"Ok, well what’s the one thing that’s easy and cheap that I can do right now to improve my health?" The answer is simple: breathing into your belly. This technique activates your vagus nerve, which plays a key role in promoting relaxation and reducing stress. By consciously breathing deeply and slowly into your abdomen, you can stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system, helping to lower heart rate, reduce anxiety, and enhance overall well-being. In this blog post, we’ll explore the connection between the vagus nerve and relaxation, and how you can use belly breathing to improve your health in just a few minutes a day.

When we see evidence that these microbes are grown in unhealthy proportions (like the pictures shown here), we call this dysbiosis. As a woman who has experienced some of the worst symptoms of endometriosis (a disease which is made worse by hormonal imbalances), I understand how uncomfortable it can be to have what I call ‘endo-belly’… when you wake up first thing in the morning with a flat belly and by the end of the day have what looks like a baby-on-board. Read on to learn more about the oestrobolome and the bacteria which help us to help our hormone balance.

The reason why understanding more about PMS is so important is that we consider that a woman’s experience during her menstrual cycle gives us important clues as to her overall health. If she cannot have a ‘functional period’ it may flag that there are biological, environmental and nutritional drivers that need attention and nurturing. Find out more about PMS in a way that’s not dismissive and supports it naturally so you can get your time back, here.