Ladies, we cannot avoid the natural and normal phenomena that is the Menopause!! As females we were gifted in the womb with ovaries. After about 4 decades they begin to retire, instigated by the drop in sex hormones and our bodies go from hormonal harmony to,...
Top tips to set them up for the day I can’t quite believe that the summer holidays are nearly over and that it looks like they will ALL finally be going back to school now lockdown restriction have eased! Yippeee!!! There are a couple of things that worry me about my...
How many of us tack our weight on a weekly or monthly basis; have scales in the bathroom or under the bed; give in to the guilty pleasure of jumping on to see if we have lost a few pounds so we can feel good about ourselves or to be wholly disappointed when the scales...
I suspect there will be many families taking self-catering holidays in the UK this summer due to travel restrictions to many countries during the Covid epidemic. We will be one of those families and although I like my trips abroad, I LOVE my UK self-catering...
No-one could ever have predicted that the last 4 months would have looked the way they have. No-one could have prepared us for how our lives would change: the way we work, the way we shop, the way we exercise, the way we look after our children and how they are...
Do you use Essential Oils? About 25 years ago (I was a teenager!!) I attended an aromatherapy course and loved experimenting with the different smells and learning about the benefits when used for massage. I never would have dreamt that all these years...
There has been much talk in the press about metabolic conditions increasing the risk of severe symptoms of Covid 19 and leading to the most severe clinical outcomes. So what are metabolic conditions? The main 2 metabolic conditions are diabetes and high blood pressure...
We find ourselves in a strange new world where our normal lives have been turned upside down. Having the whole family at home this week I have already noticed how the change in routine is changing our eating habits. I hear the creak of the cupboard as someone...
Hands up who set a health related New Year’s Resolution?
Was it the same last year? And the year before?
I know, this year will be different, you feel super motivated and determined to stick with it this year.
I hear you, I’m with you! Let’s do this!
So December is now upon us and I often get asked how to keep on track with healthy eating during the prolonged festive season. The party season seems to start earlier every year and more social events are in the calendar. Now I’m not one to miss a party...