Food intolerances - Part 1 It has now been medically accepted that inflammation is the start of all disease. In my opinion animals as well as humans are not designed to eat dairy and grains. Grains causes inflammation. The reason why most cattle are fed grains like barley is because the animal inflames thus weighing [...]
Being tired should not be accepted as the norm. Why is everyone so tired all the time? Why are my patients/clients knackered ? Why are my friends tired? Tiredness shows up everyday in people, they show weakness and fatigue without any medical reason as such. This won't show up on conventional medical tests or [...]
Are you running on empty? When I was training in dance over 25 years ago, I remember the symptoms associated with adrenal gland fatigue particularly in performers, yet it was never recognised. Dancers would train for shows or exams and often fall ill and the understudy would step in at the last minute. This is [...]
Back Pain - "The truth behind bulging discs" I get so many enquiries every week about clients wanting to start pilates and yoga for back pain. Social media and the national press have done studios and teachers a great favour by promoting lots of articles. However there are a few important facts. People are forever [...]
How stress affects our memory Yikes, you pass someone down the street and you cannot remember their name? You go through every part of the brain trying to remember the where, how and circumstance that you know them but it just does not connect. Better still you're thinking of that film with the car crash and [...]
Did you know that every cigarette contains half a teaspoon of sugar Talk to any smoker and they will usually agree that it's not the best for their health. Then what is it and why is that some can give up and make change and others stay stuck in a rut. Did you know that [...]
As we head into Summer at my studio clinics, enquiries for Pilates, GYROTONIC, Yoga and CHEK coaching always go through the roof. Summer has always been the busiest month of the year for me. The warm weather makes us shed our clothes and draws our attention to our exposed sun bodies. The most common enquiry [...]
