So, you’re sure that there certain things you can and should be doing to improve your health, and you’re eager to get on with it. But, it ‘s confusing. Sometimes you’ll hear that having breakfast is important; other people say it’s fine to skip it if you want to. Or, you’ll read that getting your […]
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Rose Hip syrup
I went for a walk this morning, not really for exercise, but more a wander along in the sun and eat blackberries sort of a walk. In the hedges at the moment are rose hips, elderberries, blackberries, sloes and damsons, all edible and can be used in preserves. Rose hips were used to make vitamin C […]
Jamie’s Sugar Rush
Thursday 3rd September 2015 Channel 4 9pm We know there’s an ‘epidemic ’of diabetes and obesity. We know that this is caused by over-eating or over-drinking of sugar, foods that contain sugar, or foods that behave just like sugar as soon as they’ve been eaten. And the effects are devastating. 26,000 primary school […]
Restful sleep
Having enough sleep on a regular basis is vital for health. The occasional bad night won’t do too much harm, we all have those now and then, but prolonged disturbed sleep or sleep deprivation takes its toll on health. Here are some pointers to help. Have a bedtime routine and stick to it. If you […]
Everyday Naturopathy
Everyday Naturopathy What’s Naturopathy? With its origins in Nature Cure, Naturopathy is underpinned by the principle of the healing power of nature, vis medicatrix naturae. The principle was first outlined by the Greek philosopher Hippocrates in about 400 BC. Hippocrates taught that the whole person should be looked at and the laws of […]
What does the thought of Christmas do to you?
How do you feel about the holiday season looming ahead? Dread, happiness, a mixture of the two? The average person puts on half a stone over Christmas and takes three months to lose it. So we need a strategy to deal with the challenges. Eat the good food; turkey, vegetables, gravy, what’s the problem? And […]