“I feel really unhappy.”

October, and before anything else, I would like to say thank you for your ongoing support and loyalty, together with the kind sentiments so many of you expressed after the last Weekend Read.

I cannot, and will not, claim that any supplement will prevent you from catching seasonal infections, but we can lessen our susceptibility to such by taking a supplement to help prime our immune system...

I love the Autumn months.  Autumn is my favourite season of the year for so many different reasons...

Eczema now affects about 15 million people of all ages in the UK. In Health Notes this week Sarah looks at some natural ways to help soothe the beastly itch.

September.  And as we head into the Autumn term, we do so by upholding the trust and optimism we have always shared with each other.  As the cycle of life continues, Autumn symbolises a time of abundance, a time of harvesting and a time of plenty. 

I need to tell you that I am trying to avoid the ‘catastrophic’ clickbait articles, which are sending so many into a complete and utter spin.  I am absolutely not burying my head in the sand, and I am not saying that life is going to be easy in the coming months, because I don’t believe it will be, but seriously there needs to be some form of perspective and responsibility.

We are each entitled to our own opinion, and I accept that, but tedious.  Try telling that to somebody who is struggling to survive.  And try telling that to somebody who has been abused and bullied to within an inch of their lives.  And rather a lot of us have been.  We are a health site.  We talk about health and wellbeing. 

The years of lockdown and restricted social contact have caused many friendships to lapse for everyone - even longterm ones. It’s led to several research studies including a recent one published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, which noted that although it may be ‘daunting’ to make contact with people you haven’t talked to for months or years, reaching out is hugely appreciated.

In my opening paragraphs I referred to a parallel universe, but there are many parallel universes in my mind and so I’ve decided that each of us reside on another parallel universe.

With the sparkling joy of festive markets, New Year celebrations and Glühwein now over, it’s time to dress up in your winter coat, your fabulous scarf, pull on those wellies and embrace win

Life can be extraordinarily difficult for so many of us, which is why I feel it is of the utmost importance to be able to tell it as it is.  Your overwhelming consensus was that we must continue to call out cruelty and abuse, so that’s what we will do.