WHY VALERIAN IS KEY TO A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP
Difficulties with getting to sleep are among the most prevalent health and wellness issues of our age; it is thought that about a third of Britons will suffer from insomnia at some point in their l...
Frequently referred to as the body’s “happy” or “feel-good” chemical, serotonin actually has a broad range of roles beyond its contribution to wellbeing and happiness. Serotonin is certainly key t...
ASK AN EXPERT: HOW TO DEAL WITH A PICKY EATER?
So many of our eating habits go way back to childhood. Eating quickly: were you at boarding school or in a large family where siblings might have nicked your food off your plate? Or did you have lo...
ASK AN EXPERT: DOES THE FOOD I EAT AFFECT MY SLEEP?
What we eat and drink in the day has a huge effect on how well we sleep. Unfortunately for many of us we get into a bit of a catch 22. The biggest reason for insomnia is stress… And here lies the C...
WHY THE KINDNESS YOU GIVE COMES BACK TO YOU
Wouldn’t it be amazing if there was just one “magic formula” in life that made everything a bit better? By this, we mean one thing that we could turn to time and time again, in the knowledge that i...
MENTAL HEALTH AND IMMUNITY - WHAT'S THE CONNECTION?
The fresh focus that the coronavirus pandemic has thrown on the vital importance of our immune systems may have already prompted you to make certain changes to your lifestyle to help to improve you...
7 EASY WAYS TO BECOME A MORNING PERSON
The old trope of the ‘night owl’ versus the ‘lark’ is a persistent one, partly because it is rooted in a degree of truth. After all, we all have different circadian rhythms, which are our natural s...
WHAT IS AN AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE?
Your immune system is meant to safeguard your body against the risk of disease and infection, and to this end, can normally tell the difference between the body’s own cells and any foreign cells fr...
ASK AN EXPERT: SHOULD I CUT OUT NATURAL SUGAR?
There are scales to which natural sugar becomes less helpful. Fruit and vegetables contain sugar (especially carrots, tomatoes, beetroot, sweet potato and soft fruits) but because this sugar is enc...
With a fever reported to be the most common symptom of COVID-19, the above is a very pertinent question. Yes, you’ll be aware already that the term ‘fever’ refers to an elevated body temperature – ...
WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SUPPLEMENTS AND VACCINES?
As the world waits with bated breath for confirmation of the successful development of a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine, you may understandably wonder about the vitamin and nutrient supple...
THE 7 BENEFITS OF A MEDITERRANEAN DIET AND LIFESTYLE
Given that it has been one of the most historically acclaimed diets since the 1960s, it is especially striking that the oft-cited “Mediterranean diet” isn’t really a diet at all, at least in the se...
3 EASY VITAMIN C DRINK RECIPES
As we've been saying for a while now, vitamin C is the powerhouse of the vitamin world. As well as having a large role in boosting our immune system, this abundant nutrient also helps us heal cuts ...