Greenacres Health Blog

Box Breathing: A Simple Breathing Technique to Reduce Stress and Calm Your Nervous System

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Many of us underestimate the incredible power of our breath.

Breathing is something we do automatically every day, yet it has a direct and constant connection with our nervous system. In fact, when we experience stress, anxiety, or overwhelm, Read more

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Why Change Feels Uncomfortable: Understanding the Psychology of Growth

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There’s a Fault in Our Nature

All of us, at some point, want change.

We want healthier habits, stronger relationships, greater confidence, improved wellbeing, or simply a different direction in life. Yet despite wanting these things, Read more

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Language and Health: How the Words You Use Affect Wellbeing

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Most of us rarely stop to think about how the words we use – both aloud and in our minds – affect our health. Yet language plays a powerful role in shaping our mindset, emotions, and overall wellbeing.

When Read more

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Turn Dreams Into Reality With Achievable Plans

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Do you dream of a fitter body?A healthier, more balanced life?Or perhaps something entirely different that’s been quietly sitting in the back of your mind?

Whatever your dream may be, one thing is certain: dreams only become reality when Read more

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How Mindful Eating Supports Healthy Habits

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Soup might seem like an unusual topic, but stay with me — there’s more to it than you might think. Soup is more than comfort food — it’s a mindful, nourishing way to support your health and reduce waste.

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Progress Over Perfection: Building Healthier Habits

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Back in the late 1980s, I worked in a duty-free fashion buying office as a merchandiser. It was a busy, buzzing environment where the buying team and we merchandisers worked closely together to make sure each shop had the Read more

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Exercise for Weight Loss: Building Healthy Habits

You absolutely can lose weight without exercise – but movement plays a huge role in keeping our bodies and minds healthy, strong, and happy.

Now, I know the word exercise can bring up some not-so-fun images of being hot, Read more

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Juggling the Plates of Wellness -The Vicious Circle of Health

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Achieving and maintaining wellness and good health isn’t a destination – it’s a dynamic, lifelong process. It involves juggling three interconnected “plates”: chemical (metabolic), emotional (mindset), and physical (fitness/lifestyle).

Drop one, and the whole system can begin to Read more

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Finding opportunity in adversity – the power of reframing

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Life is full of unexpected twists and turns. No matter how much we plan, things don’t always go the way we want them to. However, the key to happiness and success often lies not in what happens to us Read more

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Lethargy or Procrastination – The stealer of time and dreams!

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Lethargy or Procrastination? The two often get muddled up in our minds as the outcomes are often very similar.

Lethargy is more of a medical condition which is characterised by feelings of fatigue as well as a lack of Read more

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Health Is Wealth: Why Your Wellbeing Matters

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In a world where success is often measured by material wealth, it’s easy to ignore the most fundamental asset we possess… our health: an important and overlooked wealth.

Money can buy us many things, but it cannot buy good Read more

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What if you do nothing to improve poor health?

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I want you to just take a moment to consider the significant implications of not addressing poor health choices.

Would you invest in a car without ensuring that the engine is running well? Your body is that vehicle that Read more

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Walking Barefoot

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‘Earthing’ or ‘grounding’, is the act of walking barefoot on soil, grass, or sand, in nature, for approximately 30 minutes every day. When was the last time walked barefoot for a period to gain the positive benefits it can Read more

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How the weather affects our mental health

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We are in many ways lucky to have 4 varied seasons here in the UK. It is easy to say ‘enjoy the weather’ when the sky is blue and the sun is out, but what about our wonderfully varied Read more

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Firstly, what is Hypnosis?

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The exact definition of this state of mind is up for discussion. Hypnosis is not always a trance or sleep state, contrary to what many think, even though a person under hypnosis may appear to be sleeping. It is Read more

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The Benefits of Positive Quotes and Affirmations

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Affirmations are thoughts that encourage support and calm the brain and body. They are constructed of positive statements that challenge negative and depressive thoughts and beliefs that make us anxious. They are also supportive of positive thoughts that Read more

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