Our Menstrual Cycle – Exercise and Nutrition

Our Menstrual Cycle, Exercise and Nutrition Throughout our 28 (+/-) day menstrual cycles our hormones fluctuate.  By understanding what is going on with our hormones at different times throughout the month we can make choices to help us feel better, and happier.  This...

Tropic Skincare – an Interview with Ambassador Caroline Bishop

What is Tropic Skin Care Tropic Skin care is a beauty brand founded by a lady called Susie Ma (who you may have seen on The Apprentice back in 2011 where she came third) she used to make her own skincare products and sell them at Greenwich market and the business has...

A Happy Gut

The Facts The microbiome is a mix of all the bacteria and microbiata in the intestine.  Studies are ongoing but more and more research is showing the link between our gut and our brain, and how the microbiome can influence our mental state and other physical issues. ...

The Interview with author Zoe Folbigg

Zumba is an “an aerobic fitness programme featuring movements inspired by various styles of Latin American dance”.  As someone who is rubbish at dancing it was out of my comfort zone but the joy of Skype means you can literally dance like no one is...

From Pear to Apple – the Problem with Belly Fat, updated June 2021

Our changing shape is a very real concern of our 40s.  You can be incredibly slim but as you grow older you can grow from a pear into an apple.  And this can be a problem.  There are two types of fat – subcutaneous, that which you see, and visceral fat, the fat...