After weeks and perhaps months of feeling tired, exhausted, foggy headed and putting up with other symptoms you may be wondering - will I ever get better? Will I ever be my old self again? The truth is that it is possible to recover from CFS and what’s fundamental to your recovery is believing you can get better. Read on to find out more about the power of self belief and how to build this belief for yourself.
You love your coffee, the smell and the taste, however you are starting to feel more jittery, and you have read that coffee can be bad for you. You need something to keep you going, so are there any alternatives to energy drinks? In this blog post, you’ll discover some of the plants, called adaptogens that could support your concentration and energy levels without a regular caffeine hit.
When you feel tired and just want to feel like you again, it can be tempting to make loads of changes all at once, as you are desperate to feel better. The reality is, having a long list of things to change in your life can feel overwhelming, especially when you have limited energy. Questions like what do I do first, how will I manage to do all this may come into your head and realise you don’t have the energy to cope and not making any change can seem like the safest course of action. In this blog post you will discover the power of taking small, perhaps even tiny steps to make changes that feel both manageable and sustainable that could lead to you feeling like the real you once again.
When you feel tired all the time, especially when you have chronic or persistent fatigue, you can be left wondering what caused it. The truth of it is that it is probably not down to just one thing. Who you are, how you react to situations can have a big impact on your energy levels and overall physical and emotional wellbeing.
Who you are, how you feel and how you react to situations can have a big impact on your energy levels and your physical and emotional wellbeing. Certain personality types appear to be more prone to experiencing tiredness which can sometimes lead to chronic fatigue. In this blog, we will explore together some of the personality types that may be more prone to experiencing this and how to avoid it.
I love the idea of a natural remedy, but …. does it really work? Where’s the evidence? These are comments that often seem to be raised about herbal medicine that may have doubted your faith in herbs and their ability to be able to help you with fatigue. Yet the market for herbal medicine seems to be increasing.
In this blog post I look to de-bunk 3 of the myths surrounding herbal medicine to demonstrate that it is a safe form of healthcare, it’s traditional use is being increasingly backed up by scientific research and that it is not just the preserve of hippies.
It sometimes feels like we have to always be on the go and the continually striving can be exhausting in itself. You may be feeling like you’re in a constant battle with your body which wants to instinctively slow down now winter is here, but but you think you should keep going. It’s affecting your energy levels, but what can you do? In this blog you are going to find out what you can do to embrace winter so that you can maximise your energy levels whilst listening to your body’s inner wisdom. This is for you if you suspect that less can sometimes be more.
When you feel tired all the time, you can feel miserable and your emotions are up and down, more volatile than they used to be, it’s not pleasant for you or those you care about too. This is where flower essences may be able to help. They work on a subtle vibrational level, and in this blog post I will explore how flower essences may be able help you let go of unhelpful emotions like impatience, irritation, perfectionism in a subtle and safe way. If you are up for getting more in tune with your higher self and your emotions, and perhaps gain a deeper understanding of the emotions that could be weighing you down, this blog article is for you.
It can be so frustrating when you feel tired, but you don’t know the reason why. You constantly find yourself reaching for YET ANOTHER cup of coffee to keep you going, yet you still feel like you need a nap to get through the day. You have made a few changes, but those and the good advice is just not working. You took the logical next step and went to see your GP, they ran some tests, but they’ve come back as normal. In this blog, I will discuss the things no one tells you about fatigue, how to get to the bottom of it, and why it takes so much longer to unpick a lifetime’s worth of habits and experiences than 10 minutes.
Modern living can leave you feeling depleted of energy and enthusiasm for life. You are trying to keep up with social media, work is constantly busy, you always seem to be on your phone and you may have family commitments or friends who rely on you.
You instinctively know that this is a merry go round that you need to get off. You have realised that you need some time for you, just you, to relax, switch off and give yourself some self-love and show yourself some self-care.
In this blog you are going to discover how a retreat may be just what you need to boost your vitality and start to feel a little more like the old you again.
When you feel tired all the time with unexplained fatigue, you are probably wondering what you can do to feel more like yourself again. It can be tough, when you are not sure what you can do to feel better and it’s starting to get you down.
The good news is that is lots that you can do. One of the first things you can do to help boost your mood and support your vitality is to get outside. In fact it’s been shown that just spending 20 minutes out of doors, where you take time to pause and perhaps look at the natural world around you, could help to boost your vitality.
When you feel tired all the time, life can feel a challenge when your focus is pretty much getting through the day and you feel you have too much to do. Unexplained tiredness is one of the most common reasons people visit their GP and in this blog, I will share with you the top 3 reasons why you could be feeling tired all the time and importantly, what you can do about it.
Spring plants are bursting into life and there is a feeling of optimism and excitement in the air. However, it still feels more like winter when you feel tired and jaded. This is where herbs can help. Herbal tonics, (herbs that may be able to boost vitality) have been used for hundreds of years to help to boost people’s wellbeing after they have been unwell or when they are feeling tired. In this blog, I will share with you 2 herbs that grow literally around the corner from you that may boost your wellbeing.
When you are tired and exhausted a lot of the time it can leave you feeling anxious, wondering if you will ever feel like you again and get your energy back. You may be wondering if meditation can help. The good news is that meditating is not as difficult as you may think and, in this blog post, I will show you how meditation, as part of your recovery programme, could help you on the road to feeling more energised and more like you again.
When you have persistent or chronic fatigue, life can feel tough. People keep telling you - like you didn’t already know - that rest is essential to your recovery, but it’s so much harder than people seem to realise. But there’s a constant niggle at the back of your mind and that stops you from really resting. This is why a practice of deep rest is so important and yoga nidra can help with this. With practice, yoga nidra could help you to more fully relax, feel less anxious and more positive about feeling like the old you again. In this blog post, you’re going to discover 5 ways a yoga nidra practice could transform your life - and it could be exactly the thing you’ve been waiting for..
You’re feeling tired and worn out and now you can’t stop seeing the early warning signs of a lurking cold waiting to pounce on you…. The last thig you want is to go down with a cold. You may be wondering how you could give your immune system a boost to help you to ward off an unwelcome winter bug. The hedgerows are full of herbs and berries that have been scientifically shown to have properties that could support the body’s immune system.
In this blog I will show you 3 plants growing in your local hedgerows that could help to boost your wellbeing this autumn and winter.
When you have CFS or extreme fatigue it can feel like the bottom has fallen out of your world, as trying to live a normal life is either impossible or a battle that you can never seem to win. However, nature’s many resources can offer us a helping hand. The good news is that Naturopaths have been harnessing the ‘healing power of nature’ for centuries to help the body to recover its energy and vitality and I believe it can play an important role in helping to recover from a chronic illness like CFS. In this blog, I share my top 3 personal tips for improving your emotional wellbeing, that could play a key role in supporting your recovery journey.
When you experience CFS, you can be left feeling exhausted, lonely and scared that you may never feel well again. After getting the diagnosis, ‘How do you recover from CFS?’ is one of the first questions you are probably asking, swiftly followed by how? and how long will it take? To give you hope that recovery is possible, in this blog I share my top 5 recovery essentials that I personally vouch for.
When you feel tired and exhausted you are looking for a quick and easy way to boost your energy. You may have tried coffee and chocolate, but it doesn’t seem to be working. The truth is that when you are chronically tired, there isn’t a quick fix, BUT there is lots of things you can do that can help you to feel more energised. In this blog, I am going to share with you 3 simple changes you can easily incorporate into your daily life that can make a difference to your energy levels and how you feel.
