Meditation & Mindfulness

Brain Health 101 – How to improve Brain Health & Cognition

Brain Health 101 – How to improve Brain Health & Cognition

This blog will focus on things we can do to improve our brain health. I want to help you build healthy habits step-by-step. Often we know what we should be doing for our health, but doing it consistently is another matter. It takes at least…

Introduction To Mindfulness

Introduction To Mindfulness

  5 Simple Steps To Being More Mindful Although it has been around in one form or another for thousands of years, mindfulness has recently become one of the most popular forms of meditation in Western society. Perhaps it’s easy to see why – in…

Why human connections are as important as exercise when it comes to being healthy?

Why human connections are as important as exercise when it comes to being healthy?

  Ask anyone what it means to be healthy and you will often hear the same few answers. Exercise a few times a week, get enough sleep, eat a well-balanced diet, avoid too much alcohol and don’t let chronic stress get on top of you.…

Is a wandering mind an unhappy mind?

Is a wandering mind an unhappy mind?

Many of us spend hundreds if not thousands of pounds each year searching for a way to be happy. This could be through buying self help books, jetting off across the globe experiencing new places, or filling all our available hours with fun activities with…

Inflammation: Why it matters and what you can do about it?

Inflammation: Why it matters and what you can do about it?

What is Inflammation? You have probably heard about inflammation and some of its negative effects, but small doses of it are actually good. Inflammation is a process that your body uses to heal damaged tissues or to fight pathogens. Everyone has experienced inflammation when their…

Live Smarter – Why We Are Stressed

Live Smarter – Why We Are Stressed

  Live smarter – why we are stressed, how it affects us and how to manage it Dozens of modern studies have found that stress levels are increasing in modern life. With pressures at work, constant connectivity through smartphones, increasing threats of terrorism or other…

What I Ate in January

What I Ate in January

Welcome back to my ‘What I Ate’ series and to 2018!   What’s in Season in January? Apples, Beetroot, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Carrots, Celeriac, Celery, Chicory, Jerusalem Artichokes, Kale, Leeks, Mushrooms, Onions, Parsnips, Pears, Spring Greens, Spring Onions, Squash, Swedes, Turnips.   As you can…

What I Ate in October

What I Ate in October

I know this is completely unrelated to food but I had to share. We got a new puppy earlier this month! She’s a blue whippet called Millie and she is adorable. Here are some pictures of her: @MillieTheBlueWhippet   Food October is the month of…

What I Ate in September

What I Ate in September

Welcome back to my ‘What I Ate’ series. I can’t believe the Summer is over!   September brings us into the start of Autumn and around us in Kent it has definitely started feeling autumnal. My big fluffy jumpers and slippers are already out (I live…