Tag: lifestyle

Are you getting your beauty sleep?

You’re probably well aware that when you skimp on sleep, it shows on your face. Your eyes can look puffy and your skin looks pale and washed out!   Lack of sleep makes you more forgetful and less alert, it can also be detrimental to your physical appearance. It causes blood vessels to dilate generating… Read more »

Living a joyful life?

‘Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions” – Dalai Lama. We all have choices in life. You can choose to live an unconscious, influenced-by-others type life, or a more expanded and soulful one. You can choose between allowing your ego to lead you through life, or your divine spirit. Research… Read more »

Natural Ways To Treat A Cold

Atishoo! Atishoo! We all fall down! Going down with a cold in winter is a common complaint that very rarely can be prevented. It has been said that catching a cold can help to cleanse the body, giving you a good clear out! As the winter temperatures drop, we inevitably tend to congregate indoors, causing… Read more »

The Beauty of Ageing

Are You Age Positive? Positive ageing refers to maintaining a happy lifestyle, staying healthy, engaging fully in life and feeling good about yourself as you mature through life. Many of us react to the aging process in one of two ways. Firstly we see the negative side, associating it with decline and loss. Secondly we become… Read more »

Are You Burnt Out?

Do you have days when you feel fed up, overloaded or unappreciated? Most of us have days when the continuous monotony of keeping the plates spinning goes unnoticed; when dragging ourselves out of bed requires tremendous effort. If you are feeling like this every day you may be on the way to burning yourself out!… Read more »

Are you living a sedentary lifestyle?

For many people, the week consists of travelling to work, sitting in front of a computer all day and being physically inactive. For others who maybe are retirees there can be equally little or no activity. It is easy to get stuck in a rut of being glued to an office chair for hours on… Read more »

Keep Calm and Connected

How can you remain calm in your head and relaxed in your body all day when you have so much stuff going on! There’s never enough time to do it in … you’re feeling too tired to contemplate the day ahead, maybe you haven’t started the day in the right frame of mind, or for other… Read more »

What is your complexion telling you?

There is a strong possibility that more women are suffering from a ‘poor complexion’ caused by their stressful modern lifestyles? Stress can affect the skin in many ways. It elevates hormone levels, induces acne, tends to trigger eczema and can age skin prematurely. When there is build up of toxins in your body it is reflected in your… Read more »

I’m dreaming of a stress free Christmas!

Christmas is a busy time of year and, despite the fun and festivities, brings many challenges. Looking after ourselves is vital to our survival during this season. There are so many ways to embrace the festive spirit. Beautiful lights, decorating a tree, carols, cooking and more! But, often in the run up to Christmas we can get… Read more »

Essential Oils for Better Health

The benefits of natural plant oils have been recognized for more than 6,000 years not only for their appealing fragrances, but also for their healing and mood enhancing properties. Too often today’s lifestyle is overwhelmed by stress, pollution, unhealthy diet, and inactivity. Now we can benefit from natural oils in our daily lives, to encourage… Read more »