I was delighted to attend an event over the summer organised by the College of Medicine and Integrated Health, all about the importance of integrative medicine – something I feel strongly about. You may now be wondering what actually is integrative medicine? It’s a healthcare model that uses a combination of evidence-based therapies and lifestyle […]
There’s been so much about this in the media over the last year and we talk about the peri-menopause and then the menopause but it can all get a bit confusing, so which one are you in and what does it mean for you? Put simply, the peri-menopause is the period of time leading up […]
The last two years have certainly seen a lot of changes, including using words that weren’t even in our national vocabulary before Covid hit: lockdown, furlough, WFH, social-distancing, self-isolation, LFTs, Long Covid. To use another oft-repeated word, it’s been unprecedented. At the very least it’s been a rollercoaster ride and not one we’d ever want […]
We might sometimes think that life would be easier if we were thinner, richer, a ‘better’ version of who we are. But that’s simply not true. Some of us may think we have to be perfect, that we aren’t enough as we are. We are all who we are meant to be. It’s what we […]
Lots of us know when our periods are due because we may feel a little tetchy, tearful or bloated. But did you know you’re actually at the end of autumn and coming into winter when that happens? Whereas our main focus used to be on those 3-7 days where we had our period, there is […]
If someone asked you what the strongest part of your body was, what would you say? Is it the heart which beats approximately 2.5 billion times over 70 years? Or the masseter muscle (found in the jaw and the one we use to chew) – the bite strength of an average man is between 117 […]
The summer holidays are here! Which means more than just hopefully sunny days (they’ll be back soon!) and time to relax a little. It’s also the time of exhausted teachers who have finished a long and hectic term. Equally exhausted parents who are juggling overtired and excited children with work and ways of keeping their familes entertained […]
There are two little hormone glands, about the size of a grape, that sit just on top of our kidneys. Your adrenal glands are only small but they play such a HUGE part in our wellbeing and they really do appreciate a bit of love and care. They may not be the largest of the hormone glands […]
It’s that time of year again! The Christmas lights have been officially switched on, the shops are full of all things festive and we suddenly feel that time and our ‘to-do’ lists are definitely against us. Arrgghh!! I have to admit that I love Christmas. It is quite possibly my favourite time of year and […]