by Alison Chappell | Mar 1, 2022 | Blog, Food
You’ve had a tough day, you’re stressed, tired and you need a ‘pick me up’…. You want to celebrate a success, a birthday, a friendship….You’re sad, upset, feeling blue, anxious, even depressed…. You want a...
by Alison Chappell | Jan 26, 2022 | Blog, Lifestyle
As everyone settles into the new year, many of us start to think about how we can be more healthy – it’s the time when more people than ever start a new diet, take up a new active hobby or join the gym. Unfortunately by the end of January some of those...
by Alison Chappell | Nov 30, 2021 | Blog, Well-Being
Last month I focused on how important Vitamin C was to having a healthy immune system. This month, I want to talk about Vitamin D. Why is Vitamin D important? Vitamin D is a superstar vitamin. More correctly, it’s actually a hormone. If levels are too low, this...
by Alison Chappell | Nov 3, 2021 | Blog, Well-Being
How can we support our immune system this winter? Over the last year many of us have been so careful about protecting ourselves from COVID that we didn’t socialise or meet people last year, and as a result many of us didn’t get those usual colds...
by Alison Chappell | Nov 3, 2021 | Blog, Lifestyle
According to a House of Commons Briefing Paper from January 2021, almost two thirds of adult women in the UK are overweight or obese. Although the obesity epidemic affects both sexes, men and women gain, carry and lose weight very differently. Here’s a...
by Alison Chappell | Sep 20, 2021 | Blog, Lifestyle
We all want to protect our brain for as long as possible – but did you know that the brain is the most energy-hungry organ in the body. Despite weighing just 1.5kg, it steals roughly 25% of the body’s energy requirements. Much like a performance car, the brain...