January is known for the “January blues” and the period after Christmas and New Year is a time of getting back into routines and finding ways to beat the blues. London Mums are on a mission to bring awareness of how self-care and me-time can bring calm, happiness and help with mental health. I hope you find my tips to lessen the mental load in 2023 useful.
Mums are often guilty of…
Perk up your January! Mum’s the word!
It’s easy to feel low, we’re in the scrag-end of winter. Halloween, tick; Christmas, tick; skiing, tick. It’s Dry January, Veganuary, cold turkey more like.
So Ladies and Gents, whaddawegonnadoabaatit? Get some balance back is what. Balance – that most elusive of states. What does it even look like? It’ll surely feel…
Our forties seem to be game-changing years when it comes to our skin as research conducted by Hada Labo Tokyo – Japan’s top selling skincare brand – has found that 48% of women noticed more lines on their face when they hit this decade, with 39% noticing more dryness and 34% spotting a lack of elasticity. This article looks at four reasons our skin changes after 40 and how to care…
Maybe it’s a 70s childhood kibbutz thing, but I have often dreamed of forming a commune. When I first arrived in our street 7 years ago, I blithely suggested to a neighbour that a street party would be fun, it being a cul-de-sac. The response I got was, ‘What would you want to do that for? You’d have to meet everybody!’ Despite this rather unpromising first encounter, the ice is…
It’s no secret that the fashion industry is a cutthroat business. With so much competition, designers and brands are always looking for an edge to set themselves apart from the rest. This innovative blog post will take a behind-the-scenes look at the fashion industry, explore the secrets of the trade and find out what goes on behind closed doors. So, if you’re curious about what it…
We tweezer them out as long as we can, don’t we, till it becomes a losing battle. Then the vast majority of us colour. No question. I used to, till the beauticians at hospital recommended no more toxic chemicals be used on our hair, after the second block of chemo left it lank and lifeless. I’ve been natural ever since and 8 years on, I’m 75% white, according to my hairdresser.
It was a nasty old time, being pregnant with breast cancer.
The lump was missed on my first visit to the GP. She had just checked me in to a hospital for the birth and my 10 minutes was up. After a hasty feel, she thought it was milk ducts. But over some months the lump got bigger.
Moral
Get a second opinion with breast cancer. GPs are notoriously bad at recognising cancer symptoms. And bad at…
If you have experienced constant joint and muscle pain from menopause, sport injuries or pregnancy at least once in your lifetime, you would know that you cannot take painkillers all the time and instead you need to opt for natural remedies.
I have the mind of a 20 something trapped in the body of a 50 something… This causes problems because my young mind makes me do hazardous things…
Alcohol the cause of 1 in 8 adult deaths, study says.
There is a worryingly laid back attitude about alcohol use in society when you consider how many people lose their lives as a result of overuse and addiction issues relating to drinking alcoholic drinks on a regular basis.
People who struggle to control or limit their alcohol intake will often need to seek help or require some sort of…
Alcohol is widely consumed, but the health risks associated with it are often overlooked. Most people know that drinking too much will lead to serious health problems such as liver damage, but there are other lesser-known health issues that can occur even in moderate and occasional drinkers. Let’s take a closer look at some of the health risks associated with consuming alcohol.
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