Health
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A little bit of Christmas with Nākd Bars
One of the main difficulties when you are trying to eat healthily is the dangers of snacking. It is so easy to eat a healthy meal and do everything right, and then find yourself feeling peckish and snacking on something totally wrong, undoing all your good work. Sweets, crisps and biscuits are all temptation when you are trying to be good. And don’t even get me started on chocolate. But thankfully, a tasty alternative may be on hand. Natural Balance Foods have a whole selection of tasty, but healthy treats on offer, with their Nakd bars giving the appearance of a chocolate bar – thereby feeling your brain into thinking…
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Dettol Baby Blanket Campaign
Dettol has recently launched a special Baby Blanket Donation charity campaign, with the aim of highlighting the dangers of bacteria on blankets, along with the sad statistics which reveal that there is a real shortage of baby blankets available to infants born to disadvantaged families. Dettol ambassador Rachel Stevens from S Club 7 launched the campaign by donating the first blanket to the cause. The Campaign is one that will resonate with mom’s everywhere. Dettol and Rachel are encouraging mums across the UK to get involved with the campaign by donating their own babies blankets. The message is “keep the memories, not the bacteria”. Blankets can be donated by Freepost.…
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Feeling a little less stressed thanks to Baldwins
This week saw the wonderful school holiday come to an end. I have honestly had so much fun with Joe, spending time on beaches, in parks and just generally having the best time. But if I said that I wasn’t feeling tired and just a little stressed at the moment, I would be telling fibs. Because I am tired. And run down. And most definitely in need of a pick me up. Working from home means that I have no need to source childcare for Joe, which is great. But it also means I’m trying to work whilst caring for a five year old who needs constant stimulation, and that…
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A day of relaxation at the Amala Spa
The Amala Spa is an oasis of calm in the middle of the busy city of Birmingham. Situated at the Birmingham Hyatt Regency Hotel, the day spa offers six, state of the art treatment rooms, as well as a fitness centre, swimming pool and steam rooms. Last week I was given some respite from the hustle and bustle of the school holidays when I experienced some of the treatments that the spa has to offer. I can honestly say I left the Amala Spa feeling totally renewed and invigorated. The Spa itself is beautiful, on walking down the steps and entering, you feel like you are in another world –…
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Monkey Wellbeing – A fabulous way to make hospital visits less scary
Having to go to hospital is scary at any age. The strange smell, the noise from machines and equipment and just the general unease about what is going to happen to you all go together to make hospitals something that most people are a little fearful of. A trip to hospital for a child is even more frightening especially if that trip is for surgery or involves a blood test or X-Ray. But a new resource created by a mum on a mission, is aiming to make the hospital a slightly less daunting place for infants. The Monkey Wellbeing resources have been created by Helen Saddler. She wanted to make…
