The founder of the pioneering organic skin care brand Green People, has gone back to her Danish roots for her new range. Charlotte Vøhtz has drawn on the native flora and fauna of her Nordic heritage to create Nordic Roots. And this time she has also added active ingredients that are pure and natural to make these products as effective …
Why has lockdown turned me into a chocolate guzzling insomniac?
Previously, psychotherapist Joan Kingsley explained what our brains are doing to cope with the pandemic and lockdown and why we feel so afraid. This time she looks at the many other symptoms of lockdown brain. Anxiety, insomnia, forgetfulness, lack of concentration and the constant need to eat chocolate and sugary treats. You can read the first part here: Has lockdown …
Has lockdown changed my brain?
Why have we all been having weird dreams, feeling anxious and eating non-stop since the pandemic began? Here, Joan Kingsley, psychotherapist and leadership coach as well as author of The Fear Free Organization, explains what the hell is going on. Your brain on lockdown For the past year Caroline and I have met for our weekly psychotherapy sessions over Zoom. Caroline …
The supplements you need to be taking now
I’ve always been a great believer in supplements for maintaining optimum health and if ever there was a time to start taking them, surely that time is now. It’s been widely acknowledged that good health is crucial to fighting off and surviving Covid. The most vulnerable are those with underlying conditions. Many of these conditions (diabetes, obesity) come from our …
The organic range for dogs and cats
My little puppy Gigi is now one of the girls and a proud member of Ageless. She’s been won over by the gorgeous new organic shampoos from Green People. Yes that’s right, Green People have gone to the dogs Well actually cats too and we couldn’t be more excited. They’ve called it allPaws and it’s the first certified organic range …
Super dynamic skin products
I’m still using and loving my Garden of Wisdom (GOW) products and have now added some of their super active products to my regime. These are all designed to give your skin a real boost so that you get real and visible results. If you missed my first two articles about these amazing products just click on the links below: …
Podcast with Homespa Beauty
I was delighted to chat with the absolutely delightful Elaine Burns about all things Ageless on her Homespa Beauty Podcast. Elaine is a beauty therapist and make up artist with over 20 years of experience. She also has a hugely popular YouTube channel (also called Homespa Beauty ) where she uploads how-to demos of beauty and holistic treatments and chats about …
Photodynamic therapy (video)
I was in the midst of having a beauty treatment at The Harley Street Skin Clinic with Jessica ( who introduced me to the Visia machine ) when… I decided on the spur of the moment to video my treatment This was not exactly easy, as you can imagine, as I had to hold my phone camera away at arms …
More dynamic skin products
I’ve now been using Garden of Wisdom (GOW) products from VICTORIA HEALTH for a few months and my skin is really loving them. Even though this range is ridiculously well priced, I feel that I’m maintaining all the wonderful benefits I received from the previous amazing (and much more expensive) range I used from The Harley Street Skin Clinic. In …
Beat the 2020 blues with gratitude
Two thousand and twenty has been one helluva year. And the pandemic has just been one part of it, albeit the most fear-inducing part that has literally changed how we live. Add to this, massive civil unrest, political turmoil, global demonstrations and a huge loss of civil liberties. It feels like the world will never quite be the same again …
No sweat baby
The story behind this amazing deodorant range is very inspiring and also has a personal element for me. I happen to know the co-founders Ed and Andy and two nicer guys you could never hope to meet. Started by two West End performers who know a thing or two about sweat I worked with them both in a production of …
Affordable dynamic skin products
As many of you know, I’m on a quest to find skin products with active ingredients that get real and visible results. I’ve had incredible results myself over the last 6 months with one rather expensive range and wanted to find something more affordable. And I feel like I’ve hit the jackpot with a range that is incredibly well priced …