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This week my carpal tunnel has been keeping me up!

Someone definitely told me CP would go after pregnancy - they lied! 5 years later and it's as bad as ever - even with the gorgeous black wrist splints I wear to bed (they really are a thing of beauty...lucky Joe ;))

So, this week I’ve been researching healthy ways to fight or overcome some of the chronic conditions we're all beginning to experience as we get older (sigh).

Because, whether we’re currently in pain or not, more and more of us are turning to foods to self - cure.

And, if you’ve heard of functional medicine, you’ll know that more and more medical professionals are also looking to food and lifestyle rather than medication as a way of treating and preventing health problems and diseases.

So this is what today’s article is all about – using healthy foods to encourage us to empower ourselves to take our health into our own hands.  

In this article I share with you my 5...

Detox! Oh it's such a hot term right now. 

But doesn't it mean drinking nothing but celery juice (with the mud still on obviouslah) for 18 months? Or rubbing crystals of epsom salt directly into you cellulite 7 times a day?

Well - no. And certainly not if you're a mum because...who on earth has the time or energy for any of that kind of cr*p??

However - a detox actually is rather a good thing to do. For both our bodies and our minds.

Because, we often become ‘toxic’ after periods of overindulging with fatty foods and alcohol, as well as other toxins.

And when our body is toxic, our natural detoxification system can no longer cope, it becomes overwhelmed causing every other system in our body to become negatively affected.

If you’re suffering from constipation, food allergies, an inability to lose weight, acne, rosacea, eczema, persistent headaches, muscle pain or muscle fatigue – you need to detox.

And, even if you’re not suffering from any of...

Today I've been thinking about the role of a 'life coach' and how resistant we are to paying another person to, essentially, help us live our lives better.

However, we could all benefit from having someone there for us who always supports us, guides us and cheers us on, encouraging us with all our personal and professional goals.

But how many of us really do have this person in our lives?

In fact, do you have anyone in your life to talk to about your goals and hopes for the future? And if you do, do you actually talk to them about these, life affirming, things?

Do you feel guilty burdening your friends or family by talking 'too much' about yourself, what you're doing and any problems that you're facing?

And when talking to them, do you hold back information because you're embarrassed to, or don't want to share big goals in case they laugh, or don't believe in you?

This is where a Life Coach comes in, and where they can make the difference between making your goals happen...