Now that the clocks have gone back in the UK it really feels as if Autumn is with us. Reduced daylight and changes to routine can lead to lower energy levels and mood fluctuations. Cold and flu viruses survive better in the cold temperatures of autumn and winter and are more able to spread. Spending...
Do you want to change an aspect of your health? Do you know the changes you need to make to your food and lifestyle to achieve this goal? And are you, like so many people, finding it difficult to change your habits? Change requires hard work. And because our brain is designed to conserve energy,...
I am writing this on World Menopause Day, but it is relevant every day. I believe it is so important that conversations about menopause have opened up around the world so that more information and choices are available to all people. The more we talk about experiences and issues the less they can be disregarded....
We all know someone who is experiencing stress every day, perhaps it is you. And yes, a degree of stress is a part of everyday life. However, if stress is extreme or chronic, the stress response can be overwhelming and harmful to the body, leading to disease. When we experience stress our body reacts in...
Sleep is generally undervalued by society today, and yet for good health and longevity, sleep should be a priority. Research shows that even short-term sleep deprivation causes increased levels of the stress hormone cortisol, raises blood pressure, impairs our body’s ability to regulate blood sugar and activates our sympathetic nervous system which can make us...
The digestive tract does more than just digest, absorb and eliminate; it houses our marvellous microbiome. In recent decades scientists have made huge discoveries about our microbiome; you may know this as friendly bacteria or healthy bacteria or gut flora. Current science acknowledges that the digestive system, particularly the microbiome, is intimately connected to every...
It’s not all right to feel just alright. Most people I talk to complain about their low energy levels, from young adults in their twenties to those in their eighties. It is generally accepted that we will experience changes to our energy levels as we age but life doesn’t have to be this way. We...
Would more energy allow you to enjoy life more? What we eat and our lifestyle choices greatly impact our energy levels. Manypeople rely on highly refined, fast food, cups of coffee and so-called energy drinks toget through the day but do these foods and drinks really give us energy andabundant vitality so that we can...
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