Do probiotics break a fast? It’s a question that might make you pause as you stir your morning black coffee. The truth is that most dieting and health regimes are a balance – a complex dance between competing demands, and…
Probiotics, prebiotics, bacteria, boosting gut health. Are these all just trendy terms or something you need to know about? Well, in short, it’s the latter. But perhaps you need more convincing. If you are new to gut health and want…
It’s easy to look at the “how you would have reacted in 2019 if you knew 2020 would be like this” tweets doing the rounds at the moment and smile. But behind that smile is a darker truth. If any…
We all have a strong desire to live a healthier lifestyle and abide by healthy habits. But how often do good intentions fizzle out into broken promises and failed resolutions? I was interested in this question not long after New…
One of the best actions a person can take to improve their wellbeing and live a happier life is to embrace change. Reading a little nugget of wisdom such as a short quote about change can sometimes be all we…
I’ve heard mindfulness described as mindlessness. That instead of filling your head with thinking and stress and noise and worry, you empty your head and in that clear state, you are free to focus on your immediate surroundings. That’s a…
Even simply reading Mark Walberg’s revelation of his morning routine (2.30am wake up, 3.40am workout, 9.30am cryo chamber something-or-other….) was enough for most people to hit snooze on their alarm clocks for the 23rd time. And if you read enough…
Can you eat your way out of stress? Well, some of us try. But although our first instinct when we’re feeling stressed is to reach for a cake, it’s not necessarily what your body is craving. Here are 16 calming…
If there is anything better than 8 solid, uninterrupted hours of sleep for improving your general wellbeing, then I’d like to hear it. I’m not sure there is, to be honest. Getting a better night’s sleep is right up there,…
Sometimes us humans have a habit of creating our own prison. We structure a day of routine, work, stress and – all the while – berating ourselves for anything we do wrong like some grumpy authoritarian prison guard. Take a…
