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Running stress out of your life

The science behind why exercise can be a stress-buster and how to recognise when enough is enough

6 min readNov 10, 2020

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Intermittent fasting — what’s in it for me?

If you had clapped eyes on me a few years ago you would have been looking at an emotionally frazzled, chronically exhausted, comfort…

8 min readOct 14, 2020

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Is focusing on the experience rather than the end product the key to motivation?

Nobody ever regrets great work once they’ve finished, so why does getting started often require such formidable effort? It’s as though my…

4 min readFeb 1, 2022

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Is focusing on the experience rather than the end product the key to motivation?

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Thoughts on intuitive eating — another weapon in the diet wars?

I’ve never been a ‘dieter’ as such which I put down to a mixture of laziness, an addiction to bread and butter and an innate feeling that…

5 min readMar 30, 2021

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Thoughts on intuitive eating — another weapon in the diet wars?

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Are You Happy? Energy in = Energy Out

I’m beginning to suspect that that the real reason why I fall short of attaining almost all my health and fitness goals is me. I suspect…

3 min readMar 9, 2021

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Are You Happy? Energy in = Energy Out

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Why is it so hard to lose weight and keep it off?

the good news is that it’s not because you lack willpower

4 min readMar 8, 2021

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Why is it so hard to lose weight and keep it off?

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If you have ever wondered what is happening to you when you fall in love, you should ask a vole.

It has been brought to my attention that Sunday is Valentine’s day, not by my husband naturally, but by my calendar app, the font of all…

3 min readFeb 9, 2021

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If you have ever wondered what is happening to you when you fall in love, you should ask a vole.

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Saturated fats, unsaturated fats, cholesterol and heart health — what do we really know?

Modern life survival guide #2 — myth busting!

8 min readJan 11, 2021

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How to procrastinate in 2021?

We all need to escape the news cycle of doom and gloom.

2 min readDec 29, 2020

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How to procrastinate in 2021?

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Why every converstation about mental health should start with your diet

Modern life survival guide #1

10 min readDec 14, 2020

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Why every converstation about mental health should start with your diet

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Sarah Parkes

Sarah Parkes

Teacher, writer, gardener. Fascinated by humans, chemistry, the gut microbiome, brain health, great food, dogs and chickens. In no particular order.

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