Lately, I’ve been quite shocked how unhealthy people are that I see around me. Three times recently I’ve walked up three flights of stairs and the person I’ve walked up with or has been behind me, not only are out of breath, but they also look like they are struggling to get up the stairs at all. I am not talking about old people; definitely younger than me on all occasions and sometimes significantly younger than me. I wondered, “How much exercise do these people do? Any at all? I then...

Since I’ve arrived in Wales and introduced myself as a Naturopath to others, I’ve either received a blank look, or ‘What’s that then?’. I guess it’s a sign of the times that the oldest form of medicine is quietly being forgotten. Firstly, here is the dictionary definition: “A Naturopath is a healthcare practitioner who specialises in naturopathy, a distinct system of complementary and alternative medicine focused on supporting the body's natural self-healing abilities. Rather than...

As I wrote this, I had the song 'The Long & Winding Road...' in my head. I guess that's an analogy for life....but anyway...I digress.... Minx at Gelli I arrived in Hong Kong on November 3 rd 2005 with a boyfriend, two suitcases each and a hope and a dream. Twenty years later, that boyfriend is married to someone else, I’m married to somebody else as well, plus I’ve acquired four dogs, two stepdaughters and a lifetime’s worth of memories and experiences of living and loving Asia. The...