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Keep calm and love your immune system
From personal experience, training and research in bio-medicine, nutrition and NLP, I have learned that we have an amazing immune system that works hard, all the time, to keep us in a state of health. When we give it the right environment to do so, it will thrive. When we don’t, it can’t function so well. We can ‘feed’ it with food and water that will nourish every cell, tissue and organ or we can feed it foods that harm it. And that’s not all. When we are stressed we activate the fear centre in the brain and this leads to a downgrading of the immune system. The opposite is…
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Managing Stress: Why now is the perfect time to take control.
Right now, many of us are living lives very differently. We are experiencing changes that we never imagined. Whether we are working long hours in front line services, unemployed, furloughed, working from home, home schooling, caring for others, volunteering, being shielded or have been sick or bereaved, the changes have been sudden and in most cases, quite drastic. Change can feel liberating, exciting, peaceful but it can also be stressful as our bodies and minds deal with the new normal and process the thoughts feelings and emotions that these circumstances create. Stress is a fact of life, it’s natural and it can be helpful and constructive in the short term…
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Working from Home: 10 tips for being at your best in mind, body and soul.
In these challenging times of change and uncertainty, it’s even more important to feel secure, have stability and maintain a sense of purpose amidst the chaos, For most people, the usual work routine has been tossed into the air and shattered into a thousand tiny pieces. So, as both a Wellbeing Coach and someone who’s worked from home for a while now, I thought I’d offer some advise and tips for people that are new to this malarkey that just might help you to survive the day with your sanity intact, be productive, effective and at the same time have more energy, focus and feel calmer and happier about your…