How to Stay Hydrated During Exercise was first published in July 2018 and updated in March 2020. The 16th – 22nd March is Nutrition and Hydration Week, so it seemed appropriate to update this post about how to stay hydrated during exercise. Looking after ourselves by eating properly and staying hydrated is important at the best of times. But during this crazy Coronavirus pandemic, staying fit and healthy by feeding our bodies correctly, is crucial. Although staying hydrated is important…
A content writer does more than write website copy. A content writer can help with many areas of your business, including running social media accounts, writing newsletters and maintaining your blog. Last week, I looked at why it’s important to have a blog for your business. This week, I wanted to share the benefits of hiring a content writer to look after it for you. Why You Should Hire a Content Writer Your to-do list is always a work in…
With information so readily available, we walk around with the internet conveniently tucked away into our pockets. In a matter of seconds, we can be online accessing our favourite websites and for many of us, we can run a business from our mobile phone. The whole world is at our fingertips and we’d be crazy not to take advantage of it. If you’re a small business owner, chances are you’ve got a website, several social media accounts, and possibly an…
What Shapes Us? was originally published in February 2017 and updated in January 2020. Although this post was written several years ago, it’s particularly relevant to where I am in my life right now. I find it interesting that even a few years ago, I was starting to analyse myself and examine my characteristics – especially as I’m now studying to be a counsellor. Self-awareness is an important part of training to be a counsellor; without understanding ourselves, our values…
5 Health Benefits of Drinking Green Tea was first published in June 2016 and updated in June 2019. There are many health benefits that come from drinking green tea. I’ve been drinking it for a number of years now, although exactly how many, I can’t quite remember. It was a nurse who suggested I should try it during one of my many hospital admissions. And although my memory is pretty fuzzy of how the conversation went, I probably wouldn’t have…
My Vegan Journey was first published in February 2017 and updated in May 2019. In 2009, after many years of feeling generally sluggish and living with the pain of IBS, I decided to remove meat from the menu. I’d always wanted to become vegetarian but being a fussy eater and growing up in a household that loved a variety of meat, I didn’t think I could do it. “What would I live on?” I often pondered. Somehow, a lifetime of Linda McCartney veggie…
5 Health Benefits of Drinking Chamomile Tea was first published in November 2016 and updated in May 2019. The first time I tried chamomile tea, I was a little surprised to open the tin and find a bunch of tiny flowers staring back at me. I shouted to Ian from the kitchen, asking if he knew that chamomile tea was made from daisies. Apparently, he didn’t know either. For as long as I can remember I’ve been a troubled sleeper. Even…
My infatuation with the Lake District began over 15-years ago. One cold, damp February, I convinced Ian we should go on a walking holiday in the Lake District. We’d never been hiking before, neither of us knew what it entailed, and Ian was an exercise-phobe. (I think I may have just made that word up). But nonetheless, I announced we should head up North, explore the great outdoors and become at one with nature. You can read a bit more…
12 sources of vegan protein was originally published in June 2017 and was updated in April 2019 Vegan protein is a hot topic. It’s also one of the things vegans get asked about the most. But until I switched to a plant-based diet, no-one cared about my protein intake. People didn’t ask me what my diet was like, or utter the words where do you get your protein from? No-one cared. But once I switched to a vegan diet, all that…