Fitness Advice

How I am keeping active this winter

It’s not easy to stay active in winter but I always try hard to do what’s right for my health. I get bored with doing the same workouts so I always like to try something new. This winter is no different. I always look for different ways of staying active although I do stick with …

Wellness News

Why ’70s-Style Self Care Is Making A Comeback

During this strange year we’ve all weathered, when the present moment has often seemed too heavy to process, looking to the past has been something of an emotional fire blanket. A comforter, a guide to less stormy seas. Which partly explains a burgeoning interest in a 1970s approach to wellness, as we surge forth into …

Healthy Food

1000 year old chicken egg found intact by archaeologists!

01/3​Egg remains intact for 1000 years Eggs are so fragile that we often handle them with utmost care, but this 1000 year old chicken egg found unharmed and intact in a sewage disposal tank in Israel will leave you surprised! A team of archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) found this 1000 year old …

Healthy Living

How to stop snacking

by Sofia Alves We’ve all been there – 2 a.m. and you catch yourself roaming around the fridge, licking leftover crumbs from the cookie jar, addictively searching for more. “This is the last one”, you say hopelessly, “I promise”. When does all of the snacking end? How do you even stop it? There are various …

Fitness Advice

Is Running Bad for Your Knees?

by Sofia Alves There is nothing like an early morning run to get your blood pumping and make you feel invigorated for the rest of your day. Running is great cardiovascular exercise, protecting and strengthening the heart. It also builds up the lower body, developing muscles and enabling you to push yourself further. For all …

Wellness News

A Psychologist’s Guide To Healing From Racial Trauma

I remember walking down Oxford Street on Friday 8 July 2016, joining masses of other Black people to cry, “No justice, no peace.” Only a few days after protesting again, with that same plea for humanity, I can’t help but reflect on how our vulnerability has once again been put on display, for others to …