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It’s early, early morning on the 19^th March.

I step out of the patio doors at the back of the house and into a frost encrusted garden. The sun, which is rising to the front of my home, is tinting the world a gentle ochre hue. It makes my garden look like a scene from a 1980’s photograph. The sun’s elevation is not quite high enough yet to set the frost a-sparkle, so it gives the garden a slightly faded look which adds to the retro vibe.

I’d like to say that the stillness and quiet is absolute, but I can hear the sounds of the city thrumming away, even at this pre 6am hour, I do live in the suburbs after all. I haven’t realised my dream of living at the foot of a mountain, yet. And with this flicker of realisation a little spiral of grief and yearning knot together in my chest. It is quieter than through the day though, and the sounds of the natural world reach my ears with less interference. I breathe. The feeling passes. Read more

It is World Sleep Day this Friday, and as sleep is often a highly underestimated factor in maintaining good health, I thought it might be useful to jump on here and have a chat about it.

In this fast paced society that we live in, where we are encouraged to be permanently switched on and productive, it is common for sleep to take a bit of a back seat when it comes to priorities. What we don’t necessarily realise though, is that by doing this, we are training ourselves out of the habit of sleeping well and this can significantly impact our health.

We still don’t know enough about sleep and the role it plays in keeping us well, but what we are learning is that it plays a massive role in helping us to maintain healthy function in all sorts of biological systems, and is not just about getting a little rest to recharge our batteries.

For the purposes of this post though, there is evidence to suggest that it plays a pivotal role in helping us maintain good mental and emotional health, heart health and immune function, so I reckon it’s not to be underestimated.. Read more

A Year From the Bin

Tossing and turning is bad for your health