Glynis and Michael Sitting on Sofa

A beginners guide to meditation

Glynis BarberStress Management 12 Comments

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 …

Red Wine Pour Into Glass

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 …

Glynis Barber in Pink

You don’t need to spend much on skincare

Glynis BarberBeauty, Skincare 2 Comments

There’s a popular misconception that to achieve and maintain good skin as we age, we have to buy very expensive products. In fact, many people presume that the more expensive the product, the better they are. I disagree. It’s true that some expensive products are very effective but this is also true of some much cheaper brands. They often use …

Marie Reynolds and Glynis Barber

My skin guru’s new eye cream

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When skin guru, Marie Reynolds, brings out a new product, it’s always a time to take notice. As you will see from the video below, Marie works from the inside out on the skin and creates products that enhance and continue this work. Her skin products work with the skin biome I’d never heard of the skin biome before I …

No Mo Su Book

The low down on natural sweeteners

Glynis BarberDiet & Nutrition, Health 2 Comments

We all know that sugar is the devil but it usually doesn’t stop us eating it, as the craving for sweet things is real. But what about the wide variety of sugar substitutes? Good or bad? Sugar substitutes comprise of the good, the bad and the very, very ugly The chemical ones like aspartame, sucralose and saccharin are poison in …

Glynis Holding Red Lipstick

The only red lipstick I’d wear

Glynis BarberBeauty, Make Up 2 Comments

I’ve always adored red lipstick. It’s such an empowering colour and extremely chic and seductive. It says you’re someone to be reckoned. But as much as I adore it…. Red lipstick has never suited me The full-lipped goddesses can carry it off and look magnificent, but for those of us with smaller lips, it’s more of a challenge. It can …

Ora Nadrich and Glynis Barber

Navigating world chaos mindfully

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I sit down with mindfulness author, Ora Nadrich, to talk about her most recent book “Time to Awaken”. The world has changed with warp speed in the last few years and many people are now struggling with both their mental health and their physical health. How on earth are we meant to process the current upheaval in the world? Everything …

Fractora Firm with Glynis and Therapist

My Fractora Firm treatment

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A few years ago, I was regularly doing various radio frequency treatments and, in my opinion, they had a profound affect on my skin. The treatments slow down the rate of ageing of the skin You don’t get a particularly big result after a single treatment (although there is a noticeable but temporary tightening for a few days afterwards) but, …

Tamsin Styles and Glynis Barber ARK Products

ARK’s top 3 skin products

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I just love the ARK skincare range as it ticks so many boxes for me. Lots of natural ingredients while still having all the active ingredients needed in a mature skin. ARK has some really game-changing hero products I thought I would ask Tamsin Styles which are her favourite products in the whole range, as no-one knows the products and …

Glynis Holding Sea Salt

Why plain water won’t properly hydrate you

Glynis BarberDiet & Nutrition, Health 3 Comments

You would think that drinking plenty of water through the day would fully hydrate you, wouldn’t you? There are, however, a few crucial points to consider. Firstly, as mentioned in my book The In-Sync Diet, co-written with nutritionist Fleur Borrelli, it’s important to drink larger amounts when thirsty, rather than taking little sips through the day. Little sips will not …