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 feel that maybe I am starting to grow up, or that I have maybe reached a certain age. Thing is I am starting to really worry about getting old and not being able to do all the things that I currently take for granted. I felt it was time to actually start having some … Read more
Pretty Muddy 5K Race4Life Last Saturday was Race 4 Life’s Pretty Muddy. This is 5K with obstacles and mud. I have to admit there was a lot less mud (and obstacles) than I imagined. This race was more about a fun way of raising money and it definitely was that. I had been worried that … Read more
Getting kids active this Summer The school six weeks holidays are nearly upon us and this can mean for a lot of children that they will not get the 60 minutes of activity they need a day (79% of boys and 84% of girls ages 5-15 years). With one in five primary school children being … Read more
Imagine being able to eat your favourite sweet products without having to worry about the added calories? Well you will be pleased to know that more and more this is becoming the case thanks to Stevia*! Stevia is a naturally sourced, zero calorie sustainable sweetening ingredient which can be (and is) used in food and … Read more
Getting older is something that inevitably happens to us all. Whilst I would not want to go back and relive puberty I think that is much better than growing old. I mean there’s plenty of warning and everyone knows roughly when it is going to happen. Let’s be honest, as hard as it was, it … Read more
The kids loving taking their bikes and scooters on the school run. I love it too, as I know they are getting exercise first thing, it helps with their gross motor skills and spatial awareness. And well really, it just gets them to move! Instead of dragging their heels and me yelling at them. Problem … Read more
After watching this weeks JunkFoodKids I thought I would talk about sugar and one of my favourite companies Coca-Cola. I was sent this promotional information but have not been paid and just wanted to share it. We tend to have “treats” in moderation and not as a norm. 25% of mums feel overloaded and confused … Read more
Public Health England launches a Change4Life campaign every January. This year the focus is on ways that parents can encourage their children to eat less sugar. Teaming up with Netmums and Reading University they asked 50 families to help them understand the difficulties and impact of making small simple SugarSwaps in the diet. Myself and … Read more
So I have found a lump in my breast. No big deal right? I mean I am only 36 and there’s loads of reasons why women have lumps. Worst case scenario it’s Cancer. Did you know that Breast Cancer is one of the most curable Cancers that there is? Trouble is I still remember this … Read more
If you are an organised Mum then you may already have things planned to do over the Summer. But have you thought about yourself? Keeping the smalls occupied and fed, possibly working and keeping the house clean can be a real emotional drain. I think it is important to make sure you have plenty of healthy … Read more