National Stress Awareness Day 2017

National Stress Awareness Day 2017

National Stress Awareness Day this year is Wednesday 1st November, and the focus is Speak Up and Speak Out About Stress. There is still a stigma attached to mental health awareness, especially in the workplace, and this needs to end. As I’ve talked about previously:...
Best Oils for Winter Skin

Best Oils for Winter Skin

Commercial skin preparations concentrate on adding lubricating oils externally, but the aromatherapy approach is to combine such oils (avocado, almond and jojoba) with essential oils that gently stimulate the sebaceous glands to function more efficiently. Anything...
Johanna’s Ride to Recovery

Johanna’s Ride to Recovery

Picture the scene. You’re waking up on a cold morning, knowing that you have to go and muck out five stables. Each horse needs to be led away from the stable and back, and you have to carry a bucket’s worth of water to and from each stable as the hosepipe is frozen....
Back Pain Awareness Week

Back Pain Awareness Week

Back Pain Awareness Week took place in October. It’s run by BackCare, the UK’s leading charity for those impacted by back or neck pain. Around 80% of the UK will have back pain at some stage in their lives, but can you honestly say you know much about it? This year,...