Fitness & Health

Everything you need to know about Collagen as a supplement

Have you heard about collagen? To tell you the truth, until a few weeks ago, I didn’t know much about collagen as a supplement and I was surprised to hear all about it recently during a health conference. The term collagen comes from the Greek word ‘glue’ and it’s the most ample protein in the body and collagen is the main component for muscles,tendons, skin, bones, hair…
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Fitness & Health

The power of essential oils

These past months have been unusual to say the least, including the lack of opportunity to visit health professionals which has led us to look for natural ways to keep us in good shape. Essential oils are now more popular than ever. This blog explores the power of essential oils to heal us from various medical issues. Plants have been used for medical, beauty care, culinary uses, spiritual…
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Attractions

Lunch at the Hard Rock Cafe' Piccadilly

Finally, Spring has arrived and with it the sunshine and lovely days to look ahead and to also finally eat in restaurants. Although we are still not able to dine indoor, across London there are a lot of terraces organise to cater for outdoor dining experiences. The Hard Rock Cafe’ at Piccadilly Circus has laid tables overlooking the Eros statue on one side and the West End on the other side…
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Fitness & Health

Why sex drive is on the decline & 10 natural ways to boost libido

Modern diets and lifestyles seem to be common recurring themes when mentioning women of any age, especially nowadays while trying to understand what is happening to living with the pandemic situation. Women nutrition through the ages has seen a big change in which nutrients seem to drop from their diets the essential vitamins and minerals such as the basic fruit and vegetables intake. It is…
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Fitness & Health

Five minute chat with Jonny Wilkinson on his new approach to life

Back in March before lockdown and the pandemic outbreak, I attended a health event including different speakers who talked about the connection between muscles and breathing. Jonny Wilkinson, a former English rugby player who played for Newcastle Falcons and Toulon and represented England and the British and Irish Lions was among the experts. He talked about his experience with listening to his…
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Fitness & Health

Brain Fog: what is it and what you can do to help your brain

During a recent seminar held at the Ivy in Central London experts talked about Brain Fog. I never really heard about this before but it was very interesting to learn all about it. Dr Julia Gottwald, an Oxbridge neuroscientist, explained the brain’s job when it comes to symptoms such as brain fog, insomnia, memory loss, fatigue and so on. She talked about the humans’ brain and…
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Movies

Film review: Disney's Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

Five years after the release of the hit film Maleficent, Disney is bringing back the horned fairy in a new and captivating film Maleficent: Mistress of Evil which children and adults alike will fully enjoy. I must admit that I end up loving the main character. Maleficent: Mistress of Evilwill be in cinemas from 18th October 2019 just in time for the school half-term break. The…
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Fitness & Health

Health: Is cannabis-based oil CBD legal? Sorting fact from fiction

I attended a health conference at the lovely Ivy restaurant in Central London recently where experts shed some light into CBD also known asCannabidiol, sorting fact from fiction. In recent months, in a way or another, we have all heard about the term CBD oil, but is the meaning clear to us? Well, I have to say that theevent did open my eyes as I did not have very clear thoughts…
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Product reviews

An evening with Smeg

Last week during London Design Festival, Smeg launched new products at its flagship store in Regent Street ‘An Italian Summer’. Smeg is the family-runesteemed Italian manufacturer of luxury kitchen appliances including cookers to fridges with a very particular and unique style which specialises in enamel metals. Photo by the lovely George Gottlie…
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Fitness & Health

Indoor air pollution: how it affects us and tips to prevent it

The terms indoor air quality and indoor air pollution seem to come up frequently these days. When we mention the word pollution we immediately think of the outside world, cars, aeroplanes, factories and so on. What does bring pollution into your home? Anything from washing up liquids, deodorants, indoor sprays, candles and many more in-house objects are the key causes of indoor air…
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