Wellness and Lifestyle – June 09, 2025
The World population is ageing.
The World Health Organisation ( WHO) acknowledges that the world’s population is ageing rapidly, this trend will have a significant impact on, an already stretched healthcare system. https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/population-ageing By 2050 , individuals aged 65 and older are expected to surpass those under 5 ,and the percentage of those over 60 will nearly double from 12% to 22% .
Wellness and Lifestyle – September 16, 2024
A healthier You .
September is a great month to give yourself some attention and time . If you have any underlying health concerns, gut issues, tiredness , sleep concerns etc etc - booking a detailed consultation with EdelleO’Doherty -Nutritional therapist & Functional Medicine Practitioner will set you up with a clear roadmap of how to address your symptoms. Call reception on 012300244/012300255 to book a consultation with Edelle . Functional Medicine – for complex pre-existing conditionsthat have not been helped via orthodox medical treatment alone. For those whose symptoms are complex and often unexplained. Those symptoms that need thorough investigation and testing and specialised dietary and lifestyle interventions
Wellness and Lifestyle – April 06, 2024
Protect your skin from Pollution.
It’s not just UV light from the sun that wreaks havoc on our complexion; environmental damage is also a cause of dull, rough, blotchy, discoloured, and older-looking skin. Daily exposure to various forms of pollution accelerates signs of ageing.Air pollution is a collective term for all gases or particles that are released by human activity. This includes exhaust fumes from cars, production processes, petroleum and other chemical refineries and cigarette smoke.
Wellness and Lifestyle – September 08, 2023
Are you in a constant cycle of “flight or fight”?
When you are in a stressful situation, your body may react by going into “fight or flight “ mode, pumping out stress hormones, raising blood pressure and pulse, and redirecting blood away from your organs towards your legs and arms to prepare the body for “flight” . This would be important if you needed to get away from a wild animal, but today we are less likely to find ourselves needing to get away from a wild animal.Normally for a healthy person, the body bounces back to normal once the stressful times are over . Many people get stuck in fight of flight mode. This is especially true when people find themselves dealing with chronic health conditions or a family or work related situation that they cannot handle. The chronic stressors become a self perpetuating vicious cycle . This situation can then lead to anxiety . People sometimes try and reduce the anxiety by avoiding the feared situation altogether.
Wellness and Lifestyle – October 17, 2021
Get your health to a higher point
We all owe it to ourselves to be healthy, so you are resilient and strong. Your first line of defence is a healthy fresh wholesome diet. Be aware of where you source your food. There are some great sources of fresh eggs, vegetables and fruit delivered to your door direct from the farm. Try to source fresh - Fish should look as if it might jump up and swim away. The skin should be bright and shiny with close-fitting scales. Dry, dull flesh and loose scales are signs of age. The eyes should be clear and bulging; if the fish has sunken or cloudy eyes, look for a fresher specimen.
Wellness and Lifestyle – May 27, 2023
Nasal breathing
New research has found that obstructive sleep apnea — a disorder in which breathing stops and starts during sleep — is associated with an increased risk for gout, a common cause of arthritis. Scientists studied 15,879 patients with apnea and 63,296 matched controls without, following them for an average of almost six years. Over that time, 4.9 percent of people with apnea developed gout, compared with 2.6 percent of those without the disorder.
Wellness and Lifestyle – May 25, 2023
Skin and Ageing.
Many things cause our skin to age. Some things we some we can influence, others we can do nothing about . The skin has three important layers: the outer epidermis, the middle dermis and the inner subcutaneous fat layer. The epidermis is a thin layer that contains the pigment that colours your skin. The thicker dermis layer contains hair follicles, oil glands and blood vessels. The inner, fatty layer serves as a protective barrier to your organs. As you age, the epidermis gradually thins and pigment levels decrease. This results in thinner, paler skin. You may also notice sunspots from UV exposure, known as solar lentigo.
Wellness and Lifestyle – April 09, 2023
Anti-glycation foods: Research says that certain foods may actually help protect our collagen.
Skin Glycation. A.G.E. Interrupter Advanced is a potent corrective cream designed to help reverse accelerated signs of aging impacted by glycation and collagen decline. Formulated with a high-concentration combination of ProxylaneTM, wild fruit flavonoids, and glycyrrhetinic acid, this breakthrough anti-wrinkle cream helps correct visible skin aging and defend against new and recurring damage. All in a luxuriously textured formula.
Wellness and Lifestyle – January 30, 2022
Protect Your Heart, Brain and Life with Sulforaphane
Sulforaphane is a powerful phytochemical that’s created when a cruciferous plant’s myrosinase and glucoraphanin compounds combine, through chewing, chopping, cutting, etc. The resulting sulforaphane tamps down the body’s production of free radicals, helping to block a number of the enzymes that can activate cancer cells. In addition to being full of fiber and rich in sulforaphane, cruciferous veggies are brain and heart-protective and are associated with a reduced risk of colon and rectal cancer. They’re also credited with helping to protect against prostatic, endometrial and ovarian cancers – so when they’re referred to as superfoods, it’s no joke.
Wellness and Lifestyle – March 10, 2021
Relaxation advice from Sabina at Serenity Day Spa
The vagus nerve (also known as the 10th cranial nerve or CN X) is a very long nerve that originates in the brain stem and extends down through the neck and into the chest and abdomen. It carries both motor and sensory information, and it supplies innervation to the heart, major blood vessels, airways, lungs, esophagus, stomach, and intestines.While there are actually two vagus nerves (the left and the right), doctors usually refer to them together as “the vagus nerve.”The vagus nerve helps control several muscles of the throat and of the voicebox. It plays a major role in regulating the heart rate and keeping the gastrointestinal tract in working order. The vagus nerves also carry sensory information from the internal organs back to the brain Cold water therapies stimulate the vagus nerve as does singing and gargling .
Wellness and Lifestyle – January 20, 2021
How to cope with that nameless dread, anxiety and stress.
Experts in the field of breathwork say that as many 80% of us have dysfunctional breathing patterns. We come in to the world knowing how to breath, but as we age we appear to learn to breath shallow and short. People who are anxious tend to breathe in their upper lungs (upper chest) with shallow, rapid breaths, instead of breathing into their lower lungs (lower chest). This is one contribution to hyperventilation: shallow, upper lung breathing.
Wellness and Lifestyle – January 04, 2021
Stretches to assist you working at a desk
Your posture at your desk can be a big factor in any neck and shoulder pain you’re experiencing. Stretch your chestWhat’s the use of straining our back and back-of-the-shoulder muscles to try and sit up straight, when we have tight, wound-up chest and front-of-the-shoulder muscles pulling us forward? Actively work to release your rib cage. See that your seat is at the correct position - in line with the correct position of the monitor. Use a head set rather than a handset for your phone.
