Mental Health Awareness Week 2021 runs this week, from 10-16 May. During the pandemic, millions of us have experienced a mental health problem, or seen a friend or loved one struggle during the lengthy lockdowns. The theme for this year is ‘Nature’. Over the past year, we’ve largely seen more...
Shop local – now more than ever. The rise of supermarkets during the second half of the 20th century (which has continued unabated into the 21st) has been phenomenal. The convenience of a one-stop-shop is undeniable, but at what cost? I came across this interesting article from the Sustainable Food...
Long Year. New Hope. Better Health. Wow! WHAT. A. YEAR! As December draws 2020 to a close, we look back on a year like never before! A year of challenge, uncertainty and often downright fear. 2020 has seen us locked down in a global pandemic, isolated within the four walls...
3 ways to help your immune resilience. In the UK we’re now joining our friends from Europe and other parts of the world and entering another period of isolation, anxiety and uncertainty. And at this time of year (autumn/winter in the UK) this heralds a period of not only emotional but...
How I healed from arthritis. National Arthritis Week 2020 runs from 7-13 October and as I know from personal experience, it’s the biggest cause of pain and disability in the UK. In this post, I share how I healed from autoimmune arthritis with nutrition and lifestyle medicine. Around 10 million...
Action for Happiness is a movement of people committed to building a happier and more caring society. They want to see a fundamentally different way of life – where people care less about what they can get just for themselves and more about the happiness of others, something we seem...
Immune Resilience Series #25: Human Connection, Covid-19 & Black Lives. I wonder if humankind has ever felt more vulnerable, alone, disconnected, misunderstood and unhappy? All these are factors which impact powerfully on our sense of self-worth and value, and also provoke a chronic and enduring stress response which depletes and...
Appreciating life when it sucks seems perverse, right? Wrong. Research shows that the practise and experience of gratitude not only brings joy but induces a sense of relaxation, improves immune function and lowers blood pressure. And this is very good news for me at the moment. I’m usually a glass-half-full...
Immune Support #8: Reigniting Trauma (Afsha Malik). My dear friend, Afsha Malik’s has offered a profoundly wise reflection on the global pandemic which we are all experiencing. Traumatic experiences can leave a long-term impact on our health both mentally and physically and may even leave alter our DNA in areas responsible...
We spend a serious amount of time on our devices – around 4 hours per day. The number of smartphone users in 2019 stood at around 3 BILLION and the forecast is for that number to grow. Monthly data usages averages out at around 9GB per active device – that’s a...
