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This is a blog sent in from one of our Raphaellers. It’s an honest and open account of a situation that many struggle with …… My beautiful baby boy is 3mths old and I love him to bits but it has also been the hardest time for me. I also have an amazing 8yr old [...]
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by Elaine Nuelle of www.morethanvitamins.co.uk Human beings have a natural rhythm and a natural 24 hour cycle (Circadian cycle). About a third of that cycle should be used for sleep to allow our bodies to rest, replenish and repair. If we don’t get enough sleep we can become ill and unable to cope with [...]
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Ok so we’ve had the “5 a day” concept drilled into us, we’re there at the end of each day totting up the fruit and veg we’ve consumed, but that’s looking at the physical side of the coin, now how about our emotional? If emotionally we’re not looking after ourselves, we may as well not [...]
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How often do you sit and think? Actually sit and ponder? About anything – or about something! We’re so attached to phones with Facebook and Twitter these days that how often when you have 3 minutes to spare do you check Facebook rather than stop and smell the roses? We’re sacrificing crucial thinking time, mental [...]
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I’M EX-OR-STED” Exhaustion is not something to be taken lightly. We bandy it around as if it’s trendy at times “Oh I’m exORsted” …..right? But it’s nothing to be proud of and certainly isn’t a trophy. We don’t realise the danger zone we are in when we are feeling this way. Being overly busy is [...]
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How many times each day do you tell yourself or someone else that you are stressed? Sometimes we create unnecessary stress in our lives and other times, we feel swamped by it. But you know what? Stress isn’t bad all the time. It’s actually designed to motivate us and potentially save our lives however, life [...]
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I nearly jumped off the sofa a couple of weeks ago when I heard a quote from Helena Bonham Carter saying “if your house is a mess, so is your mind whereas if your house is organised, so is your mind!” “THANK YOU” I shrieked back at the box, wishing my husband was there to [...]
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Everywhere we turn everyone is talking about rating happiness since David Cameron unveiled his proposal to rate British happiness and wellbeing. This of course has sparked endless conversations online, on radio, on TV – everywhere! We talked about it last week on BBC Radio Londo, Jeremy Vine was discussing it this morning on Radio 2, [...]
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How many times have you gone through life just this last year and made decisions based on “it seemed like a good idea” or “it made sense at the time” when your gut was telling you otherwise?? How many times have you looked back and said “I wish I trusted my instincts”? It goes against [...]
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I don’t know about you but as I get older, my body definitely lacks the get up and go that it used to effortlessly have in droves! Here are just 5 ways to improve the way you feel…it’s the YESSSSS way! …you know when the kids are excited about something, be it large or small [...]
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