by Andrea Southern | Apr 21, 2016 | All Health, Mental Health
In Part 1 of “Stress and its impact on your body”, I discussed the impact of stress on the digestive and immune systems. The impact of stress plays a role in many health conditions, and affects virtually every bodily system, mainly through the release of cortisol and...
by Andrea Southern | Mar 7, 2016 | All Health, Digestive Health, Mental Health
In this 5 part series, I will be investigating the impact of stress on various body systems. This first part will look at the impact stress has on the digestive system and the immune system. Stress is something that we all encounter on a daily basis. Our bodies are...
by Andrea Southern | Sep 25, 2015 | All Health, Mental Health
Humans have been walking barefoot for hundreds of thousands of years – up until very recently that is. With the introduction of shoes (and specifically synthetic soled shoes), we have lost our vital connection to the earth. You go for a nice long barefoot walk in the...
by Andrea Southern | Aug 25, 2015 | All Health, Mental Health, Nutritional Health
Turmeric, botanical name Curcuma longa, has been used for thousands of years as a medicinal herb. It has been used traditionally in countries such as India, China and Thailand for conditions as varied as poor digestion, skin conditions, jaundice, insect bites, fevers,...
by Andrea Southern | Aug 11, 2015 | All Health, Mental Health
Deep breathing has many amazing, positive impacts on our body. One of the most obvious benefits is to help reduce stress and anxiety. Start with just a couple of minutes of deep breathing in the morning and evening and build up to 15 – 20 minutes if possible. Even...
by Andrea Southern | Aug 11, 2015 | All Health, Mental Health
It happens automatically. We inhale, we exhale. We all know it is essential to life but are you doing it correctly? Seems like a strange question, we all know how to breathe don’t we? In actual fact, most of us don’t know how to breathe properly. If you asked the...
