I find healthy eating fairly easy and I’ve never been overweight, so why am I constantly trying to eat healthier? The main reason is that I’m lazy, and optimising nutrition is one of the simplest tweaks any of us can make to improve overall health. There are a number of reasons why most experts consider… Read More How to Eat Healthier, the Easy Way
Gift giving season is here again, but my friendship circle has changed. This year my focus has shifted and I’m spending time with healthier, happier, more positive people. Which is great, not least because I have some great ideas for their holiday gifts. If you’re looking for holiday gifts for health conscious friends, here are… Read More The Gifts I’m Buying All My Health Conscious Friends This Holiday Season
I’ve just been doing an online course in sleeping. I’m not even kidding. It’s called The Science of Better Sleep and is available through Masterclass. It seemed a little frivolous as a topic – especially as I feel I already know why sleep is important – but it was full of surprises. Not all of them pleasant. It… Read More Seven Reasons Sleep is Even More Important than I Thought
For those of us in the Northern hemisphere, we’re heading into winter, and it’s time to pay even more attention to our health and wellness. This time of year, preventative health becomes more important than ever, so let’s get proactive, and try not to let the winter season become cold and flu season, chapped skin… Read More Five Great Essential Oils For Winter Wellness
Drinking more water is probably one of the simplest thing you can do to start improving your health, and you can start right now without any investment, preparation or specialist equipment. You probably already know you should be aiming for a minimum of eight glasses of water a day, more if it’s hot, or if… Read More How to Drink More Water
Originating as an ancient Indian practice of physical, spiritual and mental disciplines, yoga has been defined in many circles as a “union with the divine” providing many internal and external benefits. Differing yoga traditions can be found in Buddhism, Jainism and Hinduism. Swami Vivekananda successfully introduced the practice of yoga to the Western world in… Read More Ten Benefits of a Daily Yoga Practice
Learning almost any new skill can give your brain a boost, but some will have a bigger impact than others. Here are a few that will actually improve and support brain function, and even ward off dementia, according to science. Speaking a foreign language According to Live Science, learning a new language, at any age, is… Read More New Skills To Learn That Actually Improve Your Brain
The best nutritional advice I’ve found didn’t come from my nutrition class at Stanford. Yes, I took a nutrition course at Stanford. Well, not actually at Stanford but with Stanford. It was an online MOOC and you can take it too if you like. You’ll find it here. It’s a great course and as someone with… Read More The Best Nutritional Advice I’ve Found
The journey to health and wellness begins with building a lifestyle that supports healthy choices. You don’t need to completely overhaul your entire life all at once. You can gradually build a health and wellness oriented lifestyle by making healthy habits and choices part of your daily routines. Physical Fitness The United States Department… Read More The Road To Health and Wellness: How To Get Started
Yoga is a great, gentle exercise that can be started at any age, and if you put the time in to progress to more advanced yoga you’ll really improve your strength and flexibility. Yoga also helps relieve stress by using exercises that unify the mind, body, and spirit. If you’re new to yoga, these seven… Read More Seven Important Tips for Starting Yoga
