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The Woman & the Moon: Working with Our Feminine Cycle, Not Against It
Like the moon, women are complex beings who operate on a 28-day cycle, and, just like the moon, at different points of our cycle we can...

Lauren Vaknine
Jun 34 min read


People Think I’m Against Modern Medicine. I’m not…
I spent the day at Moorfields Eye Hospital in the City on Tuesday. As a result of the uveitis I’d had since I was 3 (an associated inflammatory condition of the arthritis), I’ve had to maintain regular appointments my whole life.

Lauren Vaknine
Jun 38 min read
Botox: Why It’s Not the Answer to Aging Gracefully – And What To Do Instead
In a world obsessed with erasing every fine line and chasing eternal youth, it’s no surprise that Botox has become a household name....

Lauren Vaknine
Mar 264 min read


Red Light Face Masks vs Panels – What’s the Difference?
What’s the difference between red light face masks and red light panels? Well, it turns out, a lot. You’ve probably seen lots of...

Lauren Vaknine
Aug 15, 20244 min read


Vagal Toning: How to Calm Your Nervous System & Improve Gut Health
You may have heard the term Vagus Nerve being thrown about recently and you might be wondering what it is and why you need to know about...

Lauren Vaknine
Jul 30, 20244 min read


5 Simple Somatic Exercises to Help Reduce Stress & Anxiety
Somatic healing (and its immensely impactful effects) are – finally, thankfully – getting some attention. Books like Waking the Tiger...

Lauren Vaknine
May 2, 20244 min read


Why Creating Rituals is One of the Healthiest Things You Can Do for Your Family (Cherubs Magazine)
Ritual behaviour has been a part of family and community life throughout human history, and for good reason; rituals connect us with the...

Lauren Vaknine
Apr 7, 20244 min read


Mammography: what you need to know about breast cancer screening & prevention
Ever since I read Peter C Gotzsche’s book, Deadly Medicine & Organised Crime about 13 years ago, I started thinking about mammograms...

Lauren Vaknine
Mar 11, 20245 min read


How I Did A Week-Long Liver, Heavy Metal & Parasite Cleanse
Every year at the beginning of spring I do a cleanse of some sort. It used to be a few days of juices and papaya (the ultimate parasite...

Lauren Vaknine
Feb 29, 20244 min read


My Top Tips for Protecting Your Family from EMFs
EMFs (electromagnetic frequencies) are a hard one when it comes to health optimisation, because we can’t see them, so how can we believe...

Lauren Vaknine
Feb 12, 20245 min read


Which Teen Skincare Brands to Avoid (& which are ok!)
I have a skincare-obsessed 12-year-old niece. When I learnt just how much she loves skincare, I asked her which brands she likes, so I...

Lauren Vaknine
Jan 30, 20243 min read


What Are Vapes Doing to Us?
I’ve wanted to write about this for a while, ever since I’ve been seeing parents mindlessly sharing vapes with their teenagers. I, for...

Lauren Vaknine
Jan 17, 20242 min read


The 4 Most Toxic Things In Your Life That You Never Even Realised
Believe it or not, some of the most accepted things in our society are actually the things that are most damaging to health. There are of...

Lauren Vaknine
Jan 16, 20243 min read


Safe Sun Exposure & Natural Sunscreens
I haven’t worn conventional sunscreen for over a decade (maybe more, I forget when exactly complete crunchiness took over!). The reason...

Lauren Vaknine
Apr 25, 20236 min read


Understanding the Importance of Red Light Therapy
Red light therapy has been part of my daily wellness toolkit for many years now. It started over a decade ago when the arthritis was at...

Lauren Vaknine
Apr 13, 20236 min read


Which Type of Magnesium Do I Need? Your Complete Guide to Magnesium!
“If you had to choose only 1 supplement, what would it be?” The question I get asked the most! And the answer? Magnesium! Or Maggie, as...

Lauren Vaknine
Feb 28, 20235 min read


Travel Well: How to eliminate jet lag & optimise your health while travelling
NB: SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM FOR DISCOUNT CODE INFO ON ALL RECOMMENDATIONS As the summer approaches, I wanted to gather a selection of ways...

