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Understanding your vitamin D needs
Never been has vitamin D been so in the spotlight with our levels naturally lower in the winter, not to mention research being underway to examine if it can reduce our risk of Covid-19. In fact, at this time of year, we should all be supplementing with vitamin D, but do enough of us know about its importance? According to the natural health brand, BetterYou, Brits have declared that broadcast media, followed by print and social media, have been the most influential for their vitamin D...
Steps to staying well in lockdown
The latest lockdown puts pressure on people’s health – both mentally and physically – and it's so important you take the time to stay fit and healthy – but how? The charitable social enterprise, GLL, has put together a free three-week home workout plan to get people through the month in the comfort of their homes while staying motivated and active. GLL also teamed up with Environmental Psychologist and Wellbeing Consultant, Lee Chambers, about how to stay mentally fit despite the...
A workout with muscle
The gyms may have closed their doors for a month but that doesn’t mean you need to stop your fitness routines. Steven Virtue, Fitness Content and Programming Manager at Total Fitness, shares his five expert tips for keeping your muscle-building plan on track until we’re legally allowed to hit the gym again. Protein and calories: Protein is an essential part of maintaining, recovery and growth of muscle tissue. It’s important to eat the right amount of protein within a balanced diet to prevent...
The secret to baking success
The nation turned to baking earlier this year as we spent weeks under lockdown – and now we’re under similar restrictions, one top chef is offering his tips for culinary success. David Atherton explains: “When it comes to perfecting a bake, and it doesn’t matter whether it’s a Choux pasty, a genoise sponge, or anything in between, there are three secret ‘ingredients’ that I swear by.” Step one: Get to know your oven: Firstly, and in my opinion most importantly, is finding the right appliances...
Build your immune defences
With winter upon us and all the bugs that brings, not to mention a global pandemic lurking, it’s never been more important to take charge of our own health – and your immune system is so important in this. According to the people at Spatone, statistics show that up to 80 per cent of people could be hit with three colds per year and, with the festive season fast approaching, it’s important to be prepared. And so the natural liquid iron supplement has teamed up with chef and food writer, Natasha...
Tips to stress less
There’s no doubt the Covid-19 pandemic has had an impact on our stress levels, and this could be having a knock-on effect to our health. And so, as part of the recent National Stress Awareness Day, Dr Irshaad Ebrahim, co-founder of The London Sleep Centre, offered some advice to help people manage their levels. He pointed out that since the outbreak of Coronavirus, 84.9 per cent of adults have reported they’ve felt stressed or anxious as a result of the pandemic. In many everyday situations,...
A whole approach to happiness
A leading psychotherapist is helping to educate people about the barriers to happiness. Ruairí Stewart, aka Happy-Whole Coach, is a London-based Psychotherapist, who has dedicated his career to changing people's lives using psychotherapy. As a therapist to people from all corners of the world, Ruairí finds the most common struggle for those lacking confidence and suffering with anxiety is that they are hugely concerned about what other people think or say. This can be a crippling affliction...
Re-establishing healthy routines
With our usual routines remaining in a state of flux at the moment, it’s worthwhile focusing on certain routines that can support wellbeing - with sleep being top of the list. University of Oxford sleep scientist, Dr Nicola Barclay, has teamed up with health and wellbeing brand, Mammoth, to help families get back into their daily routines, despite the challenges of the pandemic. Dr Barclay, who works in the University of Oxford’s Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute, explained: “Since...
Social star
Each week, we will pick our favourite post from Natural Lifestyle’s Instagram (@naturallifestylemag). This week, we couldn’t have put it better than the message from the lovely Wild Oats health store, in Bristol (@wildoatsbristol) - reaffirming the importance of taking care of your own wellbeing.
Managing our mental health
As we navigate our way through the physical and mental challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, one expert has offered some support on managing the effects. Digital therapy platform, feelya, has revealed some tips from its mental health expert, Dr Craig Knight, a Chartered and Registered Psychologist and Research Fellow at the University of Exeter. He offers psychotherapy on the feelya platform. He suggests the acronym SHARK: five things to remember when the pandemic sends you into a tailspin. S -...
The need for real food
Leading nutrition experts have highlighted the importance of eating real food this winter. The Institute for Optimum Nutrition (ION) believes that what people need to do to keep well this winter is to eat a diet of real food. It advises that the first step to achieving this is by reducing the quantity of sugar, white carbs, ready meals, processed meat and processed seed oils that are eaten, and increasing the intake of good quality sources of protein, unprocessed fats, colourful vegetables and...
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Made in Italy from the juice of organic apples, Suma’s Apple Cider Vinegar is raw, unpasteurised and unfiltered. It includes the ‘mother’, a natural sediment which contains beneficial bacteria, pectin and enzymes, which can contribute to healthy flora in the human gut, and aid digestion. Supplied to Suma by one of the oldest and most respected Italian vinegar producers, Suma’s apple cider vinegar’s long fermentation process makes it rich in antimicrobial antioxidants, with anti-inflammatory...
A new approach to health and fitness
Described as a radically different and life-changing 'anti-diet' fitness programme is a new book from Chalene Johnson. 131 Method is billed as a nutrition solution to boost metabolism, restore gut health and lose weight, and has been penned by the health and wellness experts, who currently holds the Guinness World Record with over 27m downloads to date. Several years ago, Chalene began to suffer a steady decline in her health that included debilitating brain fog, mood swings, and chronic pain...
