Our children love nothing more than being outdoors. Some of their happiest days are spent playing outside and exploring. We love long family walks, exploring forests and mountains and it doesn’t really matter what the weather is doing. How do you keep them safe?
5-a-day? How many are children really getting?
I don’t think any of us can hide from the 5-a-day message can we? It’s been out there for a long time now. How many of us adults can confidently put our hands up and say we get 5-a-day?
10 Practical Self-Care Hacks for Parents
What can we do to make our lives a little easier and our days run a little smoother? I’ve compiled a selection of top tips for parents to help overcome the January blues and sail seamlessly into springtime.
Celebrity runners motivate Barnardo’s fundraisers in London Marathon training
Olympians Daley Thompson CBE and Snowy Brooks joined Barnardo’s Vice President Baroness Floella Benjamin and more than 20 runners for a training session preparing them for the 2019 Virgin Money London Marathon.
Struggling to conceive? What possible solutions have you considered?
I always think conception is an odd thing really. We spend what feels like a large part of our lives trying NOT to get pregnant, then a period of time TRYING to get pregnant, and then once again trying NOT to get pregnant.
The benefits of good gut health
I’ve been listening to a lot of podcasts lately about the importance of good gut health. I also had a fascinating conversation with my sister-in-laws father, who is a pharmacist, about healthy guts and the knock on effect of a gut that’s a bit out of sorts.
Snow joke: how to look after yourself on a skiing holiday
Holidays aren’t just for summer; for as long as people have been taking vacations, those who’ve been able to do so have gone on winter holidays. Let’s be honest, there are few things winter holidaymakers like to do more than hit the slopes between December to February. However, while that may sound just the ticket […]
Periods and water retention: how to STILL lose weight with Kelin Law
If you are a regular reader of the blog you might remember me introducing you to Kelin Law. I’ve followed Kelin’s journey for several years. You might describe Kelin as a mind & body coach with a scientific twist. She began as a research scientist and, as an invited member of the Royal Society of Biology, she holds a first-class biological […]