Flexitarian: the official definition is someone who eats primarily a plant based diet with occasional meat. According to The Independent, it's been predicted to be the biggest health trend this year. I don't want to be part of a trend or a fad. As a health...
Now when I say funny, of course I don't mean ha-ha funny. But it's a strange, funny thing. I've been experiencing the grief of the loss of a loved one, my mother, this year. She passed away in March after a short, brave battle with...
I read that quote a few years ago on Twitter and was instantly drawn to its meaning. I crudely wrote it on a post-it note that still sits above my computer in my office. It meant something to me - maybe because I had chosen to...
Facebook reminded me that one year ago I was admitted to hospital with my third bout of pneumonia. It was a sad depressing day, I cried for most of it. It was the day we were due to fly on holiday to ski as a...
63% of people have had a family member or close friend with cancer. Now it is my turn to join that statistic. I'm sitting in a room I didn't ever expect I would be in. It came out of the blue, like an unnoticed house...
An outing with my son inspired me to write this blog post. My son was trying out for a tennis academy and we had to drive across London to get to this new venue. The drive was through new roads, a new area on a fairly dark...
What pops into your head when you think of meditation? I think for a lot of people (me included) it was the image of sitting legs crossed desperately trying to keep my mind quiet, allowing thoughts to come and go but without being drawn to...
On 7 September 2016, the Daily Express posted an article on tennis player Andy Murray. Murray had just won a crucial match in the US Open and had put his win down to a 'good night's sleep'. Simple but true. The first line of...
We've all been there. A bad night's sleep. But what if it becomes more than a one-off experience? It's amazing to think that up to 35% of people suffer from brief episodes of insomnia and up to 10% have chronic insomnia (Sleep Education)....
SLEEP. It's a huge problem. According to the BBC, scientists from Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard and Manchester University warn cutting sleep can lead to serious health problems. When they state 'serious' we are talking cancer, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, infections and obesity. So, it is a...