Jenny Conlon meets health guru Madeleine Shaw to learn more about her food philosophy and how to awaken the hottest, happiest and healthiest you
I have followed Madeleine since the start of her career and have attended a few of her inspiring supper clubs, so it was a real highlight to meet up with her over a ginger tea to find out how to get the glow that emits from her the moment we meet. Her passion for a healthy lifestyle was born in Australia where she moved to attend
university when she was 18. “When I was there I had really bad digestive problems and I was always bloated and never had any energy. I thought I was eating healthily, but when I went to see a naturopath she told me everything I was eating was totally wrong. She told me I needed to eat good fats and meat and good quality vegetables and that completely changed my diet and made such a huge difference to my energy levels. I wasn’t bloated anymore”.
During her time in Australia she ate in one particular organic café so often that they offered her a job. “I worked in a café for a few years and I started posting pictures of what I was making on Facebook and then a girlfriend of mine suggested I set up a blog, which I did. That was four and a bit years ago. I studied a health coaching course at the Institute of Integrative Nutrition and started health coaching clients and then came the books, it was a slow process. I love what I do and I feel very grateful”. What’s most attractive about Madeleine’s recipes is that they’re simple and you can buy the majority of ingredients in the leading supermarkets. “I want the ingredients to always be accessible, my recipes are quite simple in the sense that there’s not too many ingredients. I’m not a chef, I’m a cook so I want to make them simple so people will end up enjoying them”. Continue reading…
