Health and Lifestyle

How to Use Grounding Techniques: Simple Tools to Calm Anxiety

By |2026-02-21T15:11:05+00:00February 21st, 2026|Health and Lifestyle, Miscellaneous|

Have you ever noticed your thoughts speeding up, your chest tightening, or your mind replaying something over and over? Maybe you suddenly feel overwhelmed in a busy environment. Or disconnected and foggy. Or stuck in a loop of anxious thinking ...read more

Mindfulness for Anxiety, Stress and Depression: Simple, Evidence-Based Exercises to Help You Cope

By |2026-02-24T12:09:50+00:00February 21st, 2026|Health and Lifestyle, Miscellaneous|

  If you are living with anxiety, stress or depression, you may feel as though your mind rarely rests. Thoughts can become repetitive, replaying the past, worrying about the future, or feeling overwhelmed by what is happening around you. Mindfulness ...read more

What is Self-Care (Part II)

By |2025-09-23T14:08:26+01:00September 23rd, 2025|Adult Psychiatry, Health and Lifestyle, Miscellaneous|

In the second of this two-part series, Psychiatry UK consultant Dr Alexandros Chatziagorakis explores the elements to be found in a good self-care toolbox. In the first part we looked at the fundamental role of sleep. In this part Dr ...read more

What is Self-Care? (Part I)

By |2025-09-23T14:06:56+01:00September 23rd, 2025|Adult Psychiatry, Health and Lifestyle, Miscellaneous|

In the first of this two-part series, Psychiatry UK consultant psychiatrist Dr Alexandros Chatziagorakis discusses what taking care of ourselves actually means and identifies a few fundamental ideas and strategies for a successful self-care toolbox. What is self-care? ‘Self-care’ is ...read more

What is a whole food, plant-based diet?

By |2022-08-10T15:57:43+01:00August 10th, 2022|Health and Lifestyle|

With nutritionists and health experts warning of the dangers of eating too much processed food, many people are turning towards a whole food, plant-based diet.   Not surprisingly, the whole food movement has become big business, with the US-based supermarket chain ...read more

Introducing Kamaljit Saggu – 1st Step Rehab Fitness and Support

By |2025-08-21T18:44:49+01:00June 13th, 2022|Health and Lifestyle|

Exercise is not just good for the heart, it can also play an important role in preventing dementia, depression and other mental health conditions. My name is Kam, and I set up 1st Step Rehab Fitness and Support to help ...read more

How a healthy diet can lower the risk of dementia

By |2022-08-29T15:40:08+01:00May 30th, 2022|Aging at Home, Dementia/Memory Loss, Health and Lifestyle, Over 60s|

Everyone knows that adopting a healthy diet and lifestyle can help prevent common diseases, but it also plays a big part in the risk of developing dementia. According to the World Health Organisation, more than 55 million people worldwide live ...read more

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