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Many couples start a diet before the big day so that they look fantastic in their dress and suit. But many starve themselves of nourishment and become cranky which is not the ideal preparation for the wedding.

What if there was a way to cleanse your system, lose weight and feel great, without getting ‘hangry’ and snappy at everyone?

My yoga training was based on the macrobiotic diet. Simply put, it’s centred on wholefoods like brown rice, vegetables, beans, fruit, seaweed, lean meat and dairy food that is not processed or altered in any way like skim milk. In this diet, we minimise foods that Michael Pollan said your great-great grandmother wouldn’t recognise as food.

So it’s not a radical way to eat, just a healthier way and it’s easy to do because essentially it’s about getting more veg and wholegrains on your plate so you get the nutrition and energy you need for all the decisions you have to make about the wedding and honeymoon.

Here are a few simple brown rice recipes to try tonight. Let me know how you feel afterwards!