Category featuring articles about health and wellbeing. This includes mental health, emotional wellbeing and physical health.
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The Benefits of Quitting Smoking
Read moreNational No Smoking Day has a long history in the UK, with the first ever event taking place back in 1983, on Ash Wednesday. Since then, the Day has taken place on the second Wednesday in March each year with the British Heart Foundation backing the idea since 2011.
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My Weight Loss Journey- Back to the Gym
Read moreSince attempting to go sugar free this January I have managed to get a lot more energy back and signed up to a gym! I used to go to the gym before I had my son and it really helped me get fit and it also helped balance out my anxiety and depression (the endorphin…
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I’ve Been Sugar Free For 3 Weeks- Here’s How I’m Doing…
Read moreAt the start of January I was feeling at my worst. I’ve been eating really poorly for the last two or three years as I’ve been an exhausted, time-limited single mother of a young child. But I cannot use that excuse anymore. As you saw last year I began to think about going sugar free…
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I Nearly Lost My Mum This Month
Read more“You were at deaths door a couple of weeks ago, but we couldn’t tell you that because we didn’t want you to give up the fight.”
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How To Help Reduce Allergies, Eczema & Asthma Symptoms In Your Home
Read moreLast week I was invited to an information event in London which was hosted by Dyson, with the purpose of providing parents with tips on how to reduce the bugs and dust that cause allergies in children (and us!). Scarily it’s estimated that 50% of children have allergies and this is increasing.
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How Food Additives Can Affect Child (and Adult!) Behaviour
Read moreDoes your child have a lot of tantrums? Are they addicted to certain foods? Are they moody, aggressive or argumentative? Do they dominate other children during play? Are they good, then difficult, then good constantly?
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Learning To Love Your Body: Guest Post by Body Confidence Campaigner, Leyah Shanks
Read moreCosmopolitan UK have featured an article about a body confidence campaign in their Feb 2014 issue, which got me thinking about how little I feel about my own body at the moment, and that dieting won’t necessarily be the complete answer to my problem. The gorgeous Body Confidence Campaigner featured in the article is Leyah…