How to have fun over Christmas and start 2024 feeling great! It is very possible to enjoy all the indulgences of Christmas, the food the drink the puddings etc, without starting the New Year half a stone heavier and feeling rubbish! These days Christmas begins as soon as the last firework has fizzled out which means there is a good 6–8-week window when generally we are socialising, eating out and […]
In this edition of Wellbeing with Leila we talk about Black Friday! Black Friday's no longer just a day and some retailers have already started to pump out deals, with more expected to come in the weeks leading up to the day itself (24 November), with many lasting until Cyber Monday (27 November). Whilst Black Friday can be a great way to snap up some bargains for Christmas, it doesn’t […]
World Menopause Day is held every year on the 18th of October. This year’s theme for World Menopause Day is cardiovascular disease.In this edition of Wellbeing with Leila we discussed the natural ways you can help yourself and relieve symptoms of the menopause.Small StepsMuch of Laila's advice is around diet. Women going through the menopause often put on weight - and develop stubborn fat around the waist.But the key to […]
Go sober in Stoptober!Why not join thousands of people across the UK who will be looking to give up smoking or alcohol - for at least the month of October!Stoptober is a national smoking cessation campaign led by Public Health England that encourages smokers to start by abstaining from smoking for 28 days during the month of October.Though a challenge, there's lots of help available - you could even try fundraising […]
It's Mental Health Awareness Week and the theme this year is Anxiety Anxiety is usually a natural response to pressure, feeling afraid or threatened, which can show up in how we feel physically, mentally, and in how we behave. Anxiety can become a problem if we start worrying a lot about small stuff or relatively harmless situations, which can then start to interfere with our daily life or affect our […]
It’s February and in fitting with Valentine’s Day on the 14th, I want to talk about Self Love Self-love allows you to reach a new level of security and happiness. No amount of affection from another person will make you completely content, and you can never feel safe if you don’t have confidence in your own self and skin. In the same way that we exercise for physical health, we […]
Kick Start Your 2023 Health Goals At the start of a New Year, many of us start to think about prioritising our health. I often hear friends and clients embarking on health initiatives such as Dry January, Veganuary etc in a bid to improve health and lose weight, but this all or nothing approach is often unsustainable and unnecessary if our goal is to simply improve how we look and […]
