Covering many aspects of health including:
Children: Pregnancy, breastfeeding, medicines, child illness.
Women’s health: breast cancer, menstruation, body image.
Improving health – diet, exercise, giving up smoking, being active.
Mental health – anxiety, depression, loss.
I have to say that I was really nervous about travelling to another country alone. We drive to Europe usually and I had only been on a plane once before in my adult life – for a hen weekend. Mark Warner reassured me, telling me that I was on a chartered flight with everyone on … Read more
Yoga is good for core stability, strength, flexibility, relaxation, de-stressing and balancing for body, mind and soul. But one thing that worries me about doing Yoga is what happens when it is the time of the month. I have awfully heavy periods and tend to leak – which could result in things being VERY embarrassing. … Read more
Pesto Sauce is so easy to make. I just used our Nutribullet. The following explains how. Making the Family Healthier My family and I have been making small, realistic steps to help change our lifestyles. The children have done really well to cut out not only fizzy drinks but cordials too. Now they only have … Read more
Do you find it difficult to relax? I know I do, even if I make free time for myself I find my mind goes into overdrive about what needs doing, or I should could be doing instead of doing nothing. This can even be the cause of sleep problems I should imagine. Well you may … Read more
I wanted to share how most people can move more to keep healthy, even if they are unable to go out running for whatever reason – and that is with walking. According to Dr Andrew Well M.D. (an internationally recognised leader and pioneer in the field of integrative medicine) walking is one of the most … Read more
Regular readers will know that I am concerned about sugar intake – not only of myself but of my family. One of the biggest battles I face is with sweets, which obviously contain sugar. But Swiss Sweet brand Ricola has an amazing sugar free range of herbal sweets. They held a Sugar Swap event in … Read more
Start the Day with a Healthy Breakfast with helpful ideas from bloggers. Most people are aware that breakfast is the most important meal of the day but yet don’t give it the time and attention that it needs. I have always made sure that my children had breakfast, but only more recently have I ensured … Read more
I could not believe I was running 10k in just over an hour. Before you skip this post thinking that you could never do this then let me tell you that’s how I felt too. In fact I protested shortly before this that I could never even run 5k. This time last year I could … Read more
Sugar is something that concerns me for both myself and my children. I think it is becoming more and more obvious that it is a problem and is increasing the risks of Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity and tooth decay. It is important to understand the difference between natural and added sugars – the latter being … Read more
I did not wish to wait until the New Year to start being healthier and regular readers will know that I have already being making changes in my lifestyle choices.Besides New Year’s Resolutions are usually broken. What I have done is slowly change my habits – hoping to not only improve my own health but … Read more