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Easy Ways To Look After Your Liver - And Why You’ll Want To!
Gráinne Harbison Gráinne Harbison

Easy Ways To Look After Your Liver - And Why You’ll Want To!

Think you’re great at multitasking? I’ve no doubt you are—but even your best efforts can’t compare to the work your liver does every single day as your body’s power plant, multitasker and detox centre.

You see your liver is working 24/7 to keep your energy levels steady, to break down fat, and to process and package everything from hormones and pesticides to chemicals, drugs, bacteria, toxins, and alcohol so they can be safely removed from the body. 

So if you want more energy, hormone balance, better sleep, healthier skin and a slimmer waistline, the key to it all lies in keeping your liver healthy. Let’s unpack that a bit further in this post

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Detox Your Home, Improve Your Hormones: Easy Tips for a Lower-Tox Life
Gráinne Harbison Gráinne Harbison

Detox Your Home, Improve Your Hormones: Easy Tips for a Lower-Tox Life

Regardless of whether you want babies or you’re happily beyond that stage, if you’re struggling with a belly you can’t lose, pimple-prone skin or monthly migraines, it might surprise you that there’s something beyond food, exercise, and positive affirmations you can do right now to tip the balance of your hormone health in your favour……..even if it sounds whack and seems far too doable!

I’m talking about giving your home a detox.! Find out how endocrine disrupting chemicals may be messing with your metabolism and wreaking havoc with your hormones. And what you can start doing about it!

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Why you’re not losing weight with intermittent fasting
Gráinne Harbison Gráinne Harbison

Why you’re not losing weight with intermittent fasting

If your clothes fit more like like the ill-fated glove in the O.J. Simpson trial, and you haven’t experienced the benefits everyone else talks about when it comes to intermittent fasting, read on. I’m going to help you to figure out why, and give you some actionable steps to try and change your experience and restore your confidence in intermittent fasting when it comes to IF.

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Me or my hormones?
Gráinne Harbison Gráinne Harbison

Me or my hormones?

One thing I could always count on was a 28-day cycle - but it was clear that my perfect record was about to be wiped out. First I skipped a cycle (I knew I was neither stressed nor pregnant), the next one came at 26 days, then it went to 34 days, and finally I had the two-for-the-price-of-one period experience!

What the actual bleep ?

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The Cost Of People Pleasing On My Health And Quality Of Life.
Gráinne Harbison Gráinne Harbison

The Cost Of People Pleasing On My Health And Quality Of Life.

People pleasing often stems from a desire for approval or fear of conflict. Hello mirror!! For years, I stayed in an unhealthy work environment for years, hoping that working harder and achieving more would finally earn my brother’s respect. But instead, I walked away with my self-esteem in tatters. 

Take it from someone who knows - there are real and damaging consequences to people pleasing when it’s misdirected or abused. For me, the stress of my job, the deterioration in relations with my brother and feeling worthless would eventually catch up with me—leaving me on the brink of burnout, my hormones a mess, and unable to get pregnant when I wanted another child.

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Nutrition tips to ace a half marathon
Gráinne Harbison Gráinne Harbison

Nutrition tips to ace a half marathon

Whether you’re a seasoned pro, or it’s your first time preparing for a half marathon, a little extra guidance to fuel your performance never goes astray!

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