Welcome to Healthy Reads. This is where I share what I’ve learned in years of coaching about eating well and feeling better: nutrition, stress and burnout, sleep, hormones and menopause, healthy habits and simple ways to relax. Every article is based on science and written for real life, so you get clear steps you can start using today. No fads, no guilt and no extremes. Pick a topic below, or simply start reading.
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11 things to do when it’s cold outside
When it’s cold, all you want to do is curl up under your blankets. Here are eleven practical tips to help you dress warmly, step outside and enjoy moving all winter.
Cold Season: Try the 1:4:2 Rhythm Breathing
A yoga breath for grey winter mornings: alternate nostril breathing in a gentle rhythm. Here’s how to do it step by step, where to start, and who should take care.
If you love it sweet and healthy, choose mandarins
Mandarins are the sweetest citrus fruit of all, and they come with vitamin C, fibre and colour at the time of year when you need them most. Here is why I recommend them when you have a sweet tooth, and how to choose, store and enjoy them.
Keep your brain fit as you age: it’s all about coordination
Like your muscles, your brain needs to be challenged, and routine is the one thing it does not thrive on. Here are four short coordination exercises you can do in a few minutes, wherever you are, with nothing but your two hands.
Homemade candles for your health
Candlelight calms you, scent touches your memories, and making something with your hands quietens a busy mind. Here is how to turn leftover candle ends into new candles, step by step, with the safety points to keep in mind.
Why Is Black Friday Stressful, and How Can You Survive It?
Countdowns, crowds and a basket that keeps filling: no wonder Black Friday leaves us tense. Here is why it gets under our skin, and how to approach it calmly this year.
The 5 Best Exercises for Your Abs
You don’t need a gym for a strong core. Five simple exercises on a mat at home train all your abdominal muscles, and your back will thank you too.
Sugar Cravings: Why They Happen and How to Calm Them
Sugar cravings usually come from blood sugar dips, habits, short nights and stress. Here’s how to understand yours and calm them gently, without banning anything.
Peppermint Prince: Essential Peppermint Oil, Its Benefits, Effects and More
Fresh, cool and wonderfully clear: essential peppermint oil is a small everyday pleasure. Here is how to enjoy its scent in gentle ways, and how to use it with care.
What Is Autogenic Training? More Than Just a Relaxation Technique
Autogenic training teaches your body to let go, using a few quiet phrases you repeat to yourself. Here’s how it works, what it can help with and how to begin.
How to Support Your Hormones Naturally: Six Daily Habits
Your hormones respond every day to how you sleep, eat, move and handle stress. Six steady daily habits that give your body the best support.
The 7 Kinds of Hunger: A Mindful Eating Exercise
Not every hunger comes from your stomach. Discover the seven kinds of hunger and a simple tasting exercise to hear what your body is really asking for.
How to Live Well and Make the Most of Your Time? Take This Simple Test
Most of our days run on automatic pilot. This simple test, done with paper and a pen, shows you what gives you energy, what drains you, and where you have more choice than you think.
Senbazuru: 1000 Origami Cranes and the Calming Art of Paper Folding
A Japanese legend says that whoever folds a thousand paper cranes will have a wish granted. Even one crane, folded slowly, is a calming pause, and all you need is a square of paper.
The Direct Impact of Sleep and Stress on Your Appetite and Weight
Sleep, stress and appetite are so closely linked that you can’t really look after one without the others. Here’s how they pull on each other, and what helps.
Let’s Talk About Exercise: Gentle Ways to Move Every Day After 50
Protein is the material, and movement is the message. Here are gentle, everyday ways to keep your body strong, steady and full of energy after fifty.
Being a mom
Being a mom … or a dad … means something different to every parent. As a parent, we obviously want what is best for our child and while we have the experience of having been a child ourselves and remembering how it was with our parents, we don’t receive instructions of use on how to make it happen. We have some things in common when it comes to being a mom or dad and what we wish for our child or children, but today I just want to speak for myself.
How to Improve Your PMS Symptoms and Feel Better
Bloated, tired and short-tempered in the days before your period? Here are the food and everyday habits that can make that week a good deal gentler.
