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What Does a Health Coach Do? Exploring the Role and Benefits of Health Coaching
Like personal trainers that help you to keep your exercise and fitness on track, health coaches are trainers for your diet and lifestyle.
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Why intermittent fasting may not be that great for us women in midlife
Intermittent Fasting has been all the rage over recent years and has been hitting the headlines...
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Uncovering the benefits of functional medicine for treating eating disorders
There is no single reason why someone may develop an eating disorder. Eating disorders are complex and multi-factorial, but functional...
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What is insulin resistance, and how can it affect your mental health?
Most people think of Diabetes when they hear the word insulin, but insulin, and specifically insulin resistance, can be a contributing...
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Why genes are not your (mental health) destiny
It is commonly known these days that many health conditions, including mental health, can run in families, either because we know our...
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3 min read


Understanding portion sizes and how to get them right
Understanding portion sizes is more than just how much you should be putting on your plate. Here we look into how to understand portions...
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Meet the team: Kate Rohde
Kates personal health journey began unknowingly when she started experiencing anxiety from chil...
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Four things that can affect your blood sugar, that are not food!
Firstly, let’s recap on what blood sugars, or blood glucose, is as this phrase is becoming incr...
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4 min read


Should I eat gluten or not?
Should I eat gluten or not? This must be one of the most popular questions we are asked here a...
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4 min read


Why breakfast is so important in menopause
When you’re busy, breakfast may be the most important thing you do in your day especially if yo...
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4 min read


Are you eating enough?
Often women may notice some weight gain as their bodies shift into menopause, or as a result of...
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3 min read


Let’s talk natural skincare
Let’s talk natural skincare and why it is so important in midlife. Here, Urban Wellness...
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Understanding restless legs syndrome
Do your legs twitch, ache or throb at night? It’s like a strong, irresistible, can’t control, ...
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Please don’t cut the carbs!
They are an essential food group that we need in our diet daily. The trick is the type of carb...
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What is insulin resistance and why can it affect women in midlife?
What is insulin resistance? And why should you be worried about it in midlife? Here we look a...
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3 min read


Why prebiotics may actually be more important than probiotics
You’ve heard of probiotics, but what about prebiotics? Did you know that they may be more impo...
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4 min read


Let’s talk: Fibroids
Fibroids are the most common benign tumour and gynaecological disorder that affect us women and...
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3 min read


The 3 Pillars of Health
The pillars of health - physical, physiological and psychological - are interconnected, and we ...
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Managing cholesterol in menopause
As we enter menopause and our oestrogen levels decline, this can cause our cholesterol to rise ...
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3 min read


July Wellness Spotlight
It’s July, and here are my top three wellness products for this month that include aromatherapy...
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June Wellness Spotlight
Here I look at my top wellness products for June - products I have tried and tested with my day...
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3 min read


Nature is all around us….you just need to remember to look for it
This week is Mental Health Awareness Week, and the theme is all about connecting with nature. S...
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May Wellness Spotlight
It’s May already, and this month I take a look at some of my travel must-haves and a new firm f...
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April Wellness Spotlight
Each month I bring you my favourite three products in my Wellness Spotlight. I only showcase pr...
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2 min read
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