Reading Time: 10 minutesHow many plants do you eat? Do you get your ‘5 a day’ quota or are you like my Mum and only eat peas (we have to phone ahead when we go out for dinner)? But how many actual varieties of plants do you actually consume? The Earth has an estimated 400,000 plant species thatContinue reading “Vitamin V – Why Foraging is the Ultimate Human Exercise”
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The Wild Life Guide to Training Outdoors in Winter
Reading Time: 10 minutesI’m well known for stripping off and going for a cold dip whenever the opportunity arises. I even have an emergency dip kit in both of our vehicles for fear of not being able to take an impromptu plunge. I love cold exposure for all the benefit I talk of here, but the real truth,Continue reading “The Wild Life Guide to Training Outdoors in Winter”
Born to be Wild – Adding a Feral Touch to Wellbeing
Reading Time: 8 minutesWildness has always been a part of our ethos here at Wild Life. But what does that mean and what makes a wild life ‘wild’? Before you panic buy the full Ray Mears DVD collection, we are not suggesting you give up on so-called modern civilisation, retreat to woods and spend the rest of yourContinue reading “Born to be Wild – Adding a Feral Touch to Wellbeing”
Morning Rituals – The biggest game changer for my mental health and well-being
Reading Time: 7 minutesI’ve always struggled against authority; always danced to my own drumbeat. If someone tells me that I ‘should’ do something, I won’t. Even if on a rational level I completely agree with them. Kelley will say to me, “Wow, this book is amazing! You should read it when I’m finished.” Nope. Despite that book beingContinue reading “Morning Rituals – The biggest game changer for my mental health and well-being”
Sorrel and Red Lentil Soup Recipe
Reading Time: 5 minutesWhen I was walking with the dog this morning, basking in the emerging verdant majesty that is spring in full flood, I noticed a fresh new crop of Common Sorrel growing up on the edges of the pathways that had recently been mowed. Glancing around I could see masses of the stuff bursting forth likeContinue reading “Sorrel and Red Lentil Soup Recipe”
Vitamin V – And Why Foraging is the Ultimate Human Exercise
Reading Time: 10 minutesHow many plants do you eat? Do you get your ‘5 a day’ quota or are you like my Mum and only eat peas (we have to phone ahead when we go out for dinner)? But how many actual varieties of plants do you actually consume? The Earth has an estimated 400,000 plant species thatContinue reading “Vitamin V – And Why Foraging is the Ultimate Human Exercise”
Standing Desks – A Simple Solution to an Increasing Problem
Reading Time: 8 minutesSitting is the new smoking. This is a phrase that has been increasingly heard over the past few years, and perhaps for good reason. In England the average sedentary time for working age adults is about 9.5 hours. This increases even more as we age. A 2011 study documented 800,000 people and their sitting habits.Continue reading “Standing Desks – A Simple Solution to an Increasing Problem”
7 Powerful Quotes That Changed My Perspective
Reading Time: 9 minutesThey can hit you at any time, from anywhere. Maybe it’s a book you are reading. Perhaps it’s a podcast or an overheard conversation. Sometimes it’s a billboard or even an internet meme. But there are quotes, statements or proverbs that just hit you right in the feels. Those one liners that leave you dumbstruckContinue reading “7 Powerful Quotes That Changed My Perspective”
Why I love coffee and why I am reducing my intake
Reading Time: 7 minutesCoffee. That magical, dark liquid potion. That ambrosia of the slightly hyperactive gods. I bloody love it. I mean, if I had to choose between giving up one of my children or giving up coffee, there would likely be an inappropriately long pause. I have two children. There is only one coffee. My love affairContinue reading “Why I love coffee and why I am reducing my intake”