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There’s something compulsively chewable about 365CBD Gummies. These nutrient-rich cubes of pastille yumminess, overflowing with the natural flavour of raspberry, mango, strawberry or lemon-lime, deliver an accurate dose of CBD in a satisfyingly chewy hit. In fact, they are one of the most convenient, portable, and delicious ways to enjoy CBD. Here is something else to chew over – all 365CBD is extracted from hemp using a complex and fully regulated process that allows the makers to create the...
Plan your nutrition
A healthy diet is a balanced diet, and without proper consideration, you could be failing to get the right nutrition. And so, Nichola Ludlam-Raine, a Registered Dietitian and speaking on behalf of Lizi’s Granola, has offered her top tips to optimise nutrition and make sure you’re getting all the important nutrients. She suggests: Try to eat a rainbow of colours of foods to ensure you’re getting a wide variety of nutrients. Include protein foods such as lean meat, beans, pulses, fish, eggs,...
Yoga for all
A yoga devotee hopes to show how everyone can benefit from trying it out though her new app. Hannah Barrett has created a new app in the hope of helping people find their inner strength in order to transform their lives through yoga, having experienced the powerful healing effects for herself when she suffered with extreme postnatal depression after the birth of her daughter. Hannah found herself drawn to yoga in 2014 whilst pregnant with her son. Although she had always enjoyed exercise, she...
Say no to the sugar cravings
Ever wondered why you are craving sugar all the time, and what you can do about it? Well, Dr Rachel Evans PhD has some answers, as she explains that reaching for sugar regularly can be a telling sign of certain behaviours and bodily needs that may need addressing. Dr Evans, a psychologist in eating disorder recovery, advises that from eating habits, to low blood sugar, emotional control and restricting mentality, an intense desire for sugary food can often be an indication of nutrient...
Health store gives back
One of the UK’s leading independent health store is doing its bit to give back to its local community. When shopping in Wild Oats, which is situated in Bristol, customers will be encouraged to pay for an extra item in their basket through its Buy 2 Take 1 initiative, in which you pay for an extra item in you basket when you do their shopping in-store. Wild Oats then donates all the products bought to a local charity on the customer’s behalf. All you need to do is when you’re at the till, let a...
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Sanitise with a clean conscience with Dr. Bronner’s Peppermint Organic Hand Hygiene Spray, which kills germs with a simple formula: organic ethyl alcohol, water, organic lavender oil, and organic glycerin, none of the nasty chemicals you find in conventional sanitisers, but just as effective. The Organic Hand Hygiene Spray is perfect for using on the go, on your little ones’ sticky hands and faces, spray on surfaces in public bathrooms, classrooms, buses, trains, planes, and you can clean...
Powering through working at home
With many people still working from home, finding ways to support your productivity has never been so important - but have you ever thought of the power of plants and how they can help? The UK’s leading online florist, Serenata Flowers, has identified 10 plants that are more than just a pretty face, as they possess qualities that can actually improve our health and wellbeing as well as increase productivity – the perfect additions to your home office setup: Increase productivity: Having plants...
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Honey New Zealand is one of the few New Zealand honey companies which has a privately owned and fully integrated model – from hive to home. From the land, beehives and beekeepers to the extraction and packing facilities through to exporting, Honey New Zealand owns and...
Best foot forward
With the nation upping its exercise routine during lockdown, we should be thinking about the impact this could have on our feet. Leading Podiatrist, Zoe Wilson, has reported higher incidence of foot and ankle trauma as we take part in more activity, and she has issued...
A Fairtrade celebration
This week marks the start of the annual Fairtrade Fortnight, but this year, with the ongoing lockdown, celebrations are going to take a different form. Introducing the Fairtrade Foundation’s first-ever virtual festival to highlight the harmful effect of the climate...
Making mornings more mindful
Developing healthy habits can start your day in the right way, and one trainer is here to help. Practising yoga can help relieve stress and anxiety by combining deep breathing with mindfulness (a focus on the here and now) and flowing sequences to guide our minds and...
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OrganiCup is the award-winning menstrual cup brand that makes it easy to change to a greener, healthier period. OrganiCup is made of 100 per cent soft, medical-grade silicone that doesn’t mess with your body and can be worn for up to 12 hours, day and night....
Finding your fitness
Mastering the basics when it comes to gaining benefit from exercise is crucial, according to one fitness expert. Steven Virtue, Fitness Development Manager at Total Fitness, explains that planning the right training programme is all about finding exercises which work...
Developing healthy digital habits
Many of us will have noticed a rise in our digital use as our usual routines have gone out the window, but one expert is here to ensure you develop a healthy approach to technology. Last year saw more than 140,000 digital magazine issues distributed and read 99...
Your skincare survival guide
With lockdown meaning we can’t access the usual treatments we might do, looking after our skin at home has never been more important. And so, the team of Consultant Dermatologists at the Cadogan Clinic have shared their helpful advice to help navigate skin concerns...
The cycle of the pandemic
New research has revealed almost half of women have reported worsening PMS and changes in their menstrual cycle during the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the research from menstrual cup brand, Mooncup, 45.3 per cent of women say their PMS symptoms (such as mood...
The real impact of working from home
While the nation continues to adjust to working from home, a new poll has revealed the impact on our physical and mental wellbeing. Research by the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) has found that there are key health and wellbeing disparities between different...
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