Seasonal Affective Disorder
Health Lou Health Lou

Seasonal Affective Disorder

In the UK, as the nights draw in quicker and the weather gets colder, both feel as though they can affect your mood and energy levels. You may have heard some refer to this as the ‘winter blues.’

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Breaking The Fast
Nutrition Lou Nutrition Lou

Breaking The Fast

Breakfast is the first meal of the day so surely it’s the most important one, right?

There probably isn’t a meal more neglected or skipped than breakfast. Breakfast skippers usually say they don’t have enough time to make something to eat in the morning; others don’t like to eat as soon as they wake up, as they simply don’t feel hungry. Some don’t eat breakfast due to fasting, which has become a popular trend in diet culture inspired by other cultures and religions.

I can relate to all this as I was previously guilty of being a breakfast skipper.

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Push To Start
Fitness Lou Fitness Lou

Push To Start

To kick-start my career in health and fitness I’m challenging myself to run 50km throughout the whole month of January whilst raising money for mental health charity, Mind.

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