Sleep

Sleep

Sleep Being unable to sleep is incredibly frustrating, but worse than that – poor sleep will prevent your body from carrying out many functions that are essential for good health. You cannot heal if you are not sleeping well! 25% of people will struggle with sleep at...
Stress

Stress

Stress is a word that we use all the time and it means different things to different people. Stress actually means the way that our bodies respond to stressful events, by an activation of the sympathetic nervous system, which results in a fight-or-flight response....
The 10 most important things to do for good health

The 10 most important things to do for good health

The 10 most important things to do for good health: drink water – I know you are thinking yeah yeah, I know that – but do you do it??? There is more information in this info sheet about Hydration, but basically you need to drink about 4 pints of good quality water or...
Vagal Toning

Vagal Toning

Vagal Toning What is it and should you be doing it? Your vagus nerve is part of the autonomic nervous system (controlling the things that the body does automatically) and it’s the main nerve involved in our stress responses. The nerve starts in the brain stem, passes...
What is detox and why might you need to do it?

What is detox and why might you need to do it?

What is detox and why might you need to do it? Detoxification means the removal of toxic substances. Our bodies are usually good at doing this and your GP will tell you that there is no need to do anything to help your body to detox – but the modern world now exposes...