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7 Easy Self-Care Rituals
Most of us go through life taking care of other people’s needs. This is often at the expense of taking care of ourselves. Jobs, children, elderly relatives, cooking and housework all make demands ...
Recipes for a Calm Christmas
If you’ve read the blog posts 7 Easy Self Care Rituals and Calming Foods for a Healthy December you may be inspired to use food to improve how you feel. Below are some easy, delicious, health ...
Calming Foods For a Healthy December
This year is a year like no other. We’ve all had to deal with changes in how we live and interact with one another. We are living with uncertainty, no one knowing how things will unfold as time ...
Nutrients for Mental Health
Given the side effects, and sometimes ineffectiveness of anti-depressant drugs ingredients of natural origin are being investigated for their effect on brain chemicals and mood. Here are some hopeful ...
Herbs for Mental Health
If you’ve read the blog post on Eating for Mental Health you’ll realise the power that food can have on our mental health. For some people food is not enough and sadly, drug therapies are not ...
Lifestyle Tips for Mental Health
You may have seen the blog posts on Nutrients for Mental Health, Herbs for Mental Health and Eating for Mental Health. Here we’ll look at how it’s not just what we put into our bodies, but how we ...
Food, Herbs, Nutrients, Lifestyle and Depression
Depression is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide, with more than 264 million people affected. On average, depression first appears during the late teens to mid-20s as result of a ...
Meal Sequencing
If you’ve read the blog post on Comfort Eating without Weight Gain you’ll have found out about the importance of eating a predominantly plant food based diet if you want to avoid weight gain and ...
When to Eat
Whilst we know that what we eat and how much we eat both affect weight and health it may not be quite so obvious that when we eat also has an impact. Many studies emphasise that the timing of food ...
Comfort Eating without Weight Gain
The colder weather and longer nights of autumn and winter often lead to increased comfort eating and weight gain. But what if you could eat heartily without gaining weight? This month’s blogs will ...