I woke up this morning with a bit of a tickly throat and a tiny, tiny bit of a cough. So what was I to think? Coronavirus, or the start of a cold, or just my imagination? If I have a day of feeling a bit ‘under the weather’ I usually assume I am fighting …
There was an article in the paper today about how being outside in nature and noticing the plants and birds can increase your wellbeing. Since this is something that regularly makes the wellbeing headlines I am sure most of us know that. Over the last few days I have been taking some time in the …
I have often read statements that say it takes ‘so many’ days to form a new habit. In my experience almost no behaviour is in place forever, we are continually changing. I have had habits that I have carried out for years and then all of a sudden stopped. Something else changes and my good …
The Times on Saturday had an article about a US Dermatologist, Dr Nicholas Perricone, who interestingly was totally against Botox and fillers. Instead he advocated a healthy diet as the most important way to look youthful. Salmon was his ‘go to food’ as it contains DMAE, a compound that gives tone to the skin. Whilst …
On Friday 20th September I joined the climate protest in St Andrews. People gathered on the West Sands beach, made famous in the film ‘Chariots of Fire’, to draw a ‘Line in the Sand’. A group of protestors wound their way through the streets chanting the usual mantra – what do we want?….. when do …
I am often left wondering if my eco-choices are in fact more harmful for the environment than the ones I am trying to replace. Is the toilet paper made from bamboo better than toilet paper made from recycled paper? Are the biodegradeable plastic wrappers better than paper wrappers? What about bags for life? How long …
I have been very lax with writing blogs, despite it being one of my intentions when I started my website. It has been over 5 months since I wrote the last one and I have been pondering on why it has not become a habit. I have no excuses. I have had both the time …
February already – how did that happen? The month has flown past and I definitely have not achieved all I hoped for, but I do feel as though I have been a bit more organised. Here is the February planner to help with keeping on track. It has a few different questions for you to …
After the socialising, family gathering and eating and drinking of Christmas I love the chance to have a think about changes I would like to make in the New Year. This year to help me do this I have designed a monthly/weekly planner. It focuses on the key areas of life that I help people …
During my 28 day alcohol free challenge I tried quite a few different non-alcoholic drinks. I did a blind tasting of these three drinks: 1) Ceder’s distilled non-alcoholic drink served with Fever-Tree light tonic 2) Gordon’s ultra low alcohol gin and tonic flavoured drink 3) Fever-tree light tonic on its own My favourite was (3) …
