Health

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6 ways to get the best sleep you’ve ever had
Do you struggle to snooze? We’ve nobbled the pros at Healthily for the latest scientific thinking on how to conquer insomnia. Cue, walnuts, pink noise - and orgasms.
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Ready for bed? 7 top buys for a restful sleep
In celebration of World Sleep Day, here are our top shopping picks, from pillows and candles to sheets to sliders. If these don't help you reach the land of nod, nothing will!!
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Morning routines of happy women: the fashion MD
Disco workouts, outfit building, and the perfect creamy scrambled eggs - this is what a morning looks like for Fiona Lambert, Managing Director of Jaeger
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Megan Rossi’s Prebiotic Rocky Road
A traybake that's actually good for your gut and tastes like a treat? Look no further than this clever recipe from the gut health expert's new book
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Spinach and ricotta ravioli – revamped!
Fresh from the new book by gut health expert Dr Megan Rossi is a surprisingly filling and easy-to-make pasta supper - maybe this health kick isn't going to be so tough after all?
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The Muddy guide to 2022 runs, cycles and triathlons
Join Davinia and get set and go book these local city, countryside and coastal runs, cycles and triathlons in Sussex, then you’ve no excuse to get fit!
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8 health and fitness books to kick-start your 2022
New year, new bod: Get your exercise groove on with one of these new wave of bespoke fitness books catering for everyone, from angry yogis to gym sceptics
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Review: The Float Spa, Hove
Need a bit of me time after the Christmas and Covid craziness? Muddy tries out a unique form of relaxation therapy at this hidden gem of a spa in Hove's trendy Third Avenue.
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Your health questions answered!
Don’t understand why the weight won’t shift? Have a back that’s reminiscent of Quasimodo? Muddy puts your questions to Healthily’s chief medical officer, Professor Maureen Baker
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Connecting with nature for your mental health
Brighton-based meditation and creativity teacher Helen shares her top tips for creating a relationship with nature to help your mental wellbeing.
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Screen fatigue SOS: How to protect your eyes
Screen time rocketed in the last year? Your eyes will be feeling it. Optician Lucinda Howard of Arthur Hayes Opticians explains what screen fatigue is, how to beat it, and why we all need to blink more.
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Keeping up with the kids: fitness for mums.
Never mind the pre-baby jeans. Sussex postnatal fitness expert Louise Cornish has the lowdown on achievable, realistic and empowering fitness for new and not-so-new mums.
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Easy! Buy these, and sleep better
Having trouble sleeping? Us and half the world right now! Here's what the Muddy team have in their shopping baskets to help with some much-needed shut-eye.
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Five ways to become more Zen
Whether it's social anxiety about lockdown ending, or panic that it's not coming soon enough, a new book claims the ancient art of Zen will see us through. Ready to try it?
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Low mood > depression > and how to tackle it
One in five people reading this feature will be suffering from some form of depression. Here's how to spot the signs and help yourself and those you love.
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Cheaper than therapy: brilliant self-help books
Being stuck inside for a year hasn’t done us a ton of good, but help is at hand. Try one of these tomes designed to get our work, home and head space in order.
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Ten reasons to take that bike offroad
And all the kit, confidence and know-how you need to get started. Instant coolness, a brilliant workout and lots of fun, guaranteed.
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Eight tiny but powerful hacks to get you through lockdown
Losing your marbles trying to manage WFH, homeschooling and 'what's for dinner?' Sussex coach Camille of The Float Spa has these simple hacks that'll stop you surrendering to the overwhelm.
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Review: Self Care Sundays Box
Muddy tries out this Sussex-based eco-luxe at-home spa experience in the hope of emerging refreshed, recharged and glowing.
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Fast and filling recipes for Feb
No time/energy to cook (let alone make it healthy)? Don't worry, we've got you. Here are two low-effort, speedy suppers under 500 calories to feel good about.
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Best new fitness tech for 2021
Need something to help those workouts along? Itching for some new tech in the new year? Read on for the Muddy edit of the best flashy fitness buys of 2021.
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Shred with the gnar! Where to go mountain biking in Sussex
Put the Muddy in Muddy Sussex with some offroad action at these great mountain biking hotspots. Plenty for beginners, heaps for the more experienced too.
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Listen up! Best wellbeing podcasts
Want to boost your wellbeing? Hell yeah! While we can’t go to the gym right now, we can go on long solo walks with inspirational podcasts. Here's our pick.
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Workout trends, must-have kit and no more calorie counting!
Why we'll all be trying outdoor workouts, boxing and restorative yoga: your ultimate guide to fitness in 2021 from the Sussex experts.
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7 steps to better sleep during a pandemic
You've downed a chamomile tea, ignored your phone for an hour and mentally shoved your 900th sheep over a gate - but still can't get to sleep. Sound familiar? Read on for our guide to getting some Z's during lockdown.
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Lockdown anxiety: 7 ways to keep it in check
Lockdown is back and with it, hours and hours to listen to the rising panic in our heads. Don’t fancy that much? Nor us, so read on.
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Walkies! Cold weather walking gear to pick up now
Gyms are closed (as is practically everything else), so we're getting our exercise fix with some long winter walks. Here's all the gear you'll need to stretch those legs this season.
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J’adore / J’abhor – Daylight Saving Hours
The clocks went back this week and the nights truly are closing in. Two Muddy staffers battle out the pros and the cons.
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Gotta Have It
Planning a garden Easter egg hunt? Better hide this one from the kids - it's the UK's first Cannabis Easter Egg. Ready, steady, munchy!
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