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Sleep and Mental Health: Why Rest Matters for Your Mind

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Sleep is crucial for physical and mental health, yet commonly neglected. Psychologist Zoe Markopoulos and personal trainer Nick Jack emphasise the importance of good sleep hygiene and routines. Lack of sleep can lead to short-term issues like low energy and long-term health problems such as adrenal fatigue. Prioritising sleep enhances overall well-being.

YOUR NEW LUNGS: BREATHING EXERCISES

ALTERNATIVE COMPLIMENTARY MEDICINE NEWS & REVIEW: By Columnist Julie Rammal – International Celebrity Personal Trainer, Yoga and Pilates Pro: Photo credit: Breathe via photopin (license) – What do we all have but incorrectly use? Lungs! Our lungs are magical organs that can take us to another state of mind, feed our cells with energy and oxygen, remove bodily waste products and […]

Hidden Signs of Gluten Intolerance

DIGESTIVE NEWS & REVIEW: By Columnist Ange Sinclair – Founder of Digestive Detective: Photo credit: Gluten Free Aisle via photopin (license) It is well known that if you have gluten intolerance then you may have digestive symptoms such as IBS, constipation, diarrhoea. There are also many more conditions that could be a red flag for gluten intolerance that you […]

RUNNING: WHAT EVERY BEGINNER NEEDS TO KNOW

Humans by nature are vulnerable creatures. We all have addictions and for many individuals, it can be training and exercise. This addiction can be to the endorphins that can come with a great workout, the pursuit for better aesthetics or just fighting the emotional battle that if you don’t train today, you will put on weight. Let me start by reassuring you that its okay to take a day off, even two…

Glutes and Gait

As a podiatrist, I find that most patients present with a range of foot and lower leg issues – heel pain, Achilles Tendinopathy, Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome, Shin Splints and Patellofemoral Joint Pain are all common presentations to my clinic. Given these injuries and issues affect the foot and lower leg, both referrers and patients alike assume that the cause of these issues are located primarily in the foot. This assumption is simply not true. Of those people experiencing the injuries mentioned above the vast majority have issues at the hip and pelvis level, and the glutes…

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