Nicky Dear Health Coach

Last week, I completed an intense month long MELT Instructor course, which allows me to use MELT as part of my coaching practice. If you have followed my blogs and posts, you will have read that I use MELT as part of my own self care routine and may have…

In my last blog, I mentioned that life had thrown me a bit of a curve ball. I wanted to share this in the hope that it may alert others and ensure they don’t have the same experience. About a month ago I began to feel unwell. I couldn’t really…

If you follow my weekly blog you will know I have been AWOL for a few weeks. This is due to one of those curved balls life likes to throw at you now and again, and I will write about that in my next blog. But last week I was…

Happy Friday everyone! I can’t believe another week has rolled around. But what a beautiful week of stunning weather we have had in the UK! I’ve just finished my 7.30 am Advanced melt class and feeling absolutely great as a result. Getting out of bed at 6.45 is not such…

Did you know that during Menopause, our liver function becomes less efficient & the gall bladder produces less bile (around 20% less) due to the effect of decreasing Oestrogen and the effects of ageing. The production of enzymes used to breakdown toxins, including alcohol (such as alcohol dehydrogenase or ADH)…

You may have heard that the latest research suggests a mainly plant-based diet including around 30 plants a week is the best type of diet for your health. During Menopause this is even more important and it may sound unachievable to include that many plants in any given week, but…

It’s great to have goals, these may be to lose weight, to improve your general health or to improve a specific symptom you are struggling with – joint and muscle pain, insomnia, anxiety. Or your goals may be some of the above and more like Sue – When Sue first…

On Tuesday, I was thrilled to be invited to join the Kerry Taste & Nutrition Women’s Health team to celebrate International Women’s Day, by dialling in to talk about Menopause. I joined a panel of hugely knowledgeable women speaking about other areas of women’s life cycles, from menstruation to pregnancy…

If I had the chance to have a chat with my younger self, this is what I would tell her. When I look back at my life from my 20’s onwards I was (still am) a very driven individual, always striving to work harder, be more, do the best for…