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For many of us, our bed is a welcome place at the end of a stressful day. But, for some, it’s where their worries take over. If you lie in bed thinking “ Why can’t I sleep ?”, then we’ve got 20 ways to improve your sleep.  OK, SO WHY CAN’T I SLEEP? Did you know a third of adults in the UK say they have insomnia and women suffer from sleeplessness more than men? The sleepless cities study, published by Aviva shows that a lack of sleep is a common problem in the UK, but why? There are many natural causes of insomnia, including stress, poor diet, being overweight, hormonal changes and medical conditions. A lot of people automatically assume they have a medical issue, but most can fix their sleep issues by making some lifestyle changes.  HOW MUCH SLEEP DO I NEED? Children and teenagers need more sleep than adults, so if you’re worried you don’t sleep as much as you used to, it’s perfectly normal. Experts say that adults need between seven to nine hours of sleep each night to feel ...

We always hear about the importance of a healthy mind or heart, but people rarely discuss how a healthy gut is central to your well being. Unhealthy gut bacteria can cause a range of problems, but the good news is there are signs your gut needs TLC, and with the right knowledge, you can fix an unhealthy gut. Numerous studies show unhealthy gut bacteria can impact your overall health. Here are ten signs of an unhealthy gut.  YOU’RE BLOATED There are good types of gut bacteria and bad ones. If you have an excess amount of harmful bacteria in your gut, then you’ll notice you suffer from frequent bloating. When gas is trapped, it makes your stomach protrude, and you’ll feel generally uncomfortable. CONSTIPATION Irritable Bowel Syndrome is directly linked to harmful gut bacteria, as studies have shown. If you suffer from constipation, then you probably have low amounts of good gut bacteria such as Bifidobacteria. DIARRHOEA Clostridioides Difficile is a bacteria that lives in your gut, a...

There are many issues we’re facing in this modern society, but we often overlook the factory farming of animals and the many problems it causes. However, factory farming is not only cruel, but it’s also a contributor to global pandemics and climate change. To understand more about how factory farming impacts our society, you need to know what it is and the risks it carries. WHAT IS FACTORY FARMING? Factory farms are large scale industrial operations which aim to produce large amounts of meat and dairy products while saving space and money. Thousands of animals reside in these factories, and their quality of life is less than average. There are loads of factory farms around, and while they may operate in different environments, they have one thing in common: produce meat and dairy products efficiently. Most animals are raised indoors and fed a diet of corn, and soy, which doesn’t give them the nutrients they need. When you look at those adverts with animals grazing on the green grass, y...

If you want to lose weight, you need to avoid fats in your diet, right? Wrong! Certain fats in your diet are vital for your health and weight loss. We’ll go into more detail with that later, but first, let’s look at how fats got such a bad reputation.  WHY AVOID FATS? Once upon a time, specialists believed that the only way to lose weight or be healthy was to cut out fatty foods from your diet. People around the world followed the advice but found that they struggled to maintain a healthy weight.  The millennium brought a lot of changes to our society, including the way we view fat. One of the most significant issues with low-fat diets, is people increased their sugar and processed carbohydrate intake to add flavour and calories to their diet. Guess what? Specialists noticed that sugar plays a huge part in weight gain.  Sugar is one of the most dangerous food groups around, but people often don’t realise the impact it has on their health. So, the fact is that fat isn’t th...

Organic produce is popular for many reasons, including its sustainability and the boost to your health. Using organic produce to prepare nutritious dishes such as our  roasted butternut squash salad  can help you achieve your health goals. However, few people understand why organic is better, to do so we need to understand the organic farming processes that go into producing the food.  In this post, we’ll talk about six popular methods of organic farming. It’s important to remember that factory farming has its pros and cons. Still, most experts agree that the treatment of animals and the use of pesticides make factory farming negative for everyone. Ready to learn about the six methods used in organic farming? Read on. ·  Crop Diversity Years ago, crops were continuously grown in one place, which was called Monoculture. Today, organic farmers use Polyculture to grow multiple crops simultaneously. Crop diversity has many benefits, including, it improves poverty levels ...