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13/08/2025

13/08/2025

If you are looking for some holiday reading, this excellent book will put you on track for a healthier Autumn.

‘Good Energy' by US Surgeon Dr Casey Means, explains that all cells need the right conditions, both fuel and co-factor vitamins and minerals, in the right quantity to make good, clean energy. She unpacks ‘good energy’ vs ‘bad energy. Those familiar with my recommendations will get a major dose of confirmation.

But, how do you know if it applies to you?

Well, firstly you’ll be gaining weight as excess fuel gets packed away into fat cells. Secondly, you’ll have inflammation, which is basically pretty much any disease and certainly those that end in ‘itis’ resulting in pain, redness or swelling.

So what's the answer?

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12/08/2025

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We’re now on — and we’ve made it super easy to stock up on your favourite gluten free breads!

Our Amazon shop runs in bundles, so you can grab all the bakes you love in bulk🤎

It’s all part of our ongoing mission to make good gluten free bread more accessible for everyone!

16/07/2025

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16/07/2025

Happy 1st birthday to Lauren and Revive who’s been with us for a whole year 🥳

Revive beauty lounge turns ONE 🎉

I can’t believe it’s been a full year since moving home from London and starting up my little business!

It’s been the most amazing year and I couldn’t have done it without you all. Whether you’ve been here since day one or just recently started coming I’m so grateful for your support, good vibes, and trust.

Thank you for letting me do what I love every day❤️

We’ve got some fun things coming to celebrate, so keep an eye out! 🎁

Here’s to year two and even more crazy adventure ahead!! 👶🏼 🎀

Lots of love,
Lauren xo

01/07/2025

Another topic close to my heart as the narrative on cholesterol is SO wrong. The amount of clients I see on unnecessary statins is shocking!
Read and learn people! Then be your own health advocate.

For decades, we’ve accepted the 1970s lipid hypothesis as gospel truth. This suggested that high blood cholesterol levels drive atherosclerosis & heart disease, painting cholesterol as the villain. But what might surprise you: the liver actually produces 80% of your body's cholesterol & it does this for essential, life-supporting reasons - nothing to do with clogging arteries.

I want to challenge the “cholesterol = bad” narrative & showcase why the body works so hard to manufacture it! Let’s start with why your body NEEDS cholesterol:

🔬 Cell Membranes - Cholesterol acts as a crucial structural component in cell membranes, where it helps maintain optimal membrane fluidity & stability between phospholipid molecules.

🧠 Brain Power - Cholesterol is essential for brain function as it makes up about 25% of the body's total cholesterol, where it's crucial for forming & maintaining myelin sheaths that insulate nerve fibres & enable rapid signal transmission.

☀️ Vitamin D - Cholesterol is the starting material for vitamin D synthesis in your skin when exposed to sunlight

🫀 Hormones - Without cholesterol, your body cannot produce ANY steroid hormones including oestrogen, testosterone, progesterone, cortisol & aldosterone

🍽️ Digestion - Cholesterol creates bile acids that act like natural detergent, helping absorb essential vitamins - ADE&K & fats

⚡ Energy - Cholesterol pathways also produce CoQ10, a powerful antioxidant crucial for cellular energy production

The bottom line: Cholesterol isn't an enemy - it's an essential molecule required for vital functions. The real problem isn't cholesterol itself, but the environment it operates in. LDL cholesterol normally serves as a harmless transport vehicle, carrying cholesterol from the liver to cells where it's needed. However, when inflammation takes hold—often triggered or worsened by high sugar diets that cause blood sugar spikes & glycation - LDL particles become oxidized, transforming them into now reactive particles that the immune system attacks as foreign invaders, potentially leading to arterial plaque formation.

Tomorrow I’ll dive deeper into the hormone (of course 😉) element, it's utterly fascinating!

20/06/2025

18/06/2025

I offer sessions at the lovely Greenbank rooms in both Clarkston and East Kilbride 🤩

In need of some support for your or your family's emotional health? Needing some quality self-care time? Visit https://www.thegreenbankrooms.co.uk/for-clients to view information and contact details for our highly qualified and registered practitioners.

18/06/2025

A narrative popularised by The Newson Clinic & social media influencers suggests that many women are "poor absorbers" of oestrogen hormone therapy. Their method to determe this? Measuring blood estradiol levels & labelling anyone below their clinic-specific threshold as "a poor absorber", despite the fact that no menopause society worldwide has established blood estradiol targets for optimal MHT dosing.

Aside from this important fact, standard estradiol blood tests have major blind spots:

1️⃣ The Estrone reservoir isn't measured - yesterday, I explained how the body converts estradiol > estrone & back again on a daily basis, acting as a reservoir. Hormones blood test measure just estradiol - even though estrone represents absorbed hormone from MHT that could be converted back to active estradiol. It's like measuring your current account while ignoring your savings

2️⃣ Estradiol is Lipophilic (Fat-Loving) - The estradiol measured in the blood isn’t the hormone that actually does the work; it’s the estradiol inside the cell where the magic happens. Estradiol is made from cholesterol - it's lipophilic! This means:
➡️ It rapidly crosses cell membranes, quickly leaves the bloodstream & enters tissues
➡️ Binds to receptors INSIDE cells

3️⃣ Low Blood Levels Might Mean GOOD Absorption - Here's the counterintuitive part: Low blood estradiol levels might actually indicate efficient tissue uptake! Eg - if on a 75 mcg patch & your blood level of estradiol is 20 pmol/L, this doesn't necessarily mean poor absorption. It could mean:
💨 Rapid clearance from blood into tissues
✅ Efficient cellular uptake
🩸Hormone is working where it matters (inside cells), not floating around in blood

If you're on MHT and worried about "low" estradiol levels:
Symptoms matter more than numbers - How do you feel?
Remember the estrone reservoir - Standard tests don't show the full picture
Think tissue levels, not blood levels - The hormone working inside your cells is what counts

Understanding this helps explain why symptom relief often correlates poorly with serum hormone levels & why individualised treatment based on how you feel, not just what your blood test says, makes so much sense.

08/02/2025

Hi for anyone who doesn’t know, this is my sister business. We are fundraising to rebuild after storm damage. Please read our story here! ❤️

Help Us Rebuild & Grow Lochar Mill Wellness! Hi, we’re Lucy and Ala… Lucy Dawson needs your support for Rebuild our community facility after Storm Eorwyn

16/01/2025

Great news!

🌿 Introducing LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE Massage at Revive beauty lounge🌿

AVAILABLE TO BOOK FROM MON 3RD FEB

Feel refreshed, lighter, and healthier with our newest service! This gentle, rhythmic massage technique stimulates your lymphatic system to help detoxify your body, reduce swelling, and leave your skin glowing.

Benefits of Lymphatic Massage:
✨ Reduces puffiness and water retention
✨ Boosts your immune system
✨ Promotes relaxation and stress relief
✨ Improves skin tone and texture
✨ Supports post-surgery recovery

Whether you’re looking to enhance your wellness routine, reduce bloating, or achieve that radiant glow I’m here to help!

*Introductory price applies to first 8 bookings*

*Lymphatic Drainage is Full Body*