Welcome to my blog
There is a lot of information around on the importance of looking after our health, like maintaining a healthy diet and plenty of exercise… Which is all well and good if your aim is just to keep your body healthy. But what about your brain?
From chocolate to coffee and sleep to sharper smarter thinking, join me for an article or three as I share insights, tips and ideas on what it takes to keep your brain operating at full speed, so you can wake up feeling refreshed, happier and healthier every day.
Welcome to my blog
There is a lot of information around on the importance of looking after our health, like maintaining a healthy diet and plenty of exercise… Which is all well and good if your aim is just to keep your body healthy. But what about your brain?
From chocolate to coffee and sleep to sharper smarter thinking, join me for an article or three as I share insights, tips and ideas on what it takes to keep your brain operating at full speed, so you can wake up feeling refreshed, happier and healthier every day.
Why Creating More Kindness and Compassion Matters
One day when I was eight, I went on a trip to a funfair with one of my best friends and her parents. We had such a great day. But when it came to the large merry-go-round my friend didn’t want to go on the ride, so I clambered up on my own to sit astride a gaily...
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How to Lighten Up with Effective Stress Management
Feeling stressed?
It might be better to ask who isn’t?
Stress is everywhere and people are complaining. But there’s a massive difference between the stress we experience on a daily basis and the type of severe chronic stress that puts people at risk of burnout.
“I’m so stressed” has become such a universal catch cry it’s become a new normal. The problem here is that if everyone is so stressed how do we reasonably distinguish between normal healthy stress and burnout?
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Seven Quick and Easy Ways to Boost Your Happiness
Happiness matters because feeling happy is linked to a greater sense of wellbeing, achievement and fulfillment.
But if you’ve been chasing happiness, you can stop wasting your time, because all the happiness you will ever need is available to you right now. You just have to create it.
Better still the ways to create more happiness in your life are simple and easy to implement. Here are seven to get you started.
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The Single Most Effective Strategy to Be the Best Version of You
The strength of your positive relationships are your super power. They provide safety, reward and free up your mental energy to stay focused, share knowledge and amplify your results. Choosing to work with a coach, mentor or support network means being willing to receive their perspective on how you’re progressing, how you come across in all your dealings, and stay open to other ideas.
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Why Salute to the Sun Beats Aerobic Exercise Pants Down
Practising yoga regularly as a lifestyle intervention reduces the harmful effects of stress and inflammation and can slow down the pace of aging. A single session of Hatha Yoga compared to 20 minutes on a treadmill showed a significant improvement in speed and accuracy of working memory, improving a person’s ability to take in and retain useful new information compared to the aerobic group.
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How to Minimise Your Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease
Lifestyle measures as outlined by the WHO Guidelines and multi-domain studies including FINGER enable each and every one of us to adopt healthier lifestyles as found in NAMES3© that can assist in reducing potential inflammation and keep us cognitively intact.
Brain healthy lifestyle initiatives for every age include:
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