How Does Sleep Really Affect Our Health?

How much we move our body influences our health.  It’s one of the three main markers of health.  How much and what we eat also plays a part.  The third piece of that jigsaw is sleep, a topic absolutely fundamental to our wellbeing. When we sleep our body and brain...

Small life tweaks to help raise self-esteem

So much of how us women feel about ourselves as humans is connected to how we feel physically about our bodies.  I mean, how twisted is that? But let’s ride with it. My friend Gill, currently on gardening leave from her job and living the dream except.. “I’m fat. The...

Broccoli – Packing a punch against Cancer

You know when there’s nothing on the telly, so you scroll through all that stuff you blindly recorded in a whim, hoping for a little gem. Well, I found a gem recently on BBC2 about Superfoods. The other channels were full of either football or Corrie so I pressed play...

Cholesterol – What is it?

Whenever people hear the word cholesterol, they automatically think heart attacks and strokes.  Let’s take a closer look. What is cholesterol? It’s a fatty substance known as a lipid and is vital for the normal functioning of the body.  It helps make hormones, cell...

Why do we crave carbohydrate rich foods when we are tired?

If you’ve been working late, partying hard or just had a rough night with the kids, the following day can be a challenge in terms of healthy eating. As you struggle through a day punctuated by yawns and wooziness, you find yourself craving foods which you can usually...

Home Workout Motivation

Picture this – there’s the sofa, the family all nestled on it, cuddling the dog. The lights are dimmed ready for episode 4 of something or other on Netflix but it doesn’t mask the guilty looks in your direction as the familiar rustle of chocolate wrappers can be...

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