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What’s your unique warning light?

Posted on 3rd December 2025 at 09:47
If you’re a car driver, you’ll be used to the myriad of hazard and warning lights on your dashboard. Whether you know exactly what they’re for – or not – is another matter (!). Some orange, some red. Some blinking, often rather aggressively. Others coming with a warning shriek or, as an elderly relative used to call them, “whingers.” With there being so many different ones these days, it can be hard to know which ones to pay attention to – NOW!!! – and which can be safely ignored, for a while at least… 
 
And it’s exactly the same with us, albeit less high tech. We all have our own unique warning signs and symptoms that something may be amiss. Whether a little or a lot. We just have to notice them. 
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Who do you ask for help, the wise owl or chattering monkey?

Posted on 26th November 2025 at 08:14
It seems to be a common human failing that we all find it difficult to ask for help at times. 
 
Sometimes it’s because of a terrier like tendency not to let go until we’ve sorted out whatever it is. “I’ll do this if it’s the last thing I do.” 
Or, perhaps, it’s down to embarrassment – or pride – that we think we’ll look stupid if we ask for help. “Everyone else can do it, why can’t I?”. “What will people think?” 
 
While it may sound like a bit of a cliché, there’s nothing stupid about asking for help. In fact, exactly the reverse could be said to be true. Knowing that you need help, but not asking for it, now that is stupid. 
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Is sitting the new smoking?

Posted on 19th November 2025 at 08:05
Thanks to our increasingly sedentary lifestyles, sitting has joined the list of unhealthy “activities” alongside smoking, drinking, lack of exercise and junk food. But is this just the latest health scare or is there more to sitting than initially appears? 
 
Look at the modern lifestyle and there’s no doubt that we’re much less active than our Parents, let alone Grandparents. Fuelled by the emphasis on labour saving devices and love of the “one eyed monster” in the living room – and many other places too (!) – much of the day is spent sitting. 
 
And this doesn’t just apply to those at work, but children at school too, where much of the day is spent sitting in the classroom. 
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Self help or shelf help?

Posted on 12th November 2025 at 08:02
We’re often asked by Clients about the latest “must have” book / film / online course / fill in the blank. There are thousands of them out there, so we’re sure you know what we’re talking about... 
 
They all tend to follow a similar format and promise to transform your life. And, most importantly, with minimal effort on your part. Perhaps by improving your general health or a specific health condition. Or maybe your popularity, love life, job or financial position. 
 
With many people being curious and enjoying learning new things, it’s not surprising that so many of them end up on their shelves at home. But, all too often, they fail to live up to the hype. 
 
Why is this? 
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Adrenal fatigue, why it's not all in the mind...

Posted on 5th November 2025 at 07:51
While there’s now greater awareness of adrenal fatigue, you’re still likely to receive a less than sympathetic response from most conventional practitioners. That it’s really just a myth. How the – often vague – set of symptoms being experienced are probably all in your mind. Oh and there isn’t a specific blood test to diagnose it. Sadly, this isn’t a joke, but something we hear all too often from Clients… 
 
All too often, another label may be given for the symptoms. Depression. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. ME. Glandular Fever which, ironically, may not show up on a blood test either depending on the virus concerned. However, as these all mean that the deeper underlying cause isn’t identified, any improvement tends to be short term at the best. 
 
Why is this? 
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Assumptions really do make as ASS out of U and ME (!)

Posted on 29th October 2025 at 07:54
And, yes, we know it’s a very clever play on words, but that doesn’t stop it from being true... 
 
Assumptions do make an ASS out of U and ME… 
 
So, the question is, why do we carry on making them??? 
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Sending winter bugs on their way...

Posted on 22nd October 2025 at 07:30
A couple of weeks ago we looked at all the simple things you could do to help make this a bug free winter. To get the basics right. If you missed it, you can find it here. 
 
But what if, despite all your best efforts, the worst happens?  
 
Well, all is not lost. There are lots of things you can do at home to help speed bugs on their way. 
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Your intuition never lies

Posted on 15th October 2025 at 07:48
While we may not like to admit it, humans are driven by their feelings. Positive and negative. Good and not so good. Those we’re fully aware of and those we’re not – even though they may be very obvious to those around us (!). 
 
Interestingly, most of the time people seem to be completely oblivious of this simple truth. And that’s regardless of whether they consider themselves more of a logical left brained person or an intuitive right brained one. 
 
We’re naturally drawn to people and things that make us feel “good” – or at least less “bad” (!) – and away from those that really make us feel “bad”. Since everyone’s idea of what constitutes “good” and “bad” is different; it’s not surprising that it can sometimes be difficult to fathom out the choices those around us are making… 
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Winter is coming...

Posted on 1st October 2025 at 08:14
Over the last few weeks, we’ve dispelled the myth about the Bogeyman AND talked about how we each have much more control over our individual health and susceptibility than we realise. 
 
As so often is the case, this has sparked various conversations with those around us and made us realise how many other common myths / preconceptions there are which are also well past their sell by date. So, before we move on to our traditional pre Winter dose of common sense (!), we’re going to talk about a few of these which, while obvious to us, often aren’t to everyone else… 
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