“and I said to my body softly, ‘I want to be your friend’. It took a long breath and replied, ‘I have been waiting my whole life for this’. Nayyirah Waheed. I could never have known that during my 3 year long and painful journey from sickness to wellness, that I would learn so much about Continue reading
Are you fed up of feeling tired, wired, stressed or anxious all the time and just want to feel balanced and in control again? Well you’re not alone. But here’s the thing………..It’s so easy when we’re looking here, there and everywhere for ways to improve our health to overlook the things we think are just Continue reading
Are you still waking up at night and only getting back to sleep an hour before the alarm goes off? Are you also still trying to go on, dragging yourself through the day and feeling more anxious, overwhelmed AND…….…..bone tired. I’m sorry, I really am because I know these sleep problems mean that you’re probably Continue reading
As many of you know, before setting up my practice, I worked in public health. This included working for a weight management project where I learned so much. One thing was that weight loss is never just about losing weight, or about eating less and exercising more. The other thing was that when you desperately Continue reading
Ever wondered why you’re not losing weight even though you’re trying everything? Could it be down to; metabolism, aging, thyroid issues or simply eating the wrong foods for your body? OR…. could it be an area that is often overlooked – the impact that stress and anxiety have not only on us putting on weight, Continue reading
Do you ever find yourself buying lots of food, but then feeling frustrated, because you haven’t got the ingredients that you actually need?! Or maybe you keep saying that you’re into saving the planet and want to go ‘meat free on Mondays’, but you simply don’t know what goes with what and so end up Continue reading
At some stage ladies, you’ll take the journey. For some it may go straight from regular to peri, then on to meno and finally to post. But for others, there’ll be many winding roads, false starts and semi full stops. And whilst you may be excited to say goodbye to your PMS, it may be Continue reading
They say ‘love the skin you’re in’, but what if your skin’s irritated, spotty, blotchy, sore and constantly puffy? What do you do then? And how do you stop it getting worse? I’ve met so many people who as teenagers, had spots and because they also often had an oily t-zone, were told ‘it’s your Continue reading
I’ve become increasingly interested in vitamin D because of the growing rates of deficiency. But, I’ve been fascinated by this subject ever since I worked with a woman in her mid-30s, who had to have vitamin D injections because her jaw bone was crumbling away! It’s so important that you nurture yourself and getting your Continue reading
Maybe you can relate to this. A few years ago I had a horrible virus. It left me months after recovery, with a dry, tickly and frankly irritating cough. I know that’s not unusual, but what I started to recognise was that the cough seemed to appear more if my mind was racing or if Continue reading
