by Body of Life | Aug 23, 2019 | Emotional Health, Men's Health, Women's Health
EXTINGUISHING INFLAMMATION A term coined by the ancients and widely ascribed to a range of MSK presentations, the word comes from the Latin, ‘inflammare’, to set on fire, and can be characterised by the four cardinal signs that we today, recognise as a...
by Body of Life | Aug 23, 2019 | Women's Health
1. You’ve recently had a baby – check the function of your pelvic floor and abdominals The childbearing year is a vulnerable time for the pelvic floor and abdominal muscles. The weight of the growing baby on the pelvic floor during pregnancy can challenge the...
by Body of Life | Dec 8, 2018 | Emotional Health, Men's Health, Women's Health
We all know that sleep is good for us, but do you REALLY know why it is good for you? The benefits of good sleep are vital and it plays a critical role in promoting overall health. Sleep is first and foremost a behaviour, it primarily affects the brain and the immune...
by Body of Life | Jul 18, 2018 | Children's health, Healthy Living, Sleep
Any parent will tell you that not all babies sleep ‘like a baby’. Initially they might sleep well as they enter the world exhausted from childbirth and milk ‘drunk’ from a good breast or bottle-feed! As a parent, teaching your child how to sleep is one of the first...
by Body of Life | Mar 28, 2015 | Sleep
Sleep is vitally important for good health, to allow your body to recover and to enable you to learn, be creative and concentrate throughout the day. The brain performs many important tasks while you are asleep such as forming memories and going through the day’s...