“The richness (or lack of richness) of your microbiome is a better predictor of Western disease risk than your weight” from the brilliant book Gut Reactions by Justin and Erica Sonnenburg.
For ten years, I struggled with acne, eczema, and psoriasis. I had no idea there was a link between my skin and the Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) that I also had.
You drag yourself out of bed on the third snooze, quickly shower and dress whilst gulping down some coffee. You run out of the door and arrive at work stressed before you’ve even taken off your jacket. Does this sound familiar?
If so, read on. I’m going to take you through my morning routine, which is guaranteed to get your day off to a great start.
If you’re new here, welcome! I’m Claire, founder of The Lifestyle Circle. The Lifestyle Circle is my little corner of the internet where I write about my experiences of acne, eczema and psoriasis.
Double cleansing is quite simply cleansing your skin twice.
Cleansing is underrated when it comes to skin. There’s so much focus on moisturisers, serums, facial oils and masks. But these products won’t be nearly as effective if you don’t start off with clean skin.
This is my go to green smoothie on days where I feel my body just needs a bit of a reset. Whether I’ve just generally overindulged on food (or gin!) or I’ve got that familiar tingle on my skin that tells me I’ve eaten too much chocolate, this is the smoothie recipe that I turn to.
Whether you have a dry cough or a chesty cough, try some of the following natural cough remedies before reaching for over-the-counter medicines.
Picture a child…..for me, it’s my four-year old. For you, it might be your child, your niece or nephew or the child of a friend. Children are generally happy, healthy and full of energy.
How on earth do they do it?