7 Ways to Ensure Healthy Gums and Strong Teeth When it comes to your oral health, practising good oral hygiene is crucial for preventing and treating gum disease. While many people are after a bright smile and straight teeth, you should not neglect your gums. Even if you do not have any cavities, you can
The Benefits and Drawbacks of Active versus Passive Lifestyles We are usually told how important it is to be active. Normally, this means sport, participation in different events in an effort to enjoy life to the fullest. Of course, it is good if you find such a lifestyle fit for you. However, people are different,
How to use recovery training in your workout routine Recovery after exercise allows the body to replenish energy and repair damaged tissue. This is the time in which the positive effects of exercise really take place! Recovery time gives the muscles time to heal and rebuild themselves stronger. It’s extremely normal to suffer from muscle
Join the people and organisations who are changing the world In my previous series of blogs, looks like the world’s gone mad, I focussed on the issues and problems we see in today’s mad world. Our world is in trouble. The climate is changing dangerously and we are polluting the air, the land and the
Easing Yourself Back Into Exercise: How To Get Active Again Safely The UK’s lockdown is slowly lifting, and it’s not just shops and restaurants that are reopening: gyms are starting to offer outdoor classes and get their members back into their full exercise regimes. While full service hasn’t resumed, the reopening of some gyms and
The true cost of cheap, low quality food Providing cheap, low-quality food is not the solution to helping the most disadvantaged in our society cut their food bills. The true cost of cheap food is a negative legacy that affects us all. The good news is that it is easy to reduce your food bill
Active Life has just launched a series of ‘silent fitness sessions’ in Chalkwell Park. Sarah Potts, founder and MD of Active Life for a Healthier You CIC based in Southend has, like many in the fitness industry, been champing at the bit to get some fitness classes re-started. As resourceful as ever, as soon as
Is it safe to shop for supplements online? Thanks to the lockdown in place throughout the UK to reduce the spread of COVID-19, online shopping has soared in recent weeks. Consumers have been ordering everything from books to food, cosmetics to clothing over the internet. One item that can be hard to order online is
How and Why Loved Ones Hide Mental Illness from Their Family We’ve all heard the horror stories of the seemingly happy and well-adjusted teen attempting suicide. This type of news shakes a family to its core. And it happens way too often. But here’s the truth. Mental health issues don’t pop up overnight. They dwell
A Journey into Divine Love by Katarina Tilley Before I begin the short review of this book, I would like to share something that happened to me whilst I was actually reading it. I’d had quite a challenging week, culminating in someone wanting to charge me to do something that wouldn’t cost them anything and