Davinia Taylor not only lost 18kg’s, she also become the healthiest she has ever been. How? Through Biohacking. Davinia tells Healthista how to upgrade your body through biohacking your health

biohacking your health davinia taylorActress and biohacker extraordinaire, Davinia Taylor’s career started on Channel 4’s hit Soap Hollyoaks, playing party girl Jude Cunningham from 1996 to 1998.

Now a mother of four boys, recovering alcoholic Davinia’s personal journey has seen her turn to her health and wellbeing.

As a result of a heavily documented party lifestyle (which lead to a dependency on alcohol), post-natal depression, losing her mother to cancer and a struggle to regain her pre-baby body, Davina has biohacked her way to optimum health.

Losing

After the discovery of a genetic test which revealed all the answers to Davinia’s struggles, she has researched, tested, and biohacked herself back to peak performance – losing 18kgs within just six months.

Davinia is now sharing

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Bilberry is a type of berry that is very similar to blueberries. It is, however, a little darker than blueberries and smaller in size too. It has its origins based in Europe but it is now found in some Asian countries as well. They are also available in North America. Despite their availability in these continents, they are still often referred to as “European Blueberries” in some of these places. Other common names for this fruit include whortleberry and huckleberry.

The name bilberry is derived from the Danish word bollebar, which roughly translated to “dark berry”. Bilberry is used in Europe for a variety of reasons, but mainly for jams, jellies, spreads and sauces. Berries tend to have a short shelf life, and hence jams are made of berries to preserve them for longer. They are also baked into pies for certain occasions. Certain sources also claim that Bilberries are

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Barre is a form of exercise that is usually practiced by women in groups. It is a social form of exercise, that is, an instructor teaches the class in a room and the rest of them follow the instructions. It is a mix of ballet exercises and pilates with a hint of yoga.

The history of barre

This form of exercise was developed by a dancer and a teacher named Lotte Berk in London. She was born in Germany, and her father was a Russian migrant. She was Jewish in faith, and hence in the late-1930s when Nazism came to a rise in Germany, she moved to London with her husband who held a British passport. She was trained under a very well-known dancer, Mary Wingman, a prominent figure in the genre of modern dancing.

Berk was well versed in her moves at the young age of 18 itself

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Exercising is recommended by every professional that works in the fields of medicine and health. While it is an important and crucial habit to have, it can be tiring at times. One of the most common reasons why people do not exercise or exercise regularly is that it exhausts their bodies right after the exercise. You can become tired, exhausted, irritated, etc after the first few times of exercise.

However, after a while, when exercise is done regularly, the human body learns to accommodate that level of emotional exhaustion and slowly that tiredness after exercising goes away. This is how normally the body reacts to exercising regularly. Usually, people tend to quit exercising because of the frequent pain and discomfort that their bodies go through and experience.

While this pain is normal for a while, if it lasts very long, it could be a symptom of something bigger and more

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Losing weight is not an easy journey as it requires months, or sometimes even years and years of effort and work that needs to be put in with complete dedication. Most people try to enroll in a gym, or yoga, pilates, barre, etc classes so they can get regular exercise from professional trainers.

These trainers will often recommend a lifestyle change, that will include a proper sleeping schedule, meditation and brain relaxation, and most importantly, a change in diet. This is because, while our body does start burning calories and fat while exercising, and while there might be immediate results too, having a healthy lifestyle helps in maintaining that weight too. If exercise is not followed up by the rest of these things, your body will not take very long to resist the exercise.

Adequate sleep helps the body to take rest at regular intervals, which is equally important while

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Doja Cat is an American rapper, singer and songwriter. Her real name is Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamine. She started singing from the age of 17 and has written over 20 original songs. Her famous songs include So High, Mooo, Kiss Me More, Purrr and so on. Her famous albums include Hot Pink, Amala, Planet Her. 

Almost everyone knows about Doja Cat’s achievements (from Grammy winner, Billboard award to The AMA’s and The VMA’s, she has achieved it all), but very few know about her weight loss journey. 

Indeed, Doja Cat lost a lot of weight. She went from 140 pounds to 120 pounds within a small gap of a few years. 

Doja Cat weight loss 

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Doja Cat’s weight loss journey was not easy and required extreme mental and physical strength to achieve it. She had body dysmorphia which made her choose this weight loss journey. In fact, she

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Pilates benefits are plentiful – but you probably don’t know all of them. Expert reveals 9 benefits that will have you booking a class ASAP

Pilates has gained huge popularity in recent years, and it’s clear to see why.

It’s slow, controlled movements offer a myriad of health and fitness rewards that are incomparable. Whether you opt for the reformer, or stick to the mat, you are sure to walk away feeling better than when you got there.

slow, controlled movements offer a myriad of health and fitness rewards

To find out more about the benefits of Pilates, Healthista caught up with Emily Rutherwood, Studio Manager and Trainer at FS8 Oxford Circus, who offers her expert advice on the advantages and benefits you didn’t already know about – aside from having an enviable body…

#1 Pilates is a guaranteed mood booster

As the days get colder and darker during

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Tired of saggy skin but don’t want to go under the knife? Healthista put a non surgical facelift to the test at the D.Thomas Clinic in Chelsea, London

Lynton Focus Dual radio-frequency micro-needling offers the the next generation of Morpheus 8, using ultra fine needles, that create less trauma, discomfort and bleeding, but are equally as powerful to noticeably regenerate skin texture.

In a nutshell this is a scientifically proven combination technology for non-surgical skin lifting, firming, tightening and retexturing for your face, eyes, neck and body.

recovery is quicker with better results

In fact, it’s one of the most powerful anti-aging skin procedures on the market.

A more comfortable treatment than its older generation counter part, Focus Dual has a vacuum, giving perfect delivery and depth every time, meaning the depth of needle is professionally controlled regardless of the skill of the practitioner’s hand.

This treatment can replace laser

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Hot flushes, night sweats, vaginal dryness and more. Experts reveal 6 top tips to help ease debilitating menopause symptoms

As more women open up about the menopause, we are becoming more aware of the different symptoms and what we can do to help relieve them.

Whether you’re experiencing night sweats, cramps, hot flushes or vaginal dryness, the menopause no longer needs to be a scary and unknown time as there is so much available information and helpful remedies to help successfully keep the symptoms at bay.

The menopause no longer needs to be a scary and unknown time

We caught up with Women’s Health Expert, Dr Shahzadi Harper and Bio-Kult’s Technical Advisor, Hannah Braye for their top tips and go-to advice on how to ease menopause symptoms.

#1 Increase your Vitamin D intake

‘Your Vitamin D intake can play an essential role to reduce menopausal symptoms such as hot flushes,

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Colors comprise an essential element of our lives—everything we see in set colors that we label as the color of that object. For example, an apple is red, the sky is blue, crows are black, etc. However, it is scientifically proven that it is close to impossible for people to see the same colors in their exact form. One may see the color differently than the other person.

Various studies suggest that colors can determine or change someone’s mood. It has a bigger impact on people and can just look pleasing to the eye. A great example of this is how fast food companies in America often only use the colors red, orange and yellow as their brand logos and symbols. It is said that those colors make people hungry, and attract them to the restaurant.

So it is evident that colors do play a vital role in displaying and

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