Being a former sun worshiper ( notice I say “former” ), I know how pleasurable it is to luxuriate in the sun and damn the consequences! Life is for living and enjoyment, right? Well, yes, but then you get home, the tan fades and you’re left with dried out, pigmented and older looking skin. But don’t despair, if your …
I used to love facials but the truth is I don’t have them much any more. Relaxing and lovely as they can be, these days I tend to put my focus on good quality products, supplements and modern treatments that tighten skin and renew collagen. To my mind, the best part of a facial is the massage, which as well …
After recently looking at the difference between Bikram and Hot Yoga, both of which leave you sweating buckets, it seems only logical that we should look at sweat! Is a regular heavy sweat good for you? Does it really detoxify you as claimed? OR not at all as one of my hot yoga teachers boldly declared to the class after …
After many years of doing regular Hatha and Ashtanga yoga, I noticed a Hot Yoga Studio had opened in my area and decided to give it a try. I wasn’t actually sure what it was to be honest. Is Hot Yoga basically Bikram but with a different name? I hoped not, because the one Bikram class I tried years ago, …
As people head off for their summer holidays, hopefully armed with lots of sunblock to prevent sun damage, I wonder how many will think to protect their scalp from burning? For women this usually means protecting your scalp where you part your hair and for men, thinning or bald spots. I have to confess, it’s something I usually don’t think …
It was only after I scheduled the article by Philip Kingsley about The 12 Most Common Reasons For Hair Loss that his office told me about his fantastic new product for this very thing! What perfect timing! The product is brand new, having only been launched in June this year but has been seven years in the making. I use …
I’ve written about hair loss before but it’s such a distressing and emotional occurrence that’s it’s worth revisiting. Here world renowned trichologist and hair guru, Philip Kingsley, gives us the most common causes for it and more importantly, practical advice on what to do about it. The incidence of hair loss in women is very underestimated: There are as many …
Since I started this website and brought out my Yoga DVD 18 months ago, nearly every interview I’ve done has been about health rather than about my acting work. I wasn’t expecting this to happen quite as quickly as it did but am delighted about it. I would happily talk about health and well being all day and have to …
We’ve had an absolutely amazing response to Michaels’ meditation advice. He came up with this piece hot on the heels of his last one. I’m hoping this will be an ongoing, regular thing. He writes in a very free and easy style that completely reflects how he talks in the meditation sessions that he gives. It’s almost like he’s there …
This is probably the hardest part of any diet or fitness program. When you lose the focused, determined mindset and get back to regular living. I, of course, made it particularly hard for myself by going on holiday the minute I finished bootcamp. This meant that as well as all of the food and drink temptation, I also didn’t work …
Is it just me or do more and more people seem to be getting colds and flu during the summer? And not just in the UK but everywhere. The last time I visited South Africa (during their summer) I was absolutely amazed at how many people were ill. It seemed like the entire population had a nasty virus whilst under …
I’m going to be honest, I only started all this so that I could fit into my favourite trousers again and so that I’d look half decent in my summer gear! Then of course, I got Fleur and Rhys involved and oh boy did they take it seriously. Before I knew what hit me, they took away all my …
