A journey of recovery from a traumatic event can look different for everyone, but regardless of the time it takes, there are key stages of recovery we tend to go through to get back on our feet. Let’s explore and see how we can navigate our way back to enjoying life.

Our thoughts affect our behaviours, and our behaviours are a guarantee of our successes or failures. Neuro-Linguistic Programming is an approach to communication, development, influence, and modelling excellence that can help achieve goals through changing thoughts and behaviours. There are many techniques and methods – so where do we start first?

Have you ever wondered if having a drink after your game or a gym session affects your recovery? Or if you could get away with having a cheeky drink before, or even during, physical activity? It’s time to find out.

With a negative stigma behind fat, it is important to understand the need for fat that our body has in order to function properly. Differentiating between the types of fats can help us improve our cognitive function and health. Also, we need to understand which types of fat our brain prefers in order to delay aging and cognitive decline.

Prostate cancer rates have dramatically increased over the past few decades, with millions of men being diagnosed with prostate cancer every year. It is important that men are well educated about the risk factors, symptoms, screening and diagnosis as well as potential treatments to protect themselves from secondary types of cancer and increased risk of premature death.

Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) is a herb that grows in many parts of the world. The entire plant is edible and its leaves and root are used for medicinal purposes. Dandelion has great health and nutritional benefits, and is a good source of vitamins and antioxidants.

With diet-related diseases on the rise and the need for sustainable food sources amidst a climate crisis, a plant-based diet might be a solution for both. However, we don’t necessarily have to be exclusively vegetarian or vegan, though the focus is to mainly eat plants. So, how can we do this?

Seaweed is a largely underappreciated food ingredient. Research and development in favor of functional foods are rising rapidly, alongside strong concerns for the sustainability of the world’s current food environment. Algaculture (cultivating algal species) shows the ability to generate economic value and also contribute positively to social, cultural and ecological well-being. Does this mean that seaweed will be one of our main future food sources?

Mushrooms and fungi, due to their singular position in the tree of life and their various components, have a great potential for health-promoting functions. Currently only 150,000 different types of fungi have been classified, which is less than 10% of all species. This means that the research about fungi and mushrooms’ potential health benefits has only begun.

It might be time to place your pain killers and different medication aside for a moment because there is a therapy that is non-invasive and helps with our brain and body recovery and repair. Today we will be talking about neurofeedback and how it can help us long term.

Has it been months now that you are having constant body pain, brain fog and fatigue? Even your digestion seems to be suffering. The pain, stiffness and tenderness that you are experiencing are similar to quite a few other conditions and you are not sure what to do. Perhaps, you might be suffering from Fibromyalgia.

Every day we spend over an hour on eating and drinking, and an additional 50 minutes on thinking about food. Given that our days are mostly go-go-go, we often do not have the time to enjoy, savour and appreciate the food we consume. Understanding and making mindful eating practices a part of our daily life will help us to change this, and it also might improve our health.