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...
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 to lose weight naturally – my #talkhealth interview with the talkhealth Partnership. talkhealth is a team of like-minded individuals, who are keen to provide the latest health information and support that is currently available. The team’s primary aim is to make health support easily accessible to everyone, offering interactivity between...
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...
Immune resilience #19: Vitamin D (aka Vitamin Sunshine). In light of COVID-19, health experts across the globe are advising us to pay attention to and bolster our vitamin D levels. Every single cell in our body – including our immune cells – contains receptors for vitamin D. Indeed, as early...
Why Women Should Track Their Vitamin D. In the wake of reducing our risk for and recovering from COVID-19, and as we come into full summer, Vitamin D is on the tip of everyone’s tongue. And research is giving us plenty on the pros (and the cons) of supplementing D. But why should...
Diabetes Awareness Week. This week (8th – 14th June) is Diabetes Awareness Week in the United Kingdom. In recent decades, the numbers of people with diabetes in the UK has grown exponentially. The consequences for individuals can be very serious. The impact on the NHS is overwhelming its ability to...
LET’S EDUCATE BEFORE WE MEDICATE! Building our immune resilience is the key to reducing the risk or recovering from illnesses and viruses such as the devastating Covid-19. Of course, we must protect ourselves and each other with important hygiene measures like thorough hand-washing… but we must face the fact that...
Immune Resilience Series #24: The Nature Solution: The Alliance for Natural Health’s new video reminds us that the solution to create immune resilience isn’t always a new technology and that Mother Nature has most of the answers – and lockdown is giving us an opportunity to find them. Once again, it’s...
