Health and Wellness

From William and Kate to the government, it’s not escaping anyone’s notice that living during a pandemic is taking its toll on people’s mental health. It’s not just key workers, NHS frontline workers or members of parliament who are trying to navigate their way through unchartered territories. Parents that have to home school their children,…

It’s National Stress Awareness Month and, although we’ve been helping clients deal with stress and anxiety for over 25 years – whether it’s caused by chronic health conditions, work situations or life circumstances –  we’ve never had to help people navigate their feelings through a pandemic before! However, many of the tools and techniques we…

Every cloud has a silver lining. I invite you to think back to some of the ‘worst’ times in your life. And if enough time has passed for you to be over the initial, raw, intense part of it, take a look at all the positives that came from that scenario. If you start looking…

We’ve seen countless times, how eating the right foods for your body can have a massive impact of the way you feel – physically, mentally and emotionally. Clients come to us for all sorts of reasons including debilitating headaches or migraines, skin complaints, digestive troubles, chronic fatigue, aches and pains, depression, anxiety – you name…

This week a client visited because, as a long term sufferer, he was wondering what to do for constipation. After reading more about the health implications of this condition, he was determined to resolve it. Initially he came for allergy therapy – this is a great place to start, so that we can rule out…

Pancakes are a wonderful comfort food, but might not be the healthiest choice once slathered in sugar or drizzled in syrup. And for people with a wheat intolerance, pancakes can be strictly off the menu However, it doesn’t mean you need to miss out on Pancake Day fun – thanks to this healthy pancake recipe!…

Cutting refined sugar out of my diet was the beginning of a journey of improved health for me. You see, in my teens I developed glandular fever. I could only go to school part time and that was during my exam years, so it had an impact on my academic achievement (well, that’s my excuse…

Cancer research are running their Sugar Free February campaign. It’s a fantastic opportunity to look at how much sugar you consume (the current recommendation for an adult is no more than 7 cubes of sugar per day) and to reduce it. Cancer Research recommend cutting out added sugar in food and drinks, but you can…

  “Would you rather?” … this question used to make me roll my eyes as my daughter would follow it with some scenario, typical of a young tween such as ‘Would you rather constantly itch or sneeze?’ or ‘Would you rather be locked inside a church or a dinosaur museum for a night?’ This year,…

It’s been beautiful weather this week in the Forest of Dean and I don’t know about you, but I’ve been eager to find any excuse to get outside. Which, between you and me, is quite different to how I’ve been feeling with the endless grey, wet days of winter. If you’re struggling to find the…