Are YOU suffering from festive FOMO?Hey, would you like to come to this place, spend the evening at that place, have a mince pie, sausage roll, egg nog, mulled wine, taste my world-beating Christmas cake…?And you’ll go because you can’t resist. You’ll feast like you’ll never see another meal, and you’ll consume frightening amounts of...Continue reading→
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Shining light on Vitamin D
The importance of vitamin D for good health, by Valeria Frank, Resident Acupuncturist and Registered Associate Nutritionist (ANutr) at Shine, Newington Green.As we enter the winter months and the year closes, we take the opportunity to discuss some facts about Vitamin D. 2022 marks the Centenary of the investigation that showed cod-liver oil supplementation prevented...Continue reading→
What exactly is perimenopause?
Guidance for those approaching peri-menopause from Nutritionist, Fabiana Matos.The peri-menopause can be one of the trickiest times for women to get their head around. One minute you’re 30, full of energy to do all the things you want in your life. Yes, there may be challenges but none of them seem unmanageable. Life – especially...Continue reading→
Breathing patterns and Long Covid
Buteyko is used to improve asthma symptoms and other breathing-related conditions such as sinusitis, anxiety and panic attacks. More recently it has been helping people deal with Long Covid. Kathryn explains: How we breathe matters. And that has proved to be the case even more so during the pandemic as Covid-19 produced respiratory symptoms including...Continue reading→
TOOLS FOR MANAGING ANXIETY
Shine Practitioner Marian Fixler has gathered together some simple self-help tips to help manage those uncomfortable feelings of anxiety.Continue reading→
How to improve physical and mental health with the daily cold commute.
Practical tips by Resident Osteopath Andrew Doody.So let’s get the cold out of the way first shall we?The cold can definitely be detrimental to health in lots of ways. Vascular, neurological and skin conditions among others can all be aggravated, as well as viruses being more effective at lower temperatures. As well as these issues...Continue reading→
Shining your unique light
How to move from feeling stuck into a space of freedom, confidence, clarity and ease.Sarah Warman – Alexander Technique Wellbeing sessions at Shine N16.How would it feel to wake up with a clarity of purpose, to feel the fulfillment of a good work life balance, to feel recognised and appreciated at work, to feel valued?...Continue reading→
Refugee support at The Elea Project
An adventure and giving of treatment where most needed during the 1st Lockdown of Covid 19, by Resident Osteopath at Shine, Chris Harris.Tobermory serendipity:Tobermory is the diminutive but outrageously colourful port town on the Scottish island of Mull. It’s garishly multihued houses along the harbour appear on most postcards of the island. To my eye...Continue reading→
How to relax and thrive post Covid 19
A wonderful invitation to reassess, plus a daily meditation practice to slow down regularly, by resident Alexander Practitioner, Sarah WarmanWhere do we go from here?How much better would your life feel if every single thing you did and each decision you made, came from a place of deep self-care and nurturing, and contributed to building...Continue reading→
Supporting your Physical and Mental Health in Springtime
Marian Fixler, offers some self-help tips on How to support your Liver & Gall Bladder in springtime .Harnessing the energy of springtimeSpring is definitely here, the trees are getting fuller, the days are getting longer & we have been experiencing some glorious blue sky and sunshine -whilst continuing to have chilly (& even sometimes frosty) mornings. We have...Continue reading→
