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Snow angels and sunshine
Ok, so you knew I wouldn’t make it to Roslin Beach Hotel last week. I am better now and I realise that I might need a bit more balance. I am not sure how to balance more – yoga three times a week, spinning and running – holidays aplenty…. I will work it out; balance will be mine. Monday was my first day out of bed in almost two weeks so I have little to report. Somehow I have managed to agree some new FHT courses and, in super exciting... Read more...
Eating Well During Cancer Treatment - Jennifer Young
Eating Well During Cancer Treatment
Research evidence shows that people who are well nourished tolerate their cancer treatments better and are at lower risk of developing complications. However, it is during treatment, when fatigue and... Read more...
Yoga For Cancer Patients
In the yoga tradition Master Patanjali is a very important figure as he was the first person to summarise in 196 aphorisms – the Yoga Sutras (c.ca 200 BC) - thousands of years of ancient practices. His approach is very structured and concise and has allowed generations of students to learn about yoga and to be guided in their studies of this ancient philosophy. The first sutra is typically short and to the point: Atha Yoga Anushasanam. There are many translations and interpretations, the one I favour has no frills:... Read more...
An Introduction to Exercise - Jennifer Young
An Introduction to Exercise
To most people the idea of taking part in exercise means getting sweaty and out of breath, with a pumping heart rate, lots of hard work, and feeling like you're... Read more...
Wound Healing
Natural Therapies, Hints and Tips - Wound Healing It was hard to separate skincare from nutrition when I was asked to write some hints and tips for post-operative wound healing and care for a women’s magazine recently. My clients, both nutrition and skincare, often ask for this kind of help so keeping the word count down was a challenge. I am sure that nobody would want to read the 5000 words that could easily find themselves in this blog post (or in that Magazine – soon to become dissertation) so... Read more...
My Hands Are Human Again – No Pockets Needed - Jennifer Young
My Hands Are Human Again – No Pockets Needed
As if being diagnosed and treated for Womb Cancer wasn’t bad enough, Debra Parry, 53, discovered that her skin suffered enormously as a result. Debra wasn’t prepared for the changes... Read more...
A friend recommended Defiant Beauty Lip Balm. The improvement was incredible. - Jennifer Young
A friend recommended Defiant Beauty Lip Balm. The improvement was incredible.
Sally, 43, has been hit by a double whammy – extremely sensitive skin and a tendency to get cold after cold through the winter. As we all know, constant nose... Read more...
10 Reasons to Cleanse - Jennifer Young
10 Reasons to Cleanse
I am often asked about skincare routines and the best way to look after skin. We all know that everyone is unique and there are many different skin types. Treatment... Read more...
What is a skincare routine? Step 3 - Treat
Cleanse, tone, treat and moisturise -are you beginning to get the picture? We have covered cleanse and tone in our previous two blogs and now it is time to reveal the treat – a serum, often described by salons, as the most important part of any skincare routine. I think of all four steps as being equally important but, if you have been using a Cleansing Balm, some of you won’t need a serum. That said, Defiant Beauty Serum is one of our most popular products and our clients take... Read more...
How can I help my radiation - damaged skin? I need to soothe it but don't know what I can use.
Radiation damaged skin is often described as ‘really bad sunburn’. When I have suffered sunburn I wanted to put soothing oils or gels on my skin to take the pain away. Both approaches can be problematic when dealing with skin that has been damaged by radiation treatment for cancer. Gels ‘After sun’ gels often contain Aloe Vera, and there is some evidence to suggest that Aloe is soothing to radiation-damaged skin1. However, Aloe is a potent phyto-oestrogen and, as such, can be damaging to cancer patients. Anthraquinones; a constituent of... Read more...
What should you look for in skincare products?
What makes Defiant Beauty different? Defiant Beauty was created at the request of some of the lovely people at our local hospital, boy, were they strict about the ingredients! No Water No Anti-oxidants No essential Oils No BPA There are so many factors that need to be taken into account when deciding upon skincare for cancer patients. We created a specialist skincare collection at the request of some of the lovely people at our local hospital, boy, were they strict about the ingredients! Here we cover the detail behind formulation... Read more...
Why Does Cancer Treatment Affect Appearance and Skin? - Jennifer Young
Why Does Cancer Treatment Affect Appearance and Skin?
When asked ‘why does cancer treatment affect appearance and skin?’ I was surprised to discover that my answer was so much more than ‘chemotherapy drugs target fast replicating cells’ Of... Read more...