So the time has finally arrived! After 5 weeks of dancing, falling over, sprained limbs, muscle spasms, bruises, physio, icing, frustration, excitement, anticipation and sheer terror, there is nowhere left to hide! It’s dance time! We’ve had a lot of fun with all the other couples. There’s a great sense of camaraderie and whilst a certain amount of competitiveness is …
Friendship, Tomatoes & the Squirrel from Hell
The lovely story I posted the other week by my dear friend Annie, growing tomatoes in the heart of Beverly Hills, has ended in tears. Annie was in London for a day or 2 and relayed the story of…duh duh duh…the squirrel from hell! So here is Part 2…a sorry tale of woe and crushed dreams…and nicked tomatoes! (If you …
The Secret is Revealed – We are Stepping Out
It’s such a relief to finally be able to talk about my “secret project” which I have known about for months. What has possessed us to partake of a show that requires us to dance together knowing that at least one of us can’t dance at all (guess which one??)? We keep looking at each other and saying “why are …
Why and what chemicals to avoid in skin products
A while ago I wrote about why I prefer to use natural skin products and in another article wrote about some of my favourite brands. (Check out under Skincare in Articles). So what are these nasty chemicals to avoid in skin products and is it really necessary to do so? Firstly let’s just clarify that we are talking about synthetic chemicals …
Product of the month – Swimcap
As wonderful as the sun is, it can take it’s toll on skin and hair. We all know that it’s vital to wear sunblock to protect our skin but what do we do to protect our hair? The combination of sun and water can reek quite a bit of damage. Hair breakage and colour fading are common problems from too …
Friendship, Hobbies and Tomatoes
My dear friend Annie Stein, a writer who often contributes to the Huffington Post, wrote this story about her experiences after my last visit to Los Angeles where she lives. I wanted to post it here as it touches on 3 things that are key to our health and happiness (ok, ok, I get a mention or 2 in the …
Strong and Sexy
Here, trainer Rhys Brooks, continues his tips for the gym. I don’t know about you but I’ve always been rather scared of heavy weights thinking they’ll either hurt me or make me look like a body builder, which is clearly ridiculous as it’s hard enough just to keep muscles looking toned! I’ve never even had a calf muscle despite doing …
The Diet that Changed My Life – Part 7
Fleur – The Journey Towards Good Health and Fitness So by now you are probably realising that all this putting on weight business is a completely normal reaction to our environment. We are designed to eat plenty when food is around to build up reserves for when food is scarce. The problem now is food certainly isn’t scarce and while …
Product of the Month – Derma E Cracked Skin Relief Creme
It seems only right that this months product should follow on the heels of last months summery theme! So now that we have lovely tanned legs we need to make sure our feet aren’t letting us down. Talking of heels, don’t you just hate the way heels crack and get all flaky just as you want to spend all your …
Exercise and Fat Loss: The difference between staying fat and shifting fat
Anyone who has been following this site, following me on twitter or watching me on QVC with my yoga DVD, knows that my favourite sentence is…….exercise is the closest thing to an anti-ageing pill! I do very much believe this to be true and there is mounting evidence to support it. We’ve been looking a lot at diet in the …
The Diet that Changed my Life – Part 6
Fleur – We can’t trick the brain when it comes to calories Unfortunately we can’t trick the brain when it comes to calories. While the rest of the body relies on glucose and fat as an energy source, the brain gets its energy boost from glucose alone. This doesn’t mean we can stuff ourselves full of sugar because we can …
How to Nourish your Skin
We all know that as we age the appearance of our skin changes, but what exactly causes that and is there anything we can do to slow down the process or even reverse some of the damage? Here Shabir Daya, pharmacist at Victoria Health, explains the process and shows us that yes indeed, there are things we can do. Hoorah! …
