What is Social Prescribing? Social prescribing is a way of connecting patients in primary care with other sources of support in the community. It provides GPs with a non-medical referral option that can operate alongside existing treatments. The aim is to work together with the patient and ...

Mental health has evolved in the past few decades. More people are seeing it as a normal thing to be concerned about, and more has been done to recognize the various mental illnesses and differences life has thrown at us. However, there is more to be done, and here are a few reasons Why Mental ...

All these classic idioms and archaic sayings must have some resonance, somehow, right? They’ve been around for years, passed down for generations – assuredly for a reason. Not to be taken literally of course, we would do well to interpret the real meaning behind these idiomatic phrases and what is ...

You Cannot Hit a Target if You are not Aiming Directly at it By this I mean that any weight loss or health goal will become much, much harder and fruitless if you don’t even have a target – therefore the first rule is, you must decide what that target is to be. Choose exactly what you want in your ...

Let's get to the bottom line fast, people are sick of being sick — taking medicine, prescription drugs, losing days or months or even years of their lives to heart disease, cancer and the slow burn of depression. Who really wants to spend (the very limited) time they have on Earth investing ...

Valentine's Day is just around the corner and you might be asking, why is there a relationship article on a health, fitness, nutrition and yoga site? Good question, and here's your answer: emotional wellness. We spend a lot of time getting our bodies fit and striving to maintain that, but can we ...

The New Year 2019 is now upon us and many people are feeling the effects of weeks' of excessive consumption of food and booze, and during the month of extreme January dieting and detoxes abound, usually fuelled by a heavy dose of guilt! It’s human nature to want to eat healthier and to eat less ...

Everyday life has many motivational challenges weather it be graduating university, pursuing a career, starting a family, building a business, improving your relationships, dieting or other important facets. For many, even knowing how to achieve that goal, let alone being consistently motivated ...

Building strong foundations to reaching your goals is paramount to your success. Don’t sideline the basics to get to the bigger objective; in order to reach your goals the process must precede the objective, so that the journey to what you want actually becomes your goal!  You have the ability to ...

A huge amount of interest in mindful eating has begun trending in recent research, showing that it can assist with binge eating disorders, weight management and unhealthy food choices - it can even be useful for you in maintaining a normal weight. Being a mindful eater means that you're in the ...

Portion sizes are so important when trying to keep a healthy diet. Misjudging portion sizes can lead to us consuming a lot more than we actually need. Sometimes we aren’t even aware that we are overeating because of the way food is packaged, for example; snacking on a super-sized bag of crisps or ...

Creating a healthy relationship with food is just as important as what you're eating. There's no denying the health benefits that result from eating a well-balanced diet and what that does for your body, however, your relationship with food and how that makes you feel also has a place. Being ...