There is a time in every cancer survivors year when a dreaded day (or two...) comes around. They are of course the dreaded check-ups! I remember the first time I had to go back for a check up, pushing back the tears as I arrived the hospital. The familiar sights and smells… immediately I felt like [...]
Tag: Positive Steps
The Re-Energiser Mini One Day Detox
My lovely friend Nikki is a little fountain of knowledge when it comes to leading a gorgeous healthy life. A while ago she emailed me about a Re-Energising Mini One Day Detox she was planning telling me that she decided to do the detox because she had been feeling really sluggish and tired, she had [...]
100 Healthy Days – And So It Begins
Today is Day 2 of 100 Healthy Days. If you have read my blog previously you will probably know that I am a total sugar addict, adore carbs and live for cheese. Anything that your not supposed to eat on a healthy diet, I am totally and irrevocably in love with. And its true love, [...]
Spring Health & Beauty Tip 16 – Go Green
Flood Your Body with Goodness with Green Juice Spring Health & Beauty Tip 16 - Go Green The thought of drinking a Green Smoothie can be a little scary, mainly because it doesn't sound great. It is an acquired taste, but the fruit is essential as it helps balance out the bitterness. I have found [...]
Spring Health & Beauty Tip 12 – Drink Tea
Time for Tea Spring Health & Beauty Tip 12 - Drink Tea There is now scientific proof that drinking tea is good for you! According to scientists at University College London a cup of tea reduces levels of cortisol (the stress hormone) and according to a study by Kings College London, drinking 4 cups of [...]
Spring Health & Beauty Tip 5 – Clean Banana Pancake
Be warned, once you try this recipe, you will not be able to stop eating them! Spring Health & Beauty Tip 5 - 'Clean' Banana Pancake Easiest recipe ever! Take one large banana and two eggs. Mash the banana Whisk the eggs Mix the banana and eggs together Cook like a pancake And that's it! [...]
Spring Health & Beauty Tip 4
Help your body to rest, relax and revive Spring Health & Beauty Tip 4 - Work Your Solar Plexus The solar plexus is a network of nerves that is situated directly behind the stomach in the body. Its function is a nerve centre for the abdominal area. It is like a personal power centre, and is [...]
Spring Health & Beauty Tip 1
Well its the last month of spring (sort of) and this is the perfect time to continue to give yourself and your life a bit of a spring clean so everyday this month I will be posting a little Spring Health and Beauty tip everyday to help you along the way…. Spring Health and Beauty [...]
Nicola B and the Big C
Have you heard that I had cancer? Of course you have, I talk about it…. a lot!! Some people find this strange, a lot of people consider serious illness to be something that should be private and dealt with behind closed doors but that has never been how I felt. I have complete respect for [...]
The Joy of Head Massage
Commonly known as Indian Head Massage this gorgeous treatment is pure relaxation. We hold so much tension in our heads, jaws, shoulders and neck and all these key areas are worked throughly during a Head Massage treatment. There are a number of different Head Massage techniques but in the tradition Indian practice, you keep your [...]