If someone told me I’d be following a diet & lifestyle program for 2 months during pregnancy last year, I’d laugh at them. Pregnancy isn’t the time to ‘diet’ and as for lifestyle, I do some meditation. However, what I didn’t realise is that when pregnant, I literally wanted to eat everything. And goodness knows…
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Can your bedding really help you sleep better?
The Wool Room believes that its wool bedding can help you get a better night’s sleep. Halfway pregnant and with a very unpredictable sleep pattern, I was willing to give anything a go. Sleep for me, is hugely precious and I savour those moments when I wake up in the morning and realise that I…
10 Things I Never Knew About Cervical Cancer But Wish I Had
As part of Target100000 and GynaeHealthUK’s launch of their home cervical screening kit, GynaeCheck, I was invited to a breakfast, hosted by Dr Pixie McKenna. She talked about the importance of cervical screening and HPV and we discussed a whole bunch of stuff, asking questions and sharing our own experiences. “It is vital that every woman…
Thank You to The Little Health Company
If it wasn’t enough that I’m having a fab time on my megamoon (writing whilst sitting on the idyllic Gili Meno, dressed in harem pants and a sarong that I’ve fashioned into a top) I have also been included in the Little Health Company’s ‘Top 25 UK Bloggers To Follow’ list. I got so excited…
Target100000 – Saving Lives Through Easier Cervical Screening
According to GynaeHealthUK, over 5 million women in the UK are overdue their smear test. The main reasons for this? 75% of women claim to have had a bad experience during their smear test, with 26% saying the process is painful and 1 in 4 saying the doctor or nurse had problems finding their cervix….
Urban Massage: The Ultimate in R&R for busy Londoners
A massage in my own home? On one hand it sounded like the upmost luxury, on the other it felt invasive – the reason I like going for massages is because it’s a chance to get out my messy out and into a sanctuary. There was only one way to test this. I booked a…
