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The incredible benefits of Manuka honey

Glynis BarberDiet & Nutrition, Health Leave a Comment

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, …

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Let’s talk about collagen (video)

Glynis BarberBeauty, Health 2 Comments

We tend to think of collagen as connected only with skin, hair and nails.  However, collagen is the glue that holds everything together throughout the body. It’s probably the most important component of our biology. The surprising fact is that our collagen starts to diminish in our twenties By the time we reach our forties, this depletion really starts to …

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Why ageing accelerates after the menopause (video)

Glynis BarberBeauty, Skincare 4 Comments

It’s so not fair. Women’s skin ages faster than men’s and that’s a fact. And it’s all due to our hormones. Oestrogen in particular. Once it’s had it’s way with us, it just abandons all it’s wonderful and beneficial purposes and leaves us on the scrapheap, parched and devoid of collagen. Oestrogen is a bitch But are we going to …

Marie Reynolds Six Supplement Bottles

Marie Reynolds Beauty Supplements

Glynis BarberBeauty, Diet & Nutrition 2 Comments

I recently wrote about Marie Reynolds’ new and exciting skincare range. Looking at skin from a healing and holistic angle and coupled with her vast knowledge on everything to do with skin, Marie takes a very innovative and different approach to skincare. This has led to her creating products for within as well as without Her supplement range is designed …

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How to combat hairloss in women

Glynis BarberBeauty, Hair 4 Comments

The legendary Philip Kingsley (he coined the phrase “bad hair day”) founded his world renowned hair clinic and treated everyone from Audrey Hepburn to the regular man in the street. And he was loved by them all. Now his daughter Anabel is following in his footsteps and has become a trichologist herself. Here she gives us some valuable insight into …

A New Take on Bone health

Glynis BarberHealth, Supplements 10 Comments

Osteoporosis is a real risk for most women and can have profound and debilitating effects. We’ve always been told to take calcium supplements as a preventative measure but it turns out it’s not quite as simple as that. In fact just taking calcium on it’s own can have an adverse effect. It would seem that it’s more beneficial to take …