It’s the final month of 2017! What an action-packed year it has been, and with the festive season upon us, the time is right to celebrate! If you’ve been following us on social media, you’ll have seen that Thursday 30 November was a pretty special night for Well Works. If you’re not following us yet,…
Autumn is well and truly here in London. The cooler temperatures have us craving more comforting and hearty meals. We’re thinking nourishing soups in burnt oranges and golden yellows, the colours of the season. In Functional Medicine, there’s a lot of emphasis on the colour of the foods on our plate. In fact, the mantra we…
It’s probably been the hottest week of the year, which is great for enjoying the tennis! Tennis is one of those sports that require tremendous physical and psychological resilience. Whoever you’re rooting for at #Wimbledon this weekend, know that they’ve dedicated time to taking care of their whole selves, and they’ve got a great team around them…
When we consider that the majority of our lives are spent either working or sleeping, it’s only logical that the work we choose to do should make us happy. However, it can be easy to get stuck in a rut doing something that feels like a struggle. This article in Psychology Today – “Bad Jobs Hurt…
What’s the difference between someone who succeeds and someone who perceives failure? A growth mindset. Learning from “mistakes” is one of the key components of progressing through life gracefully. I’m not saying it’s easy, but the next time something doesn’t go according to plan – pause – and look at what it has taught you.…
Now that summer is officially here, it’s a great time to get outside, and take time away from your desk. Make today the day you resolve to move more, whether that’s getting off a stop earlier on the tube, and walking an extra 10 minutes, or taking a full lunch hour to walk outside, there’s…
We can get so caught up in the busy-ness of modern life – the hamster wheel – that we often forget why we’re doing what we’re doing. We may even make some not-so-healthy choices, opting to skip a workout, reach for the donuts, biscuits or pizza, and have that bottle of wine. But if we…
If ever there was a magic pill for feeling better, looking better and living longer, here it is. Your psychological and physical health are bound together, each impacting the other in equal measure.
So yesterday Deirdre and Rae hosted their first food demo at the launch of Core Clapton, a charity Osteopathic Clinic in a restored Edwardian building located in North London. They really enjoyed working together and answering questions about digestive health, and the importance of going gluten-free, dairy-free, and sugar-free, while simultaneously whipping up a batch…
After spending the last few days at the Functional Medicine Conference in London, I needed to get back to my kitchen and savour the joys of baking. Knowing what is in my food is extremely important to me, which is why I like making things from scratch, to avoid hidden sugars and fillers like xanthan…