Panacea Holistic Health & Wellness

31/05/2022

I'm very pleased to announce that my passion for the power of lifestyle over our health and wellbeing is taking a new and exciting direction!

I have been appointed as a PHC Ambassador for Wokingham which is a voluntary position working with the local community and GPs to deliver information and support to help people on their journeys to better health. 😁

I will be running courses, both in person and online and can't wait to start sharing what has been transforming lives all over the country. The best part is that this is accessible to all, a free service offering information that everyone can benefit from and I can't wait to get started!

If you would like to know more, including when the first courses will be rolling out, please hop over to my new page A Better You where I will be posting regular updates.

Thanks for reading and I hope to see some of you on the other side! 🤩

01/12/2021

With Covid firmly back in the headlines what can we do to help ourselves and bolster our natural defences? Here is a great list that will do just that and so much more besides. 👍

NB the MOST important thing is to book your vaccine, whether it’s your 1st, 2nd or booster!

As much as we were all hoping to have COVID-19 on the run by now, it is still very much with us, with the Delta variant currently taking center stage. As the virus grinds on, continuing to follow CDC guidance and local mandates, getting the shot, masking, hand-washing and social distancing are all a...

30/10/2021

Did you manage to work out what the miracle treatment for so many ills was?

It was SLEEP! 😍

It’s not something that is valued in modern society where there is a mistaken belief that sleep is something the can be squeezed into a busy life.

It is scientifically proven that relative to the recommended 7-9 hours a night, the shorter you sleep, the shorter your life span. The old saying ‘I’ll sleep when I’m dead’ is unfortunate to say the least!

I will be returning to this subject but for anyone in a hurry to learn more here is some essential reading/listening for you…

* Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker, a professor of neuroscience and psychology at University of California, Berkeley, specialising in sleep. Available as a book, on kindle and through audible.

* Why Sleep is the Most Important Pillar of Health with Professor Matthew Walker. A podcast with Dr Rangan Chatterjee https://drchatterjee.com/why-sleep-is-the-most-important-pillar-of-health-with-professor-matthew-walker/

* The Matt Walker Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-matt-walker-podcast/id1578319619

This interview originally aired 12 months ago as a 2 part conversation, which have proved to be two of the most popular episodes that I have released so far. Many listeners have asked me to re-release them as one single conversation so that they can listen from start to finish without interruption,....

26/10/2021

Imagine seeing an advert like this…



Scientists have discovered a revolutionary new treatment that makes you live longer!

*It enhances your memory and makes you more creative.

*It makes you look more attractive, keeps you slim and lowers food cravings.

*It protects you from cancer and dementia, wards off colds and the flu, lowers your risk of heart attacks and strokes, not to mention diabetes.

*You even feel happier, less depressed and less anxious.

Are you interested?

The good news is the evidence supporting these claims has been documented in more than 17,000 well scrutinised scientific reports to date. I guess you’re wondering what it is? How much it costs? Is it available to all?

Well the best news is it’s free and available to every single one of us 🤩

10/09/2021

Having decided to start posting again I now don’t know where to start! 😂

My journey probably began about 17 years ago, accelerated about 10 years ago and has become a real passion over the last 2 or 3 years. I have learned so much over this period I can’t now imagine how it would feel learning this for the first time, all at once. I need to start at the beginning, but of course the beginning is a different point for everyone depending where they are in their life journey when they are reading this. What is the situation with their physical, mental and emotional health?

So, today I will begin by sharing something simple, hopefully uncontentious and easy to understand. Over the coming weeks and months I will attempt to explain why! In the meantime, any questions, ask away 🥰

31/08/2021

I have recently decided to resurrect this page and you may be wondering why, after all this time!

I was listening to a podcast recently when the host said the reason they were making the shows was so that there would be a permanent record of what they think and how they feel for her children to use in the future.

As an older mother I am very conscious that by the time my boys arrive at midlife, when they may well be developing the usual midlife ailments, I may not be here to pass on the benefit of my experience. Using this page, I too can create a record of everything I want them to know so that when they need it, it will be here for them, even if I am not. The good news is, of course, that by following my own advice I very much hope to be here too!

If anyone else can benefit from these posts in the meantime, feel free. I would love to hear what works for you too 😊

29/08/2021

Lots of easy immune boosting tips to protect you from winter colds and worse!

As much as we were all hoping to have COVID-19 on the run by now, it is still very much with us, with the Delta variant currently taking center stage. As the virus grinds on, continuing to follow CDC guidance and local mandates, getting the shot, masking, hand-washing and social distancing are all a...

08/03/2019

Back when I worked in PR, I used to spend a lot of time coming up with clever promotional copy to help sell all sorts of things (including crisps and sweets). It's nice to be promoting something a lot more constructive these days: health.This whole poem popped right into my head - pretty much as it is below - while I was in my car a few years ago. It's my poetic take on the subject of the emerging field of epigenetics, ie. our ability to switch genes on or off, depending on our environment and our lifestyle choices, very much including what goes on our fork. The take-home message is key: you are NOT controlled by your genes. They just represent a propensity towards this or that chronic disease - we can override that propensity with our day to day choices.

21/09/2018

A brilliant little ditty to remind us all that fat is not the enemy, of the brain or the waistline 😊

I've spent today chatting to the lovely folk at John Lewis as part of an in-house wellness day. Lots of them took away this poem on the importance of feeding your brain. It's a little ditty I wrote to remind you that - no matter whether you're dealing with customers all day, working in an office, looking after kids or whatever - you absolutely need your brain working properly. And that means eating lots of good fats!

21/08/2018

There are so many benefits to exercising we all need to find something we love and will do often 🙌

13/08/2018

It’s impossible to overestimate the importance of exercise. It’s just a case of finding the type of exercise you enjoy 😉

13/08/2018

Why not give it a try? X