Welcome – Summer 2025
Sleeping soundly is something we can all take for granted, until it evades us. When getting to sleep – or simply staying asleep – becomes problematic, the effect on our health and wellbeing can be huge; not only are we tired, struggling to get through the day, but fatigue can leave us irritable and lead us to crave more sugary food and caffeine to give us a lift. This then has an impact on our waistline, our blood sugar, not to mention our overall health.
And it doesn’t end there; the long-term health effects of prolonged poor sleep can be vast, including lowered immunity (meaning you are more susceptible to bugs), while it can also raise our risk of chronic health conditions including obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and poor cognitive function. Quite a list of health complaints, making it so vital we get our sleep in check.
The positive news is there is a lot we can do to help ourselves to better sleep, and these don’t need to mean drastic life changes and cutting out all the things you enjoy. It simply means placing the focus on a healthy sleep routine, being more mindful of the elements in your life that can stop you from getting good shuteye. But what does this mean in practice? It means ideally stopping your caffeine intake by lunchtime, avoiding sugary snacks in the evening, turning technology off at least an hour before bed, and making sure your bedroom is conducive to sleep. All of these are simple strategies which, when combined, can make a big difference. And the advice doesn’t end there – turn to page 20, where you can find all the advice you need from our natural health experts.
And that’s not all the advice this issue; we have a guide to healthy pregnancy, a collection of holistic giveaways, healthy recipes using the air fryer to reduce our risk of type 2 diabetes, and, back for 2025 is the Natural Lifestyle Retailer of the Year Award, which is now open for nominations. Simply head to www.mynaturallifestyle.co.uk, where you can nominate your favourite store.
Rachel Symonds
Editor
Nutrition
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New range of supplements for andropause and menopause
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Boost your morning routine
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Introducing Lou Lou’s Fruit Drops
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The Mediterranean way to stay in your prime
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Amino acids checklist
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Flex your brain health with new Efalex
New for 2024, the essential fatty acid experts Efamol® have re-launched their popular Efalex Brain...

New range of supplements for andropause and menopause
DNA Hormonal Health is a new evidence-based range of natural testosterone supplements for men...

Boost your morning routine
If you feel like you’ve been living in a winter hibernation, now is the time for change. With...

Introducing Lou Lou’s Fruit Drops
Lou Lou's Fruit Drops from Clever Sweets Limited are a range of delicious candies made using all...
Exercise
Boost your morning routine
If you feel like you’ve been living in a winter hibernation, now is the time for change. With...
Amino acids checklist
Are you getting an adequate intake of essential amino acids? Here’s how you can be sure you’re not...
Carbon neutral workouts
A gym chain has expanded its offer with a range of new carbon neutral workouts. Boutique fitness...
Sweating out in the summer
The warmer weather and lighter evenings might make us more likely to be active, but have you...
Best foot forward
An endurance runner who ran 31 marathons in 31 days to raise funds for a good cause has completed...
Finding your fitness
After one dad transformed his health and fitness from an overweight and stressed city worker to a...
Sleep
Re-establishing healthy routines
With our usual routines remaining in a state of flux at the moment, it’s worthwhile focusing on...
Powering through working at home
With many people still working from home, finding ways to support your productivity has never been...
Beating the bedtime battles
If you struggle to get your young ones into a sleep routine, especially during lockdown, then...
Steps to sleeping soundly
If you are dreaming of a good night’s sleep then a top psychotherapist’s words of advice may be...
The beauty of sleep
A good night’s sleep is described as getting your beauty sleep for good reason. According to Dr...
Soothe yourself to sleep
In these often anxious and uncertain times, it’s to be expected that your sleep quality may...

Re-establishing healthy routines
With our usual routines remaining in a state of flux at the moment, it’s worthwhile focusing on...

Powering through working at home
With many people still working from home, finding ways to support your productivity has never been...

Beating the bedtime battles
If you struggle to get your young ones into a sleep routine, especially during lockdown, then...

Steps to sleeping soundly
If you are dreaming of a good night’s sleep then a top psychotherapist’s words of advice may be...
Environment
Warning for hay fever sufferers
Hay fever sufferers are being warned by an airborne allergens expert that this month's mild...
Helping prevent early season hay fever
We often think of hay fever as something to consider during the late spring and summer months, but...
The parents’ guide to being green
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Help your hay fever, holistically
Hay fever season is upon millions of sufferers but there is much you can do to minimise your...
Carbon neutral workouts
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Campaign launches to save the bees
Neal’s Yard Remedies has launched a new campaign to protect our precious bee population. Anabel...

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