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I’m not always happy you know. I get anxiety too. I feel awful too sometimes.
Watch this and remember that we all share struggles. Mental health isn't something that's selective. It most probably effects us all. I thought you might be interested to know that although I get huge joy from life, I'm not always smiling.
Learning the cello – how to challenge the adult mind.
John Holt writes in his book 'Never too Late': “If I could learn to play the cello well, as I thought I could, I could show by my own example that we all have greater powers than we think; that whatever we want to learn or learn to do, we probably can learn;...
How to fall and avoid injury.
We studied the REAL RISK FACTORS to falling. Get ideas here how to prepare yourself without causing pain. We all experience this some time in life but how do we ensure it doesn't have a big effect on your body. It seems that many people think that getting old is a...
Children are not just small adults – their needs are different and have to be recognised.
So said Professor James Spence in 1943. When does your baby decide to reach a milestone? Is it when he has reached a certain age? Is it when you think he is ready? Answer: Actually ideally none of the above. In Western culture, we've been brought up to believe that...
All pain is in the brain!
There are BIG FAT nerves in the body called A-beta-fibres. They are designed to whisper or scream to you if anything is harming you. They tell the THIN C-fibres which talk to the brain. It tells your primitive brain to tell the main brain that there is danger. If...
Driving – why does it hurt my back so much?
Driving hurts your back? Driving hurts your neck? You feel like an old man/woman when you get out of the car? If you drive anything more than 15 minutes at a time, I believe this is normal. The body gets casted into one position when it is still. Usually the only...
Really really really gorgeous feet!
Walking and climbing to the top of the mountain during my lunch break with my flash new Vibram Five Fingers for the trails! Many people want what they want when they want it. Health doesn't work like that. I know, I know, I'm still talking about the feet. Well, as...
Sore, cracked, painful feet. Grow a callus!
Do you have painful feet? Do you have cracked heels? Do you get pedicures? Do you moisturise your feet? What if, your cracked, painful feet were a product of the very thing you're trying to do to rectify this? Consider this: 1. We moisturise, use the Chiropodist to...
Your feet hurting?
5 FUN THINGS TO DO FOR YOUR FEET TODAY! Click here for idea number 1. WALK ON STONES AND GRASS When you walk on flat surfaces, you use only 3-4 joints instead of the 33 joints available in the foot! DITCH YOUR JANDLES Jandles require your big and second toe to...