If you are worried about your relationship with food, who do you turn to? Your mates? Your GP? Or maybe you might turn to many of the numerous blogs, instagram pages and podcasts out there #wellness? Turning to influencers to make sense, I mean afterall, they're flawless skin, pert tits, perky bum and six pack…
Continue reading ➞ Beat: The UK’s Charity Antidote to Wellness Wankery and Eating Disorders
Although scientists do not fully understand the ways in which quetiapine works, the trade off is that it is a very versatile drug; it can be used as an add-on treatment for treatment resistant depression, it can be used as an anti-psychotic for those experiencing psychosis such as hearing and seeing things that are not…
Social Media is bursting with #BodyPositivity #LoveYourself and #ICanSoYouCan to messages seemingly aimed at the average health conscious woman. At face value it seems like a pretty brilliant and groundbreaking trend that's taking over. People are going to fitness events more, we are health conscious now thanks to a decade of public health campaigning. Dig…
Continue reading ➞ Orthorexia is the New Anorexia, and It’s Not Cool
Have you ever thought is strange or inconvenient that you need to eat every single day, multiple times a day? Think about it for a moment. Every day we need to eat. What would life be like if we didn't need to eat every day, multiple times? More convenient? Time saving? Resource saving? Picture this.…
The 10 year challenge shines a light on how much we as individuals have changed but how much has the face of diet culture changed in the last 10 years? In 2009, the same year that I left home to go to fashion school in London, starving yourself skinny was still cool. The severity of…
Continue reading ➞ The Face of Diet Culture: The 10 Year Challenge
If you're on Instagram it's quite likely you will have seen some people going on about RED January. Maybe you think it sounds like another new year resolution fad like: Veganuary (please don't shoot me, I'm an animal too) or Dry January, for those pretending that quitting alcohol is hard for them after an indulgent…
Continue reading ➞ RED January: Active Everyday To Beat The Blues Away
Endings and new beginnings can be emotional times, whether it's excitement for the future or sadness for the end of a really good chapter. There's no time of year when we communally experience this sensation as a planet more than the turn of a new year. Cue the dieting, resolution-ing and lists of life vows…
