When we think about the benefits of exercising, we tend to focus on it giving us more energy, losing, or maintaining weight, building stronger muscles, and having better sleep. While, these are all valid and beneficial reasons, we rarely think … Read more
The Benefits of Swimming Once a Day
We are on an island surrounded by water and can pretty much swim every day of the year even in the winter if you are brave enough for the cold water. The physical and psychological effects of swimming can have … Read more
Should I exercise before bed?
As you might’ve noticed, there is some discourse when it comes to ideal exercise periods during the day. Should I exercise first thing in the morning? What if I only have time at night, what can I do? We used … Read more
All You Need To Know: Dietitians
1. What is a Dietitian?
As its most basic definition, a dietitian supports people with food and nutrition so that they can live healthier and better well-being.
2. What Do They Do?
Dietitians try to improve their health and prevent … Read more
How to deal with diabetes-related stress?
Diabetes is a metabolic disorder caused by ineffective production or utilization of the hormone insulin. The physical and psychological costs of diabetes can be high. Besides disease-specific symptoms, diabetes can lead to considerable physical, emotional, and social stress. Let’s try … Read more
All You Need to Know: Physiotherapy
1. What is Physiotherapy?
Physiotherapy helps people to regain their mobility and functional abilities first, and then to move more easily when they experience an injury or illness that affects physical activity.
2. What Do Physiotherapists Do?
Physiotherapists, thanks to … Read more
Living with IBS: the stigma of living in an unpredictable body
Irritable Bowel Syndrome is a common gastrointestinal disorder affecting 1 out of 10 humans worldwide. It is a poorly understood syndrome, consisting of plenty of medically unexplained symptoms such as abdominal pain, bloating, and changes in bowel habits (constipation, nausea, … Read more
Gestational diabetes: What is it and How Can I Manage It?
Most people know about Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes. Type 1 Diabetes is a condition that is usually diagnosed in childhood – it’s characterised by the pancreas being unable to produce enough insulin to process glucose into energy (Osborn, … Read more
Is it worth hiring a personal trainer?
Personal training is getting more and more popular, with gym goers opting for this
personalised service. Plenty of gyms even provide this service as part of their brochure
now. Some say hiring one was the best decision they made when … Read more
Your guts affect your brain, but how?
“The gut is the second brain”, “the brain-gut connection”. Have you come across these terms? Possibly yes and… quite a lot. This relationship has gained a lot of focus in the last few years. You can find such … Read more