Health Blog

Experts (including from the Harvard Chan School of Public Health in the USA) have created a special diet known as the Mind Diet which could help to prevent or delay thinking and memory problems.

In their research, those experts looked at data for over fourteen thousand people with an average age of sixty four over a period of ten years - and found that a healthy diet was crucial for good mental health.

There are so many ways in which nature can help us to become healthier.

We share just a handful as a starting off point...

Do you make a habit of going barefoot when you can?  It can be very liberating but it can also be very good for you!

Earthing or grounding (as it is known) means that your bare feet draw electrons from the earth.  Different studies have found many benefits from these electrons including:

• Changing the electrical activity in the brain to lessen pain
• Improving skin conductivity
• Moderating heart rate variability
• Improving glucose regulation
• Reducing stress and
• Boosting immunity.

Earthing or grounding is the simple act of walking without shoes...

Spring in the Northern hemisphere can bring misery to the many who suffer from hay fever.  Allergy season can last from late March to as long as September when those allergens - especially tree pollen, grasses and weeds - are most prevalent in the natural environment and leading to sneezing, watery eyes and itchy noses.

Sadly, heart and circulatory disease is very common in the Western World causing many early deaths.

But there is lots you can do to help your heart achieve a healthier status.

We share our top ten tips here...

Unfortunately, we are all getting older and, as this happens, small lapses in memory and other cognitive functions may become more common.

Whatever our age, there are simple steps to take to keep the brain healthy and boost our memory.

We share our top ten tips to this end... 

We recently wrote about infrared sauna in which we covered all the benefits you can enjoy.  At the end of the post, we mentioned that it was even possible to follow the typical Scandinavian habit of immersing yourself in icy water after your sauna when you have an ice bath set up close by! 

Now it is time to share some information of the benefits of that ice bath!

Raw honey has so many more health benefits than processed honey including a superior taste, extra enzymes, more antioxidants plus the ability to relieve allergies. 

If you suffer from hay fever for example, eating raw honey from your local area can help to alleviate the allergy.

We share a recipe using raw honey to make your very own detox drink...

We read and hear a lot about the menopause these days but perhaps not so much about the more subtle signs and symptoms of the perimenopause - that stage before the menopause when ostrogen levels begin to fall.

In fact, they can be so subtle that you might miss them altogether and not realize what is happening to your body.

In this post, we set out below some of those easy-to-miss and early signs and symptoms of the perimenopause...