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The Many Facets of Self Care

We have all been told we must love our neighbours as we love ourselves but I will hazard a guess that many of us afford others more attention & kindness than we gift to our own beings.

Now this is not a bad thing per se, being a wonderful human being, caring for our loved ones &/or those we may not necessarily even know that well in itself is a form of self love, as in turn we tend to see at least some of that being reciprocated. Paying it forward so to speak.

My thoughts today however turn to the numerous different ways we can look after ourselves, a few of which I summarise below.

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Is Your Eating Really Intuitive? My Thoughts On Positive Food Relationships, Cravings & Functional Issues

“I only eat what my body tells me it needs”

Sounds pretty simple doesn’t it?

And yes in principle I fully support the idea of eating intuitively, following your own unique hunger signals, being in tune with what you need as opposed to the generalised ‘normal’ way of feeding ourselves (whatever that actually is these days…..) should be.

But I do have one distinct stumbling block here – what if your body isn’t firing on all cylinders & so can’t give you the right messages? Well that’s when I pull the above face because I’ve had numerous discussions with individuals that indicate this is the case & so that’s where my attention is directed today.

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Getting The Glow Part II: Microneedling for Collagen Synthesis, Cell Turnover & Scar Removal

*A dermaroller boasts 540 millimetre fine needles!*

This time last week I shared my experiences of a cosmetic acupuncture session with the wonderful Athena Giralea, in addition to the reasoning behind it of course. Find that post here.

This week we progressed & dived into the world of microneedling to regenerate & replenish the skin surface (in combination with more cosmetic acupuncture because it’s amazing) & so of course I will now do exactly the same with this incredible therapy!

So buckle in chaps & let’s talk eternal youth! (or as close to it as we’re going to get….!)

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Omega 3: Clinical Applications & A Gift From Bare Biology

In the world of health & nutrition the words omega 3 are probably some of the most familiar, in the sense they aren’t new age & I’m not reinventing the wheel when I tell you that they are of benefit.

However as with most things there is huge amounts of variation when it comes to omega 3 products, foods & influences on requirements, plus potentially a number bits & pieces you weren’t quite as aware of as you once thought.

Additionally to the bounty of information I will now shower you with I also have the huge pleasure of sharing a truly one off offer with you – Bare Biology, the producers of exceptionally high quality, clinical strength fish oils (the ones I actually use in my clinic & myself)have agreed to provide a 20% discount code (something they have never, & potentially will never do again!) for you. Simply enter NATNOURISH on their website when purchasing to apply this.

But now to the why we want them at all…

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Cosmetic Acupuncture: The Non-Invasive, Non-Toxic Answer to Anti-Ageing & Scar Treatments

I have always been fascinated by acupuncture, I find it to be the most transformative of therapies for people whether they have issues with pain, sleep, anxiety, addiction, hormonal dysfunction, digestive discomfort, the list of applications is a long one!

Through the insertion of fine needles into the skin, traditional/dry needling acupuncture stimulates the nervous & muscular systems, & will work on meridians (energy channels) to bring an individual back into balance. I myself have had no end of successes with acupuncture – as a child I had chronic sinus issues, in my late teens I had terrible anxiety & slept poorly, & progressing into my 20’s I had my ‘perfect storm’ moment with all manner of digestive & hormonal issues that lead to a whole host of bits & pieces happening to my physical & emotional self. All of these were negated, or at least improved significantly (to the point at which structural or other functional intervention then worked alongside) by acupuncture.

So what happens when we apply this incredible wisdom to skincare….well truly amazing things to be blunt! Read on to find out more & to meet the wonderful Athina, a specialist spinal & jaw physiotherapist who has now expanded her practice to offer this incredible therapy too!

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Why We Shouldn’t Just Be Respecting Our Elders, We Should Be Nourishing Them Too

Me & my Grandpa circa 2013 xx

How many times have you heard the phrase “Oh it’s just because he/she/it’s old”.

Well I’ve heard it a lot.

Now it’s not that I disagree that ageing increases the risk of ill health or other aches & pains, what I do disagree with however is the assumption that just because you are more advanced in years you must settle for said creaks & chronic conditions. That is just not good enough for me.

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