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A beginners guide to meditation

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The practice of meditation is of great benefit as the mind and body are closely connected. Meditation can help lower blood pressure, reduce the stress hormone cortisol and is a wonderful way to process the turmoil and challenges of life. A daily dose of meditation keeps stress at bay It’s a discipline like any anything else, just like exercise, but …

Glynis Interviewed on This Morning

Ageless on This Morning

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I was delighted to make an appearance on This Morning this week to talk about my favourite subject. Health and wellbeing have been my passion for many decades now They’d asked me to give my top tips for looking good at any age. I think they thought I would talk about beauty treatments and some quick fixes to turn back …

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The incredible health benefits of wine

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Following on from my previous video about wine, I’ve now had a chance to talk to the author of “The very good news about wine” himself. What Tony Edwards, a science writer and investigative health journalist, had to tell me, is nothing short of miraculous. Drunk moderately, wine has incredibly beneficious properties and even protective ones against some of the …

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Are man-made electromagnetic fields safe?

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The chances are you own a smart phone, have wifi in your home, use blue tooth and perhaps have a smart meter. Let’s be honest, most of us love the convenience of our phones and are pretty addicted to our screens but have you ever considered if they impact your health at all? Are these EMF’s safe? Many of us …

Chocolate Mousse with Raspberry in Glass

Guilt-free chocolate mousse

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I’ve been trying to lose some weight recently, as well as seriously cut down on my sugar consumption and reduce cravings. Sugar, as we all know, is highly addictive and very hard to give up.  I’ve always had a very sweet tooth I’ve now been pretty much sugar free for 6 weeks and my cravings have definitely calmed down a …

Cacao Beans

The benefits of raw cacao powder

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I know that cocoa powder is fondly associated with hot chocolate and marshmallows, but it’s a poor cousin of the much more nutritious cacao powder. While they both come from the cacao bean, there’s a big difference in how they’re produced. Cacao powder retains all the wonderful benefits of the cacao bean And you can use cacao powder in exactly …

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Some good news about alcohol

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Alcohol has had a bad rap in the last few years. For many years we were told of the French paradox, whereby the French who consume high amounts of dietary cholesterol and saturated fats, have low incidences of CHD (coronary heart disease).  It was often muted that this was because of their consumption of wine, in particular, red wine. Now …

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The incredible benefits of Manuka honey

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Honey has been used for millennia for it’s sweetness as well as it’s medicinal properties. However, there’s one very particular kind of honey that eclipses all others. Manuka honey is said to be a form of medicine It only comes from one country in the world,  thanks to the Manuka bush which is native to New Zealand. But be warned, …