Insufficient or poor sleep can accelerate signs of aging… just look in the mirror after a bad night’s sleep. That “tired looking face” soon crystallizes to a permanent state: dark rings under puffy eyes, fine lines that deepen, and a dull skin. But there’s more … sleepiness causes accidents reduces our capacity to learn (sleep is… Continue reading Why Can’t I Sleep?

Our immediate thought is YES! but that actually is not the case … Stress can ruin our sex life, and Stress can help us achieve our goals. What is this double-edged sword? What is Stress? It’s a burst of energy within us which causes alertness and tension to help us resolve a situation. The word comes… Continue reading Is Stress All Bad?

We’re young – our skin’s elastic and bouncy; it’s firm and hydrated – glowing … we smile and our skin moves as one … it’s resilient. But time passes – our skin is dry, thin, sagging and loose – dull … we smile and deepening fissures around our mouth and eyes become too evident …… Continue reading Paper skin – the name says it all

In a nutshell, it is an eye condition brought about by insufficient tears. We need our tears to prevent our eyes from drying out and each time we blink, a healthy eye will sweep a watery saline fluid from our eye duct (corner of eye near our nose) across the surface. In addition to the… Continue reading What Is Dry Eyes?

We all know we need to drink plenty of clean water but how much? And since we all come in different shapes and sizes, how much do I need! Our body comprises approx 60% water – if it didn’t, we’d be dry as a dead stick but we have blood, mucous, hydrated tissue etc etc… Continue reading How much water to drink?

This can be a common symptom of menopause and whilst not all women experience it, it does become more common after menopause. Put simply, there is a lack of vaginal moisture. This may not seem like it is too important, but naturally, when it comes to one’s sex life, it does have a huge impact.… Continue reading Vaginal Dryness

Our body is an amazing creation and it will try and protect itself from harm – inflammation being one of its processes to this end. Some inflammatory responses are transient with a welcome outcome, such as swelling around a wound as our body heals it – we feel warmth and there is localised redness as… Continue reading Inflammation

“You look tired” … “You have bags under your eyes !” … “Well, thank you very much – now I feel as bad as I apparently look !” Certainly not a comment that anyone would want to hear, however, there is truth in the connection of lack of sleep and skin health/appearance. Whilst we are… Continue reading Skin Health and Sleep

In a nutshell, one is not better than the other … they are different and each supports us in different ways because of the different nutritional make-up. Firstly, let’s understand that an oil is a real concentration of components. Approximately 50 whole sea buckthorn berries (fruit and seed) yield oil equivalent to a 500mg capsule.… Continue reading Sea Buckthorn Oil – seed vs berry

The Webster definition of dermatitits is simply: inflammation (itis) of the skin (derma). Additionally: a medical condition in which the skin becomes red, swollen, and sore, sometimes with small blisters, resulting from direct irritation of the skin by an external agent or an allergic reaction to it. QUESTION: If I suffer from dry skin, does… Continue reading Dermatitis