It’s August! Wow – the last month of the summer. Shame the weather here in England hasn’t been better! Health New month, and new focus for my Health & Happiness Project. In August I plan to explore and write about everything to do…
It’s the last day of the month so today I thought I would reflect on June. I committed at the start of June to blog every day for an entire year, and I am pleased to say I have managed to stick to this throughout…
The three things I believe we all need to do to optimise our nutrition (and therefore our health) are: Balance blood glucose Optimise micronutrients by eating a nutrient-dense diet Lower inflammation by avoiding allergenic and inflammatory foods I have written about optimising micronutrients…
“Then followed that beautiful season… Summer… Filled was the air with a dreamy and magical light; and the landscape Lay as if newly created in all the freshness of childhood.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Tonight / tomorrow morning the sun will rise at 04.31 –…
Today it’s day 18 of my “year of health” project and my commitment (to myself) to blog every day. I’m working on optimising my health over the course of one year, to share my insights with my readers, and this month I am focusing on…
Do you suffer from seasonal allergies? Me too! It’s miserable. Being allergic to pollen means your body releases lots of histamine in response to pollen. When your body has too much histamine, it can cause symptoms collectively known as histamine intolerance. As well…
One of the reasons I became interested in foraging, which is now one of my favourite hobbies, was because I read about the incredible nutrient-density of wild plants. Wild edibles tend to contain more beneficial micronutrients on a per-weight basis than cultivated foods. This…
Monday 21st June at 04.31 it will be the summer solstice. I’m so excited to celebrate this special day. The summer solstice, also known as estival solstice or midsummer, occurs when one of the Earth’s poles has its maximum tilt toward the Sun. It happens…
It’s been a gloriously sunny day today! London was 28 degrees. I’ve been at work in London and got back late so I haven’t had time to write much of a post…But sticking to my promise to myself to blog every day here’s something for…
Today is day 7 of 28 of optimising my nutrition so I thought I would reflect on the last 7 days. For the 28 days I am focusing on boosting the nutrient-density of my diet, as well as avoiding all gluten, grains and sugar.…