One of the biggest lifestyle changes I've had to get to grips with in the last year is alcohol. I've always enjoyed a drink but I was already beginning to realise that I was perhaps enjoying a few too many on a far too regular basis. Blood tests showing my liver function levels were high… Continue reading Show me the way to go home
Author: Backonherfeet
After breaking my ankle I began a journey of literally getting back on my feet, which involved more than just healing my ankle
Exercise after injury
Please note exercise after injury should be discussed with your medical practitioner. This is what I did, everyone's recovery is different. After a great Zumba session The one thing being immobilised taught me was the importance of moving, for both my physical and mental health. I had got into some really bad habits before my… Continue reading Exercise after injury
A weight off my mind
Autumn 2018 - Autumn 2019 A quick note before reading- I am not a nutritionist or health professional. Do not take anything I say below as being right for you. It worked for me but this was with a lot of guidance from my GP and nutritionist. Seek out good ones of those and work… Continue reading A weight off my mind
From broken ankle to back on my feet
In 2018 I broke my ankle. I was on holiday in Lisbon and slipped stepping out of a metro station, landed squarely on top of my right ankle and bashed it on the step. There began a journey that lead to a big examination of my health, although I now realise my health was in… Continue reading From broken ankle to back on my feet
How did I get here?
All my adult life I have considered myself reasonably healthy, eaten my 5 a day, exercised (I was a dance teacher for some time), but also enjoyed life. Somewhere along the line that all went awry. Chronic IBS symptoms took a hold, my mental health spiralled downwards and then a number of minor accidents led… Continue reading How did I get here?
