Hydration hacks for busy parents: keeping water intake on track It’s so easy to get to the end of the day and realise, while you’ve kept your child hydrated and fed, you haven’t had time for more than a sip of water yourself! We all know how important staying hydrated is, both for our children… Read More
Colds and flus run rampant during the winter months, and children can be more susceptible because their immune systems are still developing and they are around other kids, so it spreads easily. Fortunately, there are things you can do as a parent to reduce the chances of your child getting sick, or at least lessen… Read More
So you are experiencing heavy menstrual bleeding and not sure about the causes. It could be an indicator that uterine fibroids have developed in your uterus. Uterine fibroids are the noncancerous growth of the muscle in your uterus. While it is noncancerous, it can wreak havoc on your uterus. For example, it can cause heavy… Read More
Everyone can benefit from eating healthy foods regardless of your current health and fitness level. However, when you add healthy foods to your diet, you commit to improving your overall well-being. In this blog post, we will discuss some of the best options for healthy food that you can add to your diet. We will… Read More
Everyday exercise is an integral part of one’s body. Such regular physical activity can have multiple benefits: balancing the blood pressure, reducing blood cholesterol levels, minimising the chances of a heart attack, providing more energy to go on with the day, strengthening bones and muscles, etc. While travelling, it gets really hard to keep track… Read More
Ad – this article was written by me in partnership with a brand. Allergies are worrying aren’t they? Especially as a parent as you won’t know your child is allergic to something until they have a reaction, which will be sudden, scary for you and frightening for them. Adults can develop allergies too, even to… Read More
I have PCOS – which stands for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. According to this article around 3.5 million women in the UK have it, but as the symptoms can vary so much from woman to woman everyone experiences it differently. As many as 20 percent of women can have cysts on their ovaries (which is called ‘PCO’)… Read More
Isn’t it funny how different two siblings can be? Arlo seems to leap from one cough or cold to the next with only a matter of days in between, it seems. The poor kid had his first bad cold at about two weeks, and more than likely picked it up from his sister, who was… Read More
One of my biggest parenting challenges is around food; snacking on the wrong things, not getting a balanced diet, and being unwilling to try new things. Literally every dinner time is a cause of stress for me in one way or another. My meal plans are boring and uninspiring (well, to me anyway- the kids… Read More
A couple of weeks ago I sent some blood off in the post and found out the next day why I feel so zonked a lot of the time; really low iron levels! Beats waiting for a few days to get a doctors appointment, then coming back to see the nurse then waiting four days… Read More