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Your Ultimate Guide to Aging Gracefully
Are you aging gracefully or looking for ways to do so? Nothing is more exciting to a child than looking at the calendar and seeing that they’re officially one year older. Once you turn 25 or so, each New Year brings the scary thought that you’re turning into an old lady. But the fact is that aging is inevitable. As long as you’re alive, your body will age, but there are things you can do to keep yourself looking and feeling like you’re still in your prime. This guide will help you age gracefully. Take Care of Your Skin When people talk about looking younger, they’re typically talking about having…
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Lunchtime activities to boost your afternoon
Here is a guest post by Isla Knight of JustUWellness about the six quick lunchtime activities to boost your afternoon making you both relaxed and productive. The stresses and strains of daily life can often leave us feeling exhausted and in need of a recharge. Fortunately, there are actually plenty of quick fixes that can fit into our working day to boost our ability to cope better. For example, there are plenty of things you can fit in to your lunch break to re-energise and re-direct your mind and help you sail through that mid-afternoon slump. Here are my top six lunch-hour destress activities: Fast Yoga Fast Yoga is a…
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5 Minute Self Care for Busy Days
As a busy woman it can sometimes be difficult to find a large chunk of time to look after yourself. Some days it can feel like a challenge to find time to even brush your hair! However, it’s really important to look after yourself well, especially if you are responsible for looking after others. If you don’t look after yourself, then in the long run we can begin to feel burnt out. We don’t always have time for long soaks in the bath, or to go on a spa day or yoga retreat. Here are some quick and easy 5 minute self care ideas to do something kind for yourself…
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Journaling for Self Care – guest post
I know, I know, you’re a very busy person. You don’t have time to sit down for half an hour and pour your heart out into a journal. But do you have time to check your Instagram feed, catch up on Love Island, or fill up a basket of stuff you don’t need in an internet window shopping spree? Then you do have time to journal. Journaling for self care is one of the simplest and yet most transformative things you could do with your time. Make time for it. Here’s how: How to Start Journaling for Self Care Start with a pen and paper. It doesn’t matter what you…
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Starting a New Gym and what you need to look out for
Going to the gym provides tons of benefits, but finding the right one is crucial and not so easy to do. Whether you’re looking for classes to take with others to help keep you accountable or you’re looking for a great workout with a personal trainer or on your own using their equipment, you need to know what to look for and how to find what you need. Use the tips here to make starting a new gym easier. Find Out About the Classes Available When starting a new gym go ahead and see what classes are offered. It’s possible classes might be a good option later, so finding a…
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Childbirth tear – what is it and how to get support
A childbirth tear is not unusual but for some reason, it’s one of the least common topics we tend to talk about when discussing labour. Whether you’re about to give birth for the first time or have experienced a tear in childbirth, it’s important to know who to turn to for support. Thankfully, there are sources of support you can reach out to should you have any worries or concerns. How does a childbirth tear happen? Sometimes a doctor or midwife may need to cut between the vagina and anus during childbirth to help deliver the baby. This is more common in new mums as the vagina is less elastic.…
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How to Maintain a Healthy Lifestyle
How to maintain a healthy lifestyle day-to-day is something you can easily lose track of especially when you have a day job, a family, a social life, and hobbies. So, it’s not hard to see why health slips through the margins in the average, busy lifestyle. It shouldn’t be this way, but unfortunately, it is. Staying healthy should be a part of your everyday routine, just like checking Facebook in between work even when you know you shouldn’t. There are several simple ways for you to incorporate more healthy habits into your everyday life, and here are just a few. How to maintain a healthy lifestyle After a long and…
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The Restored Review: helping you to sleep better
I recently wrote a blog post about how The Restored can help you to get your sleep, nutrition, movement and mind-set back where they should be for optimum wellbeing. I took The Restored online health quiz and was not at all surprised to learn that sleep is the health foundation I needed to work on most. Here is my The Restored Review. The four foundations of health are sleep, movement, nutrition and mind-set. It was recommended to me to focus on sleep and I am back to share my findings on the product that was sent to me for review. I was kindly sent a pack of The Restored Advanced…
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How to relax when you get home from work
After a long, stressful day at work, it can be difficult to know how to relax when you get home. The pressures of the day can often linger once we get home, and it can be difficult to switch our brains off. If you often find yourself reliving your workday or worrying about your endless to do list once you walk through the front door, you’re not alone. Here are some of the best ways to get rid of stress after a long day at work. Leave the tech behind Are you guilty of taking your work phone or laptop home with you? Do you have your emails on your…
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Trips with the girls are good for you
While many of us might be content with eating a little more responsibly and cutting down on our alcohol intake when we’re on a health kick, there is one important thing that we often neglect – friendships can be just as vital to our health as our eating and drinking habits. Indeed, positive social connections have been proven to not only increase life expectancy but can even help us to tolerate greater levels of pain and ward off dementia! Trips with the girls are proven to be good for you! The more time we spend with people whose company we genuinely enjoy, the greater levels of oxytocin are released into…
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Natural Remedies for Women’s Wellbeing
Women’s health is a complex issue. Alongside general health concerns, there are a myriad of problems which affect females. Premenstrual syndrome, premenstrual dysphoric disorder and the menopause can all cause a number of side effects, for example. In addition, there are a number of conditions which can affect women’s health, such as endometriosis, polycystic ovary syndrome and menstrual migraines. Whilst there are conventional treatments for some of these issues, they aren’t always effective. However there are a range of natural remedies for women’s wellbeing which can minimize symptoms and even resolve health problems completely. Although most of these supplements have been around for ages, CBD, in particular, is gaining cult-like…
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Ways to get back into cycling for your wellbeing
We know cycling is good for our physical health. We know that getting out and about also boosts our mental wellbeing. Many of us have really fond memories of biking as children and teenagers. When was the last time you were on a bike? Today I am sharing 5 ways to get back into cycling to improve fitness, make friends or perhaps just get a little headspace. Get back into cycling with others Cycling may feel a little daunting to do on your own. Ask friends, family and colleagues if they would like to join you. The British Cycling Association runs various group rides including ones for women only if…
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The Anxiety Epidemic In Modern Life
We are blessed to live in a time where many physical diseases can be at least managed, if not cured completely. However, this does not mean that our generation doesn’t have it fair share of illness to deal with. In fact, even though our bodies are lasting for longer, it seems that problems with our mind, psychological, and emotional states are more prevalent. You could, as has been reported many times in the media, say that we have an epidemic of conditions such as anxiety. A topic that this post will go into more detail about. Image found at Pexels – Licence CC0 Why are we so anxious? It would…
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When Life Keeps Knocking You Down
Life is very rarely smooth sailing. We all suffer setbacks at one time or another – some more than others. So, what are you supposed to do when you feel like life just keeps on knocking you down? Developing resilience and knowing how to handle this feeling is crucial. Below there are 10 things you can do when you feel like life keeps on knocking you down. Accept What You Feel Trying to push away what you really feel will only end up in disaster. You need to learn how to accept what you feel. This means feeling it without hanging on to it, and letting it pass when you’re…
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A New Direction in Life is possible
Do you fancy a new direction in life? Many of us think that starting a new direction in life can be a massive and intensive process. It’s not hard to see why that is. The term ‘new direction’ quite literally signifies going another way, often at the expense of the current way you’re going. However, it can be very easy to tear everything down in our pursuit. We might think that we need to cut off all social contacts, move to a completely new environment, get a new job, a new style, and a new attitude should we hope to revivify our lives. For some, this might even be worthwhile.…
