Fluctuations in our hormone cycles (peri and post Menopause)

Our hormones affect our well-being and our propensity to put on weight.  Looking at the menstrual cycle first, there’s basically two halves. The follicular phase starts with the first day of your period and lasts for around 14 days, with ovulation in the middle. ...

GROUP HIKING TRIP APRIL 2022

Over the last two years I’ve enjoyed walking and cycling trips with friends, all in the UK.  I needed to get back on a plane and widen my horizons so I booked this trip through an adventure company called Exodus. It was trekking in the Aitana Mountains, which...

What 5 things can I do in a week to improve my health..

What an interesting topic this is. Let’s dive straight in!  Number 1: Every illness or condition you google there will always be, under the heading treatment or avoidance, the words ‘Do some exercise’.  Give your heart and lungs something to work for, give your joints...

DIETARY FAT : which ones to savour and why…

Some people avoid eating fat because there is a tendency to think that it has something to do with the reason their clothes are too tight.  But it is eating too much of anything that is the reason we have love-handles. Fat is essential in our diet because aside from...

IRON : A common deficiency apparently …

Last week, I paid one of my regular visits to the chiropractor. While one of her bony elbows was digging into my glute (she called it “releasing”) I remarked (through quick breaths akin to childbirth) that I had been feeling very tired lately.  “Well stop hiking up...

No-one wants to pick you up, so stop worrying about weight

Losing fat is about losing fat.  It’s not about losing weight.  The whole process can be emotionally charged so let’s make it easier for ourselves.  Hide the scales. When our clothes get tight, it’s because we’ve eaten more than we usually do, even...

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