Too many caffeine-containing stimulants such as black tea, coffee and chocolate can leave you running on adrenaline and in the long run leaves you feeling exhausted and prone to mood swings. There are so many great tasting alternatives in the shops that you don’t have to feel deprived when trying to ditch your regular pick-me [...]
Do you have less energy now than you used to? Are you finding it hard to fall asleep, and wake up feeling tired in the morning? Or are you falling asleep in front of the TV in the evenings and don’t have much energy left for life outside work? Are you frequently feeling bloated, or [...]
Are you finding it difficult to sleep? During stressful times, it can sometimes be difficult to get good quality sleep.
Looking at how you eat can really help you get a better night’s sleep.
The first thing I would check is caffeine consumption. It’s sometimes easy to forget that all those cups of tea and coffee and [...]
Apart from causing anxiety and pressure, stress also creates some physiological changes in the body.
Stress causes the adrenal glands to secrete the ‘fight or flight’ hormones – adrenaline, noradrenalin and cortisol. In the days when we were hunter-gathers the fight or flight reaction was vital for enabling us to flee dangerous situations whilst out hunting.
Our [...]
With the reduced daylight hours and the sun setting by mid-afternoon, the winter months can be mellow. It’s tempting to want to warm ourselves up and boost our spirits by reaching for traditional comfort foods. Unfortunately these tend to be stodgy, high-fat foods that do little for boosting our mood and actually make us feel [...]
As the end of the year approaches you may be feeling that your body is crying out for a break from the stresses and pollution of everyday life. Our bodies are constantly put under stress from the foods we eat, demands at work, juggling family commitments, environmental pollution and emotional pressures, and all this can [...]
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