Lauren Vaknine
May 24, 20226 min read


Essential Oils for Labour & Childbirth
Photograph: Denise Balyoz My journey with essential oils began back in 2016 when I was trying to recover from the postpartum arthritis...

Lauren Vaknine
Jun 3, 20195 min read


8 Tips To Holistically Aid Your Fertility Treatment
IVF is a gruelling process. It is impossible to grasp just how gruelling it actually is unless you have been through it. Physically,...

Lauren Vaknine
Apr 4, 20197 min read


10 Beginners’ Tips To Creating A Healthier & More Natural Family Home
Photo credit: Gemma Bateman Photography Are you one of the many people who would like to adopt a more natural lifestyle for your family,...

Lauren Vaknine
Sep 25, 20189 min read


Homemade Vitamin Gummies
I often get asked what supplements I give my son and how I keep him healthy the natural way. People often ask if I give him a...

Lauren Vaknine
Aug 15, 20184 min read


When The Detox Button Is Switched Off – My Article For What Doctors Don’t Tell You
If you’re plagued by illness and not getting better no matter what you try, look to your genes and specifically one not-so-rare mutation that could be making it difficult for your body to detoxify

Lauren Vaknine
Jun 29, 20189 min read


Guest Blog: How Do I Know if I am Vitamin-Deficient?
A lovely chap called Josh Wardini recently got in touch with me. Josh is Editorial Contributor and Community Manager at Webmastersjury...

Lauren Vaknine
May 8, 20182 min read


Guest Blog: Turmeric and Fish Oil: An Anti-Inflammatory Match Made in Heaven?
What follows is a guest blog by Water for Health . As someone who came through rheumatoid arthritis naturally, clean, filtered water,...

Lauren Vaknine
Mar 7, 20187 min read


Flu-Busting Elderberry Gummies
I really hate the term ‘flu season’. Flu is not a season! Influenza is a virus that, with an adequately supported immune system, will, at worst, leave us feeling pretty crappy for a few days, we may even experience a fever – heaven forbid! – but, assuming we don’t suppress it with fever-reducing medications and other toxic pharmaceuticals, we will be the proud owners of an even stronger immune system afterwards.

Lauren Vaknine
Feb 13, 20183 min read


Why I’m Steaming My Vagina – And Why I Want You To Do The Same!
As I send a picture of the bowl of herbs that’s sitting in my toilet bowl to my ever-obliging girlfriends, I make a mental note that I...

Lauren Vaknine
Jan 23, 20186 min read


Creating The Perfect Vegan & Allergen Free Kids Birthday Party
It was Braxton’s 2nd birthday over the weekend (how is my baby 2?!) and we decided, like last year, to have his party at home. When kids...

Lauren Vaknine
Oct 17, 20176 min read


Acceptance: The Key To Happiness In Early Motherhood
Immediately after announcing a pregnancy or giving birth, after the obligatory oohs and aahs and coos have been inflicted, there will...

Lauren Vaknine
Oct 3, 20174 min read


Menstrual Cups – Why I’m Obsessed
Menstruation. Periods. Blood. There, I’ve said it. Now let’s all get over ourselves and acknowledge that the blood that is released every...

Lauren Vaknine
Jun 7, 20175 min read


How The Media Are Gearing Us Up For Traumatic Birth Experiences
I happen to be one of the five people left in the UK who still watches Home & Away (what can I say, guilty pleasure), and whilst...

Lauren Vaknine
Jun 5, 20174 min read


By Removing Sugary Drinks From Hospital Shops We Are Simply Masking A Bigger Problem
Here they are again, this government of ours, rambling on about increasing tax on sugary drinks and removing them from hospital shops....

Lauren Vaknine
May 13, 20174 min read


Braxton’s 1st Birthday – Ideas & Inspiration For A Healthy, Organic Birthday Party
I can’t believe my baby boy is 1! In one way it feels like the year flew by and I can’t believe he’s 1 already, but then again it also...

Lauren Vaknine
Oct 17, 20164 min read


MTHFR – The Gene Mutation That Could Damage Your Unborn Baby
I owe a lot to my pregnancy, it revealed the final missing piece in my perennial search for answers to questions about my health and for...

Lauren Vaknine
May 21, 201510 min read


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