Take your pick!

Sarah Maxwell explores Pick‘n’Mix fitness If you struggle to maintain a regular exercise routine, feel bored with your current fitness schedule, or have a hard time fitting exercise, healthy eating, stress reduction and proper hydration into your busy life, then...

Nourish to Flourish

Nutrition & Lifestyle Coach Charlotte Lau explores the benefits of incorporating another healthy ingredient into our diets. This month it’s kale Loaded with important micronutrients and antioxidants, kale is one of the most nutritious leafy greens available. It is abundant...

Nourish to Flourish

Nutrition & Lifestyle Coach Charlotte Lau explores the benefits of incorporating another healthy ingredient into our diets. This month it’s chia seeds Chia seeds are highly nutritious tiny black seeds from the Salvia hispanica plant that make an incredibly versatile...

Nourish to Flourish

Nutrition & Lifestyle Coach Charlotte Lau explores the benefits of incorporating another healthy ingredient into our diets. This month it’s root veg Root vegetables are starchy vegetables including sweet potatoes, parsnips, carrot, beetroot and turnips. Low cost and readily available...

Nourish to Flourish

Nutrition & Lifestyle Coach Charlotte Lau explores the benefits of incorporating another healthy ingredient into our diets. This month it’s salmon

Tap into it

Sarah Maxwell explores the benefits of EFT A while ago I developed hives on my face and neck during a particularly stressful period.After several months of tests and multiple prescriptions for lotions, potions and pills, the hives were still spreading...

Body Matters

Sarah Maxwell explains the importance of acceptance in the second of a two-part exploration If I were to ask you to stand naked or in front of a mirror and have a really good look at your body from all angles,...

Nourish to Flourish

Nutrition & Lifestyle Coach Charlotte Lau discusses the link between nutrition and the menstrual cycle Half of the world’s population experience menstruation during their lifetime and with an estimated 30-40% getting PMS (pre-menstrual syndrome), it is important to consider how...

Body Matters

Sarah Maxwell explains how to get to know your own body in the first of a two-part exploration Most of us have heard the phrase ‘listen to your body’, often following illness, injury or simply after over doing a physical...

Nourish to Flourish

Nutrition & Lifestyle Coach Charlotte Lau looks into healthy eating for toddlers In a recent study, experts have warned that British toddlers have one of the worst diets in the world, with the majority of calories coming from foods which...

Nourish to Flourish – five-a-day

Nutrition & Lifestyle Coach Charlotte Lau asks whether five-a-day is actually enough Fruit and vegetables are part of a healthy, balanced diet and evidence shows there are significant health benefits to consuming the NHS’s recommended five portions of a variety of...

Keep in the know

Sarah Maxwell shares a second instalment of vital menopause info Menopause is a hot topic at the moment and has had a seismic shift in interest, giving us information and essential knowledge that we didn’t have previously. With this in mind,...

Nourish to Flourish – post-natal dietary

Nutrition & Lifestyle Coach Charlotte Lau looks into post-natal dietary requirements It’s no secret that the food we eat fuels our daily activities and it is especially important when those activities include caring for a newborn or breastfeeding. The time...

Twelve Days Of Fitness

Sarah Maxwell counts down to Christmas Day the healthy way The festive season can be a magical time but often means that good habits are thrown out of the window. However, maintaining your health and fitness levels during this time...

Nourish to Flourish – Managing Christmas Stress

Nutrition & Lifestyle Coach Charlotte Lau explains how to manage Christmas stress Tis the season to be jolly (fa la la la la la la la laaa!) but it’s also an incredibly busy time of year! Our diaries are bursting...

Nourish to Flourish – Sugar

Nutrition & Lifestyle Coach Charlotte Lau gives us the lowdown on sugar There are so many different types and classifications of sugar that it can be very confusing trying to figure out what it all means and how it affects...

Soothing sounds

Sarah Maxwell melts away feelings of stress with the help of a healing gong bath  If anyone had told me that I was about to have the most relaxing experience and the BEST sleep I’ve had in my entire life,...

Jumping for joy 

Bounce your way to better muscle mass with  Sarah Maxwell, as she explains the benefits of one of her favourite forms of exercise – trampolining  As a child I always wanted a trampoline but it wasn’t until my twenties that...

Nourish to Flourish – the effects of alcohol on our bodies

Nutrition & Lifestyle Coach Charlotte Lau takes a look at the effects of alcohol on our bodies For some, drinking alcohol can be part of a balanced lifestyle and a way of celebrating and marking social occasions. But everyone is...

Keep Your Cool

With the climate hotting up, Sarah Maxwell get to grips with exercising safely in the heat Today I’m enjoying basking in glorious sunshine, contemplating doing a lunchtime workout. The usual excuses come to the surface, ‘it’s too hot to exercise’,...

Nourish to Flourish – tips for eating well on a budget

Nutrition & Lifestyle Coach Charlotte Lau gives her tips for eating well on a budget With the cost of food increasing every month, and with shoppers trying to save money in all areas of our lives, buying habits are set...

A Whole New World

Loving local doesn’t mean you can’t explore a whole world of global flavours and cuisines Curry Favour Rameeza’s Repetoire Indian Cookery Workshops are held by local expert Rameeza in her purpose-built kitchen in West Byfleet, and are designed to empower...

Home Grown

These eateries prove local ingredients make for the finest dining The Rose Inn has been brought to life by Chef and Publican Billy Stock, who vowed to bring his passion for food and community to the village of Wickhambreaux, in...

