With summer here and holidays in the sun planned, we turn to buying sunscreens and the question arises: What is a good sunscreen? In my research into this question, I realise that this is not a simple question! My quest for an answer takes me through the following journey: Why do we use sunscreen? We…
The health of our gut and how it may affect our wellbeing is being talked about a lot. That’s because our gut bacteria (microbiome) influences our health in many ways. Having a high diversity of good bacteria in our intestine system promotes better digestion, keeps our immune system healthy, affects how we store fat, controls…
It’s now officially summer here in the UK. This brings the longer, sunnier days and the desire to soak up some sunshine and warmth. Which brings us back to the question: Is it healthy to be out in the sun? The answer – YES! Sunshine has great health benefits, including that it’s the best way…
“We do not fear the unknown. We fear what we think we know about the unknown.” ~ Teal Swan. Fear of losing someone we love, fear of failing, fear of starting something new, fear of embarrassment, fear of expressing our true selves. Fear is our biggest obstacle in life that holds us back from our…
“We do not heal the past by dwelling there; we heal the past by living fully in the present.” ~Marianne Williamson. This week I would like to talk to you about the concept of being in the moment. You would have heard about being present and how important it is. What I want to do,…
With Easter and Mother’s Day around now, it’s an easy time to over-load on chocolate! We’re not against a bit of indulging but how many of us feel the negative effects of too much chocolate? The problem is not the actual ‘chocolate’ because that’s got a lot of good beneficial things in it. Raw cacao/chocolate…
“Envy is the art of counting the other fellow’s blessings instead of your own.” ~ Harold Coffin. It’s easy for us to compare our lives against others and to want it all. How do you feel, think or act when you see others succeeding? Losing weight? Or in love? We all deserve success, love and…
This weekend is Mother’s Day in the UK. A day to appreciate all mothers, all around the world. To honour all that they have done for us in our journeys, all that they gift us and all that they sacrifice for us. It is often a day when families get together, bring flowers or go…
This week we’re doing a meditation for emotional balance. For those times when you feel completely out of whack and you want to scream, when you’re feeling all over the place. We do at times get completely and utterly overwhelmed with our emotions. It is like we are not in control of them, not in…
“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” ― Hippocrates. I have been blogging about healthy eating and the impact of food choices on our wellbeing for 10 years now. For most of that time, I seem to have been at odds with mainstream thoughts on statins, low-fat diets & sugar. I’ve also…
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