, while others are very detoxifying.  

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  • 1: Alix Westgarth-Taylor
    Job Title: Personal Trainer, pilates Read More
  • 2: Peter A Cox BSc (Hons), Dip ONC, MBANT
    Job Title: Nutritionist Read More
  • 3: Ronni McKay
    Job Title: Personal Trainer Read More
  • 4: Sam Rigg Yoga
    Job Title: Yoga Teacher Read More