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The holy grail of diets (or how I finally unlocked the door to help my fat escape… and could still have a drink)

Obesity’s a problem, but losing weight’s just plane hard, so you need to find a regime that suits your life… and stick to it like glue.

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When your balance goes, get it back

Tell me truthfully, can you put your sock on while standing on one leg… or do you need to back into a wall? If it’s the latter, please read on…  Holidays are a distant memory for most of us at the moment, but I have an abiding memory of one I went on to Barbados […]

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Video is the way to go

      It’s not often you get to meet a real-life princess, but I had the pleasure of enjoying the company of Princess Aderemi Sijuwade in Mistley village a few weeks ago. Here, she’s more commonly known as Remi Morrison, videographer and creative director and founder of Red Cactus Media. Her position as the […]

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Skin-deep branding

                  The vast majority of us understand the importance of building and maintaining a brand. I was 20 and working at ad agency Ogilvy & Mather when the principles were drilled into me. That was the 80s and, while the comms landscape continues to change, the rules […]

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Undergrads under lockdown

A few years ago I handled the PR for Colchcester Institute and the launch of University Centre Colchester (UCC). It gave me the opportunity to see the tremendous output of their departments. For me, the jewel in the crown of their degree courses was  the BA (Hons) in Fashion and Textiles and, as much as […]

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Claudine’s elixir of life

Following on from my blog about looking 10 years younger, I’d like to tell you about Claudine Benstead, the wonderful lady who helped me to better health and fitness. I first met Claudine when I moved to Essex way back in 1993. Then I knew her as this amazingly vibrant fitness instructor, who would put […]

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Beach body ready? No? Tried black coffee?

If you really, truly want to be beach body ready, then start planning now for next year, because there’s no such thing as a quick fix. But you already know that don’t you? School’s almost out, the holiday’s booked and you’re not quite beach body ready? Well, don’t worry, you can have arms like Fiona […]

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Good things come in small packages!

Well I wouldn’t exactly call a domestic boiler a “small package” but what would any of us do without a boiler to keep our homes warm and our water hot? (Well, if you’ve ever had your boiler break down during the coldest snap, you do know.) Recently Intergas Heating, a Dutch boiler company, has been […]

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If you’re bland you’re not a brand

There’s no substitute for first-hand experience, and I have been fortunate to work in areas that have given me unprecedented insight into their highs and lows, pros and cons. (That also means I’ve got around three decades behind me too!) I can talk in depth about these specific industry sectors, or you can just pick […]

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It’s World Alzhiemer’s Day today. Some of us know, or knew, a friend or relative who has or had dementia and this poem by Owen Darnell resonates so perfectly…     Do Not Ask Me to Remember Do not ask me to remember, Don’t try to make me understand, Let me rest and know you’re […]

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