Welcome to part one of our postpartum diaries series. Over the course of this series we will be looking at a range of issues that can affect women in the postpartum period. This period is normally talked about as beginning the moment after the birth of your child and lasting six weeks after birth. The […]
Winter wellness for preens and teens
I wrote recently about winter wellness and the need to give ourselves a boost this time of year. As part of that, I suggested giving children a hot drink of elderberry syrup mixed with water. However, an extra boost doesn’t hurt and this winter and Holland and Barrett have a range of vitamins to keep your preens […]
Ideas to help mums keep in tip top shape
It’s important as a mum to look after your body and make sure you’re in great shape, although putting that into practice and creating time can be tricky. You might be concerned that you don’t have room in your schedule to stay in shape, but if you look around and are creative with your time and […]
Winter wellness
I’ve always been a fan of supplements and always like to explore the alternative approach to an allergy or condition. I’m also a particular fan of vitamin c and echinacea in the winter months. Winter is creeping up on us and that often signals the beginning of cold and flu season. For many, the change […]
Dodging the sick bullet
I have tried very hard to dodge the sick bullet all my life. As a child I was terrified of being sick and tried so hard not to let it happen very often. In my first five years of life I had most things going: chickenpox; measles; mumps; whooping cough etc. Aside from those biggies […]
A new approach to dealing with eczema
Eczema can be a miserable condition to deal with and you can try multiple products before you discover one that works for you. Two of the four children have suffered with eczema and whilst it hasn’t been something that has covered their entire bodies as with some cases, it has been hard to manage and […]
3 Great ways to lose weight and stay in shape
Would you like to raise your confidence levels by reaching your ideal weight? Have you tried lots of celebrity diets in the past that just didn’t work? Then maybe you’re not selecting the best methods on the table. Sometimes you need to stick with tried and tested techniques that have been proven to work well. […]
Christmas gift guide: part ten
Welcome to part ten of our ‘Christmas Gift Guide’. I hope we haven’t put you off by mentioning the ‘C’ word too soon. You will no doubt be either really excited or totally put off having seen the title of this post but it is actually only a few weeks until Christmas. I’ve officially started my […]