Eat Sleep Breathe

These local stays are great for an evening meal and a sound night’s sleep Bliss at the Bell – The Bell in Ticehurst Location: A public house on the Kent-Sussex border, in what was a rather showy Tudor property around...

Dine with a View

From the airy blue of a far reaching seascape to endless heaps of rolling hills, one of our favourite things about living in the South East is the amazing scenery. And what better way to enjoy the many sights our...

Walk it off

Round off a tasty pub meal with a circular countryside walk Enjoying a big hearty meal in a country pub is one of the great joys of British summertime, but it can leave you sat feeling weighed down by all...

Into the Blue

Sarah Maxwell dips into the world of blue health coaching At this time of year, many of us take to the water in one form or another. I love water (when it’s warm) but my swimming technique leaves a lot...

Nourish to Flourish – Heart Health

Nutrition & Lifestyle Coach Charlotte Lau explains how to protect your heart’s health through healthy lifestyle choices Heart disease is still one of the leading causes of death in the UK and worldwide. Encouragingly, however, the death rate from heart...

Rediscover your inner zen 

Sarah Maxwell shares how she finally found calm in the middle of a forest No matter how hard I try, I can only manage three minutes of meditation before I’m utterly distracted, bored or find myself doing something else. My...

Nourish to Flourish – The relationship between physical and mental health

Nutrition & Lifestyle Coach Charlotte Lau explores the relationship between physical and mental health Quite often when we talk about ‘improving our health’, we make specific choices about the food that we eat or the amount of exercise that we...

Pamper & Preen 

We take a look at the relaxing treatments and experiences on offer at some truly memorable retreats and spas The Spa at Green Farm, Shadoxhurst Set amongst idyllic ancient woodland and meadow pastures, Green Farm is a wonderfully rejuvenating place...

Not just for wrinkles

We take a look at some alternative uses for Botox® Botox® relief for excessive sweating available from Dr Kim Prescott, aesthetic doctor and medical lecturer For anyone who suffers from excessive sweating, injections into the sweat glands can dramatically reduce...

Meet the Skincare Saviour 

Natalie Hughes – founder of eco-luxury circular skincare brand, Sacred – explains why her small-batch products should take pride of place on your revamped bathroom shelves  How did you get involved in skincare?   People have such an emotional relationship...

Get your life back on track! 

Sarah Maxwell gives a very personal account of her perimenopause and menopause coping strategies For many women during the three menopause stages it’s common to experience mood changes such as irritability, sadness, lack of motivation, aggressiveness, problems focusing, stress, difficulty...

Nourish to Flourish – Food choices to support the ageing process

Nutrition & Lifestyle Coach Charlotte Lau gives her advice on food choices to support the ageing process Eating a well-balanced diet is an important part of staying healthy as you age, but getting one well-balanced meal on the table every...

Nourish to Flourish

Nutrition & Lifestyle Coach Charlotte Lau recommends small changes for a more sustainable diet A sustainable diet is one with a low environmental impact and helps contribute to the security of food and nutrition for the present as well as...

Nourish to Flourish

Nutrition & Lifestyle Coach Charlotte Lau brings some calm to morning routines For many of us the relentless cycle of going to bed too late, hitting snooze on repeat and rushing out the door feeling highly stressed, is all too...

Keep it Manageable

Sarah Maxwell shares her Christmas exercise stress busters With Christmas around the corner, I’m focusing on the benefits of stretching, to keep you in tip top form – both mentally and physically – during this busy season. Although Christmas is...

Slow, Grow, Eat

Hairdresser-turned-shepherdess, Zoë Colville farms nearly 100 acres of land near Maidstone with her partner, Chris Woodhead. With prime focus on their animals’ wellbeing, together they rear cows, sheep, goats and pigs, eventually selling their meat through The Little Farm Fridge....

The Thought that Counts

Sarah Maxwell takes a closer look at mindfulness and its role in exercise The health, fitness and wellbeing industry is ever-changing, over the years we have seen many things come and go, but mindfulness practice is here to stay. Mindfulness...

Slow, Grow, Eat

Hairdresser-turned-shepherdess, Zoë Colville farms nearly 100 acres of land near Maidstone with her partner, Chris Woodhead. With prime focus on their animals’ wellbeing, together they rear cows, sheep, goats and pigs, eventually selling their meat through The Little Farm Fridge....

Slow, Grow, Eat

Hairdresser-turned-shepherdess, Zoë Colville farms nearly 100 acres of land near Maidstone with her partner, Chris Woodhead. With prime focus on their animals’ wellbeing, together they rear cows, sheep, goats and pigs, eventually selling their meat through The Little Farm Fridge....

Let’s Go Wild!

Sarah Maxwell takes the plunge and braves the chill of wild swimming Something which has caught my eye over the last year is open water swimming, or cold-water therapy, gaining lots of media attention and there is a good reason...

Slow, Grow, Eat

Hairdresser-turned-shepherdess, Zoë Colville farms nearly 100 acres of land near Maidstone with her partner, Chris Woodhead. With prime focus on their animals’ wellbeing, together they rear cows, sheep, goats and pigs, eventually selling their meat through The Little Farm Fridge....

Safety first

Sarah Maxwell explains how all is not lost if you pick up an exercise injury You finally manage to get into exercising regularly – cycling, running, walking, exercise classes, or whatever – and it’s all going well until you injure...

Body Loving Goodness

Sarah Maxwell stresses the importance of learning to take care of yourself