When they run through the safety drill on the airplane they usually say – ‘In the event that there is a change in air pressure, when the oxygen mask light goes on put the mask on yourself first, then help others’. This way you will be stronger, breathing of course and more capable of helping others, especially those closest to you.
This analogy can be applied to your daily life too, take…
March is Ovarian Cancer Awareness month so we have gathered important information on how to prevent it and how to recognise potential symptoms.
Prevention
General advice for all cancers is a healthy diet rich in fruit and veg, exercise and maintaining a healthy weight. However, some specific advice for ovarian cancer prevention include:
– stop smoking
– if a woman has the choice…
This week (11 – 17 February 2013) is Eating Disorder Awareness week. Dr Nihara Krause, a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Lecturer as well as founder of the charity STEM4 that raises awareness and offer early intervention in four areas of teenage mental health through workshops in schools, talks to London Mums about eating disorders and prevention.
What are eating disorders?
Eating…
Weaning (also referred to as complementary feeding) is the process of introducing babies to solid foods. What, and how, you feed your child is crucial to their development and health including developing speech and social skills. However, with so much conflicting information out there it can seem like an incredibly daunting process, instead of the exciting new stage of your baby growing…
At this time of year it’s easy to forget your beauty routine, to hide away behind a thick hat and scarf. The drop in air temperature, biting wind and blasts of central heating will dry out even the most supple of skin. It’s definitely time to take stock and redefine your beauty regime for the winter. With the long nights ahead what better way to relax than soaking in a long hot bath…
Do you and your family itch, sneeze or cough during the winter season? Do you get skin irritations, does your child have difficulty breathing or is there static electricity? Those are all signs that you should check the air inside your house, as its humidity level might not be appropriate. Check these top tips to prevent colds.
Humidity is the amount of water vapor in the air. Humidity, also…
As parents we have many decisions to make as our children grow, but one of the most important needs to be made before they are even born. It’s the decision as to whether to collect your baby’s stem cells from their umbilical cord or allow them to be thrown away. The latter is unfortunately common practice here in the U.K.
Stem cells are the body’s building blocks for life. Their job is to…
Unless you’re like my friend (what shall we call for the purposes of this blog?), Claire – who not only lost weight whilst pregnant, but turned into the most radiant person in the room and has keep the aura even 1 year on – you’ll have encountered at least one or two health & beauty issues whilst carrying your little one(s) or in the months soon after.
The general consensus…
Velvety smooth, deliciously fishy and great for entertaining.
Serves 4
Ingredients
2 tablespoons olive or rapeseed oil
1 medium onion, peeled and finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, peeled and finely chopped or crushed
5cm piece of fresh ginger, peeled and finely chopped
2 tablespoons brandy (optional)
2 tablespoons tomato puree
750ml fish stock
140g fresh white fish, roughly chopped
225g white crab…
Ok, Christmas and New Year are over, breathe, so now to the year ahead. What does 2013 hold for you? Like most people I like to use this time to refocus my thoughts and think about the year ahead. And this year I’ve decided to try working beauty’s big three buy-ins – cleanse, tone, moisturise – to revitalise my life rather than a list of resolutions I never keep, why not try it…