Health Blog

We are told to watch our posture when we are standing or sitting but have we ever thought about our sleep posture?

Sleep posture is the position you settle into as you go to sleep as well as the positions you move into during the night.  If your sleep posture is poor, it can lead to problems over time - problems such as reflux, back pain, breathing difficulties and even wrinkles.

Experts (including from the Harvard Chan School of Public Health in the USA) have created a special diet known as the Mind Diet which could help to prevent or delay thinking and memory problems.

In their research, those experts looked at data for over fourteen thousand people with an average age of sixty four over a period of ten years - and found that a healthy diet was crucial for good mental health.

We all want to be able to keep moving freely and easily - whatever our age.

According to statistics, every year there are over thirty seven million falls globally that are severe enough to require medical attention!

If we don't want to be one of those statistics, we need to make a plan to keep moving...

We share some top tips on how to achieve this!

Electrolytes are salts and minerals found in our blood, helping to conduct electrical impulses in the body.

Electrolytes play an essential role in the nervous system, keeping you hydrated, contracting muscles - and regulating the pH system.

We share the signs and symptoms of when your electrolyte levels are low and how to add them back in a more natural way.

Sadly, many people do not eat enough fruit and yet including plenty of fruit in your diet can be a delicious and tasty way to better health.

Fruit is an excellent source of different vitamins, antioxidants and fiber. .

We share our top ten suggestions...

We all know what "triggers" are and how they are a stimulus that can cause a person to have an emotional or behavioral response - often based on a negative experience.  Triggers can be internal or external and can come from a variety of sources.

But have you heard of "glimmers" and do you know what they are? 

Do you have a musty smell in your home?  If so, then it is more than likely that you have mold but if you see mold, then the problem becomes more acute. Most of the toxic mold that we may be breathing in is actually invisible and floating in the air. We all need lots of fresh air and we are not going to get that if we are holed up inside a musty home ninety percent of the time with no fresh air circulating...

Women are especially vulnerable to conditions that affect their bladder function. 

These conditions include:

• Urinary incontinence
• An overactive bladder
• Suffering from a prolapse

Going through the menopause or giving birth can make the symptoms of these conditions more of a problem.

If you can get into the habit of regularly standing on one leg, it can have several benefits.

We share these benefits and how to get into the habit.

Learning to eat your food more slowly will help to improve your digestion and lower your blood sugars.

We share the benefits and tips on how to slow down your eating habits...