Monthly Archives: December 2024

Woman in aturquoise blue top journalling while lay on a cream bed, with a dog next to her.

Plan for your best year yet

Whilst we do not need to wait for the new year to bring about change, if change is needed, there is something about the turn of the year that brings with it the promise of a fresh start.

This week’s blog from guest writer and Mindfulness, Yoga and Stress Management Consultant, Bev Alderson, gives you a framework to plan your best year yet.

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Last updated on 5th February 2025 by cytoffice

The charitable activity of Cytoplan in 2024

Charity sits right at the heart of Cytoplan. Since conception in 1990, the philosophy of the company has been built on the foundations of helping others and improving people’s health and wellbeing.

Since 2006 our company has been owned by a charitable foundation. From 2006 to November 2023, we were owned by The AIM Foundation (AIM), with a share of our profits given to AIM in order to fund its Nutrition for Health & Wellbeing charitable donations.

This now continues under the Nutritional Wellbeing Foundation (NWF), which was founded in July 2023 and is now the sole owner of Cytoplan. The NWF has taken on AIM’s nutritional grant commitments and it is these grants that a share of Cytoplan’s profits continue to fund.

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Last updated on 5th February 2025 by cytoffice

Family gathered to eat Christmas dinner.

Tips for mindful eating this festive season

As we draw nearer to the festive season you may find your social calendar filling up with invitations to events involving food, drinks, and late nights. While this is part of the festive cheer and socialising is, of course, fantastic for your well-being, some people find that after a few weekends of indulgent food, and a few too many glasses of wine, their digestion starts to feel a little off.

Christmas is a time to eat, drink, and be merry, but what if this leaves you feeling tired, bloated, and fuzzy-headed?

Could mindful eating help?

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Last updated on 5th February 2025 by cytoffice