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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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How NOT to avoid a heart attack… or how my sister came back from the dead  

  With the whole world focused on COVID-19, it’s not surprising that cardiovascular diseases have been relegated to the back burner this year. Yet they are the world’s biggest killer, responsible for almost 18 million deaths annually, 85% of which are due to heart attack and stroke. My eldest sister Loraine could have been one […]

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Need to look your best, fast? Just cheat.

After Christmas those fitness classes are really busy aren’t they? Happens every year. It’s the natural reaction to a fantastic Christmas break. Perhaps we should have refused seconds, not eaten quite as much Christmas pud and as for the chocolate and alcohol consumption… but not resisting temptation is what makes the Christmas break so much […]

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To fill or not to fill? That is the question.

Looking fabulous on social media means you can be a bit of a disappointment in real life. Do you stop editing your pics, or edit the real you? Do you know who Rankin is? If you don’t, let me enlighten you. First of all, he’s a photographer and he’s only known by the one name, […]

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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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