6th January – yoga
🧘♀️Do some yoga I love yoga. However, I must confess that I love it even more in winter when it’s cold, wet and miserable outside and I’m the idea of going out for a run is less appealing than usual. And at the moment with the icy freezing conditions outside, exercise indoors is definitely the way to go! When I talk about exercise with my patients, most people talk about cardiorespiratory fitness type exercises, running, going to the gym on the treadmill or other machines, or exercise classes – things that get them hot and sweaty, and raise their heart rate and speed up their breathing. But this type of…
5th January – eat a plant-based diet
Eat a plant-based diet 🍆Tonight’s dinner: baked aubergine stuffed with homemade spicy mixed bean and tomato stew, served with a mixed leaf salad, tomatoes and olives. 🥬Plant-based doesn’t have to mean plant-exclusive, so it doesn’t have to be full vegan or vegetarian, although both of those can be equally healthy options too. ⭐️There is an incredible wealth of evidence of out there for following a Whole-Food Plant-Based (WFPB) diet, just some of the benefits are: 🍎Lowers risk and may even treat and reverse some chronic diseases🍏Reduced risk of heart disease and cancer🍎Reduces the risk of type 2 diabetes by improving insulin sensitivity to the metabolism works more effectively, protecting beta…
1st January – Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! Have you made any new year’s resolutions? I must confess to being somewhat overwhelmed by the options available – every social media channel, news channel, even the App Store is trying to persuade us to make resolutions. Many of the initiatives are absolutely genuine and may be a good fit for some people, for example RED (run(or move)-every-day) January for those who want to get moving and improve their wellbeing, or Dry January for those wanting to reduce their alcohol intake. Others are trying to sell you things that you “need” to help you on your way… it’s easy to be lured in by the promise…
