Don’t worry, this bath won’t involve your taking your clothes off in the middle of the forest! Forest Bathing (or Shinrin-Yoku) is a fairly recent Japanese pastime being also discovered by the Western World. What Is Shinrin-Yoku? All it is, is walking amidst nature in order to benefit from all …
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Laughter is indeed one of the best medicines there is. It gives you a burst of energy. It makes you happy (through the release of endorphins). It is a stress reliever (by reducing the levels of cortisol – the stress hormone). It gives you a stronger immune system (by increasing …
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In today’s fast-paced demanding world, it’s almost impossible not to be stressed to some degree. The question is: how stressed are you and should you be doing something about it? Many people suffer a lot of stress before they admit to themselves they have a problem. Very often, their partner, …
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We’ve been told for years to protect ourselves against the sun. Yet articles highlighting the risks of lack of sun have started to emerge. Why do we need the sun? We need it to synthesize vitamin D3. We get vitamin D3 mostly through the sun (and a small proportion through …
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Do you understand the basics of nutrition? Do you know why our bodies need protein, carbs, fat, vitamins and minerals and fibre? … and what it does with each of these? Alan came to me a few days ago with the following slightly strange question: What unique food, on top …
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Why do most diets fail? Personally, I think it’s because people become demotivated and start questioning the effectiveness of the diet, or just can’t keep up the momentum they started with. What do you think? I don’t think that’s the real problem though. Getting demotivated or giving up for any …
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