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I was too scared to drink alcohol-free wine
When I first stopped drinking alcohol, ‘what to drink?’ occupied a lot of my thoughts. There was a big space in my life, that had previously been inhabited by the rituals and customs of drinking alcohol, and it was ready to be filled. But I was too scared...
read moreWhy I stopped drinking
It’s a question I get asked often: ‘why did you stop drinking?’. I used to be fascinated (and incredulous) when I met someone who didn’t drink. I imagined that they most likely had a medical problem, or were on some medication that prevented them from...
read moreWho doesn’t need more sleep?
I've been thinking a lot about the importance of sleep recently. Mainly because, compared to what it used to be, the quality of my sleep is poor. I used to feel very grateful that I slept so well, when I was often hearing from clients about how sleep problems were...
read moreAdvice for the newly pregnant
My Facebook feed seems to be full of pictures of 12 week scans; there's a lot of newly pregnant people around in my social circle. And for those newly pregnant people, it's a very unusual time of transition. They've just emerged from the three months of secrecy where...
read moreSan Pellegrino Sparkling Juice Drinks
Did you know that San Pellegrino Sparkling Grapefruit drink contains more sugar than Coca Cola? Per can, the San Pellegrino contains 39.9g of sugar, whilst Coke contains 35g. That's nearly a teaspoon more. It's a plain old sugary soft drink, dressed up to look not...
read moreNatural Alzheimer’s Prevention Steps
Alzheimer's disease has featured heavily in the news this week, and so I thought I'd write about some natural prevention protocols. A study a while back showed that high doses of B vitamins greatly reduced brain shrinkage and memory loss in those at risk of...
read moreMini Qi Gong Routine
I am currently loving this mini Qi Gong (pronounced 'chee-gung') routine. I decided to try Qi Gong, which is a bit like Tai Chi, a couple of weeks ago after hearing how it improved energy levels. Poor energy is something that we have probably all suffered from at some...
read moreDo you remember when it was frowned upon eat between meals?
Every nutrition seminar I go to tells me how much more sugar we, as a population, are eating now compared to the past fifty or so years. The figures are quite staggering. And following on from this information, the therapists attending the seminars are told how...
read moreShould you be eating ‘free from’?
Inthe news today, sales of supermarket ‘free from’ foods are increasing, but the people buying them aren’t necessarily suffering with food allergies. This comes as no surprise, as we see the ‘free from’ section in the supermarket aisle getting more and more prominent....
read moreNutritional Supplements: you get what you pay for
This is not a post about whether nutritional supplements are beneficial or worth taking (more on that another time...), but rather if you do take supplements, why it's worth buying the best quality you can afford. Nutritional supplements are big business at the...
read moreKey supplements for vegetarians
It can be hard work being a vegetarian, and I have seen many who are suffering with poor health which can be related to their diets. Humans are evolved to eat an omnivorous diet, and vegetarians can sometimes miss out on key nutrients if they avoid meat and fish (and...
read moreDo you know if you are Vitamin D deficient?
It seems like there's some news about Vitamin D every day. It's traditionally known for helping to form healthy bones in children alongside calcium (resulting in rickets if there's a deficiency), and also known as the 'sunshine vitamin' because we make our own...
read moreThoughts turning into chemicals
The body, and especially the brain, is a completely amazing thing. This thought is never far from me, but I was reminded of it particularly yesterday whilst at a lecture, when the lecturer stated that 'thoughts and feelings are converted into chemicals in the body'....
read moreHave you had your flu vaccine yet?
I've written about flu vaccines before. And I'm going to do it again. Because of the nature of my work, I subscribe to various blogs and news alerts related to natural health. Lots of what I've been seeing recently has been anti-vaccine. Most dissenting voices...
read moreWhy Closing Your Eyes is Good for You
Melatonin is a hormone released by a tiny gland in the brain called the pineal gland. If you've heard of it, it's probably in relation to sleep problems, jet lag and circadian rhythms. Indeed, melatonin does help to induce the sleep cycle; it is produced by the...
read moreDenmark’s ‘Fat Tax’
In the news this week, we have heard that Denmark is the first country to introduce a fax on foods containing more than 2.3% saturated fat. This includes things like butter, oil, cheese and some meats. The aim of the tax is to change the behaviour of the Danish...
read moreDon’t make me laugh
I saw a piece on the news this week about laughter yoga. I’ve heard about it before and I’m actually dying to try it! To some people it might look a bit silly, but those who have tried it attest to its wonderful benefits, and the fantastic feeling it gives you. In...
read moreCandida Part II
Following on from my previous post about Candida, I thought I'd follow up with some more of my thoughts on this common condition. Candida can't be blamed solely on antibiotic use, or a sugary diet, because many people have had lots of antibiotics in their lives...
read moreResting your mind is as important as resting your body
Anxious? Keyed up? Highly strung? A worrier? Panicky? Always 'on the go'? Apprehensive? I am starting to understand that these feelings underlie most health problems. When I speak to a new client, and we discuss what kind of symptoms are bothering them, it nearly...
read moreCandida (or yeast overgrowth)
The condition known as Candida is something that those in alternative medicine circles are very familiar with. ‘Candida’ refers to an overgrowth of yeast in the body (Candida albicans is the name of the species of yeast), which causes some very unpleasant symptoms....
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