One of the best things that I have done in the past three years is have open water swimming lessons. Even though I swam a great deal as child, in the cold Cornish sea and unheated outdoor pools (or to some more like ponds!) and indoor pools, I was never that good and definitely not confident in dark waters.

I believe that sleep is ‘top of the tree’ of health.

If we feel rested we are more likely to have the energy to exercise and make healthier food choices. Research has shown that fatigued (along with stress) is more likely to makes us reach for high-fat and high-sugar snacks to ‘keep us going’.

Like Ian Maber, in this article below, I do eat meat. But, at 55, I eat much less than I used to. As an exercising, menopausal woman, my focus is on quality of nutrients and energy (iron and protein) versus unhealthy additives and saturated fat.