We live in a world where most of us are constantly rushing around in different directions. Work, parenthood, running homes……everything is busy, busy, busy and our minds are pushed and pulled in different directions. Inevitably one or more of the balls we are juggling falls and then the guilt sets in. Guilt that we are [...]
Archive for February 2010
Power naps can make you smarter…… - Posted February 22, 2010
I’ve long been a fan of the ‘power nap’. Now whether its because I spent some time living in France and got accustomed to the local tradition of ‘snoozing’ after lunch or because I spend too much time around my cats who seem to have two habits – eating or sleeping I couldn’t say. Either [...]
A Place Called Earth - Posted February 15, 2010
I love videos like this one as they always make me feel so positive. It’s certainly a lot easier to eat a healthy diet and exercise when you are feeling good and happy. I have got a few of these types of videos saved but this is one of my favourites and always provides a [...]
Playground for senior citizens…… - Posted February 12, 2010
London’s Hyde Park is to open the capital’s first playground for adults – it is to be named ‘Hyde Park Senior Playground’ although in theory anyone will be welcome to use it. The innovative idea aims to encourage older people to take part in exercise in an environment where they feel comfortable and not threatened [...]
Healthy Eating – do you have the time?? - Posted February 11, 2010
Following on from yesterday’s post about the results of the Food Standards Agency’s National Diet and Nutritional Survey it would seem that there is still much to be done before we emerge a healthier nation. Apparently we are eating less salt, sugar and saturated fat and more of us are eating our 5 portions a [...]
New survey finds that ‘teenage girls live on junk food’ - Posted February 10, 2010
An article in ‘The Times’ today by Consummer Editor Valarie Elliott outlines the results of a new survey that finds today’s teenagers – and it seems teenage girls in particular – eating a worse diet than they did ten years ago. The statistics make for grim reading as diets full of ‘convience junk food’ seem [...]