Seasonal Stress & Solutions Stress. We’ve all experienced it, we all know what it feels like, and even though ‘Tis the season to be jolly, it can also be pretty stressful. The lead up to Christmas is a time when you have all of your usual tasks, work, family commitments and you also have Christmas [...]
The nights are drawing in earlier and in a few weeks we change the clocks back and many people start to feel low, less inclined to socialise and go out, some experience a deep depression. These seasonal blues known as Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) and is something that can be eased with some adjustments to [...]
Having an attitude of gratitude has become more openly discussed, promoted and researched over the last five years or so alongside research that highlights how beneficial having a gratitude attitude is for our mental health. We all have experienced gratitude at some point in our lives, for me it feels comfortable, safe, secure and simply [...]
"What is conscious language and what does it have to do me?" Conscious language is something that I have been aware of for many years and I understand and accept the power of words whether spoken or not. When working as a teacher with children who had additional needs I would always make them aware [...]
A New Chapter Today my new website went live and marks the start of a new chapter for my on a personal and professional level. I started The Holistic Coach back in 2013 and have always a toe remaining in it even when I was going through some very difficult times with my health after [...]
We are now in the second week of a new year and many people are making dietary changes and many people are feeling unwell due to the changes so I would like to offer you some tips that may ease the headaches, cravings and tiredness. Start the day with lemon warm water: This well known [...]
Think ahead and set the vibe high. When you wake up do you reach for your phone and check emails, facebook or the news? When you wake up do you look forward to what the day may bring? It is natural for us to think about the day and perhaps feel concerned about what is [...]
Metabolism (from Greek: μεταβολή metabolē, "change") is the set of life-sustaining chemical transformations within the cells of living organisms. The three main purposes of metabolism are the conversion of food/fuel to energy to run cellular processes, the conversion of food/fuel to building blocks for proteins, lipids, nucleic acids, and some carbohydrates, and the elimination of nitrogenous wastes. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metabolism Metabolism is the chemical reaction that maintains the living states of [...]
Willpower V. Empower for weight loss and maintenance Willpower, some of us have strong willpower but does that mean the rest of us have weak willpower? What even is willpower? The willing of power? The willing of anything never truly works because you get held in the ‘willing’, the wanting of what you have not [...]
