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13/12/2025

11/12/2025

10/12/2025

Your brain has a hidden superpower — but it only switches on in true darkness.

Every night, while you sleep, your brain goes into restoration mode: repairing cells, flushing out toxins, resetting mood chemicals, and strengthening memories. But even the faintest glow — a phone lighting up on the nightstand, a TV left humming in the background, or streetlight seeping through the blinds — can interrupt this healing cycle.

Light at night shuts down melatonin, the hormone that tells your brain, “It’s time to enter deep recovery.”
Without melatonin, the brain stays slightly alert… never sinking into the deep, restorative sleep it needs.

Over time, research shows that nighttime light exposure is linked to:

• higher stress and anxiety
• poorer sleep quality
• trouble focusing and remembering
• constant fatigue
• mood imbalances

Your mind never fully powers down — which means it never fully repairs.

The fix is simple, almost ancient: darkness.
Real, uninterrupted darkness that tells your nervous system, “You’re safe. You can let go now.”

Turn off the screens. Dim the clocks. Block the stray glow.

Sleep isn’t just rest — it’s your brain’s medicine.
And darkness is the dose it depends on.

03/12/2025

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02/12/2025

02/12/2025

We are Vyne Collective, a small family-run business, built with love, intention, and a whole lot of heart. Every single order means the world to us—it allows me to support my family while also giving me the precious gift of being present with my two boys. Your support doesn’t just help a business grow; it helps a mum create a life where work and family can flourish side by side. From our home to yours, thank you for being part of our journey 🤍

01/12/2025

Many people think that once a baby is born, a new mom’s body bounces back in 6 weeks — but that’s a myth. Recent evidence, shared by doctors and scientists, says full recovery often takes much longer: 6–18 months, sometimes up to 1–2 years.

✨What’s really going on:

✅ The first 6–8 weeks after birth (the “postpartum” period) bring obvious recovery: uterus shrinking, bleed1ng slowing down, and major childbirth healing begins.

✅ But many internal changes take months — or more. Things like pelvic-floor strength, connective tissues, abdominal muscles, hormones, and even mental/emotional balance continue improving long after those first weeks.

✅ A recent large study following hundreds of thousands of mothers found that bodies may not fully “settle” until a year or more later.

✨What this means for moms:

✅ Feeling tired, in pain, “not yourself,” or emotionally fragile months after birth — you’re not alone, and you’re not failing.

✅ The pressure to “bounce back” quickly is unrealistic. It’s normal for your body to take time.

✅ Recovery is different for everyone — type of delivery, baby size, number of kids, rest, nutrition, support system: all influence how long it takes.

💖 A Message for New & Expecting Moms

Motherhood doesn’t come with a fixed deadline for healing. It’s okay to take your time. Your body has done something incredible — it deserves rest, patience, and kindness.

30/11/2025

As integrated care systems (ICSs) face funding challenges, workforce pressures, and rising demand – especially in primary care and mental health – health leaders are urgently seeking evidence-based solutions. Growing interest in outcome-based and integrated models highlights the need to understa...

28/11/2025

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27/11/2025

26/11/2025

A new study has found that moderate daily coffee consumption is linked with longer telomeres in people with severe mental illness.

Read about the study via the link in the comments.