Archive

May 2020

27/05/2020
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Stay Healthy This Summer: Travel & Festival Essentials

It’s that time of year again – we’re all on the move! Either heading off on holiday, or off to enjoy some mud and music at one of the many festivals around the Country. Read on for my top tips on how to stay healthy no matter what you’re doing with your summer. MANAGE MOSQUITOES AND MIDGES Whether in a festival field, or enjoying a break in the sun, midges and mosquitoes can be a real pain – especially if, like myself, you’re a really tempting treat for these biting... Read More

New Year’s Detox: Myth & Fact

Welcome to the new year! January has arrived and with it, I suspect for many people, a hangover and a resolution to ‘detox’ and ‘cleanse’ the body for the new year. In this blog, I would like to look at how detox works, and how to detox in a healthy and sensible way – debunking popular detox myths often promoted by magazines at this time of year. DETOX MYTHS AND FACTS: MYTH: You need to go on an extreme diet, or live on juices, whilst you are detoxing. FACT: The detox process is... Read More

27/05/2020

Turmeric vs. Curcumin

One question I am often asked is: Are turmeric and curcumin the same thing?  The answer is no!  Curcumin is just ONE of many active components found within turmeric. It is also the one which has had the most publicity and focus: the lead singer of the band, as it were. But, as anyone who has ever had a favourite band will tell you, the lead singer would be nowhere near as impressive without the drummer, bass player and so on, surrounding them. Curcumin is the lead singer of turmeric. It is... Read More

Natures Aid & AFC Fylde Commercial Partnership Announcement

Natures Aid are delighted to announce a partnership with AFC Fylde – the football team of the Fylde Coast. The partnership will see Natures Aid take a presence at Mill Farm, and within the team’s match day programme. We will also be the main match sponsor for this Saturday’s top of the table clash against Kidderminster Harriers! Natures Aid have supplied the AFC Fylde first team squad with supplements and vitamins crucial to aiding recovery between games for the remainder of this season. The partnership has been welcomed by AFC... Read More

27/05/2020

What is healthy blood pressure?

WHY IS BLOOD PRESSURE IMPORTANT? Imagine a kink in a garden hose – it prevents water from moving through the hose as it should. As a result, the pressure behind the kink starts to build up until eventually something gives and the hose, the tap or the valves are damaged as the water seeks another way out. Blood circulates through the blood vessels, like water passing through a hose. It is pushed around the body by the beating of the heart. If the blood is pumped at a pressure which... Read More

27/05/2020
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Natural ways to support your teen through exam season

EXAM SEASON! A trying time for parents – and of course for teenagers, who feel the pressure to perform and achieve. I remember well the worries and revision, anxiety and brain freeze, and I am now watching my own daughter go through the same. For this reason, I have decided to share my thoughts on the natural ways we can help and support our teens through this demanding time. • ENCOURAGE THEM TO TAKE A BREAK: Generally, my daughter doesn’t need that much encouragement to stop revising – she is more... Read More

27/05/2020
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What is the Intermittent Fasting Diet Plan?

According to Google data, intermittent fasting was the most searched for diet trend in 2019. So, what exactly is it? Just another fad diet, or something more? DOES FASTING MEAN NO FOOD? The short answer here is no. The longer answer, as ever, is slightly more complex. There are two main versions of intermittent fasting: One is the 5:2 regime, made popular by Dr Michael Mosely; The other is called 16:8. Each balance their ‘fasting’ slightly differently. WHAT IS THE 5:2 DIET? The 5:2 diet plan is a regime where... Read More

27/05/2020
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Supporting your child’s immune system

The children heading back to school tends to herald the start of a cycle of illness – including colds, flu and tummy bugs. This is an unfortunate consequence of putting lots of children in close proximity, in warm rooms, and allowing them to breathe, sneeze and cough on each other! We can’t do anything about this, and it does lead to an easy spread of illness and infection. However, the good news is that there are things we can do which will help to strengthen our children’s immune systems and... Read More

27/05/2020

Milk Thistle: Celebration Without Consequence?

We all know the too-familiar symptoms that come as a result of overindulgence in food and drink at this time of year. But, is there anything we can do to help to relieve those symptoms, leaving us potentially free to celebrate without the consequences? The obvious, but very unpopular answer, would be to avoid overindulging in food or drink in the first place… Of course, for many, this is simply not an option! The other answer could lie in a traditional herbal remedy, known as milk thistle. THE HISTORY OF... Read More

27/05/2020

IBS Awareness Month: Supporting IBS-C

In the first instalment of my IBS blog series – What is IBS? – I talked about how this uncomfortable condition can be divided into three subtypes: IBS-C, IBS-D and IBS-M, depending on the main bowel symptom involved. • IBS-C – Constipation as the main symptom • IBS-D – Diarrhoea as the main symptom • IBS-M – Alternating diarrhoea and constipation. I also explored a number of lifestyle changes which could be beneficial to anyone living with IBS. This time, I’ll take a closer look at natural ways to help support those... Read More