It's been about a month since I decided that I would write more regularly about all the ways in which I look after myself, to reduce levels of inflammation, fatigue and to keep a steady balance of energy. And in that month I've been: a. too busy to write... b. too tired from the busy-ness to write... Ironically, one of the things that makes me feel calm and rested is writing. Anyone else feel like their good intentions are often scattered by general life and tiredness? I'm pretty sure I take...

I'm on a mission to post more about how I eat, exercise, rest and chill - all in the name of feeling more energised and/or less symptomatic by using all of the anti-inflammatory tools I have learnt over the last 20 years. I've learnt from all angles - from books, training courses, general noseyness and questioning knowledgable people both medical and non medical, and not forgetting I have A LOT of first hand experience. I was diagnosed with #multiplesclerosis at almost 30, and have recently...

Many years ago, and for a good few years in a row, I overconsumed on all the sugary, easy to grab and addictively tasty stuff from about mid November (my birthday month) until every last Christmas chocolate had been eaten, believing I could "make up for it in January". It obviously never worked and instead I'd end up miserable, bloated, hungry and absolutely exhausted by mid January. Drink in hand, I'd plan my next restrictive and unrealistic "diet and exercise plan", and launch myself into a...