You may not realise it but stress can have a really negative effect on your health and wellbeing. Stress-related symptoms account for nearly 90% of consultations with GPs. Everything from irritable bowel syndrome and sleep problems to weight gain and even type 2 diabetes can be linked to stress in Read more…
Awareness about the importance of vitamin D for health and wellbeing has increased significantly over the past few years. Now, with the current coronavirus pandemic, anecdotal evidence suggests that individuals with low levels of vitamin D could be at increased risk of developing more severe symptoms if they do contract Read more…
This is a blog post which was requested a while ago but which I was never sure about writing until now. Reason being, I am not a fitness professional so who am I to advise on exercise? So just a little caveat before you start reading that this isn’t advice. Read more…
Before I had Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) I used the relaxation time at the end of a yoga class to think about what I had to do next. I would fill every waking minute of every day with activities because I hated sitting still, ‘doing nothing’ or the sound of silence. Read more…
We’ve all been there, it’s been a tough day so you reach for a sweet treat to give you a lift. Or you get home and just want to eat and drink your body weight in pasta and wine. Then you beat yourself up for hours about how weak-willed you Read more…
For so many people there is a point in the day when their energy levels dip and they reach for a tea or coffee and/or a sugar fix to get them through. I know I used to feel the same way. Sometimes this dip would happen mid-afternoon but on a Read more…
Rest and relaxation are two of the most important things for your body when it’s been pushed to its limits by a stressful event or busy period. I used to feel that if I wasn’t busy moving forward with things I was wasting time. So, I would push through exhaustion Read more…