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02/06/2026

Available in store

02/06/2026

Tasty, oaty and wholesome - no wonder our oatcakes are the centre of our snack universe 🚀

Nairns available at Health Works.

02/06/2026

Most people think of magnesium and blood sugar as two unrelated things. Inside your cells, they are tied together.

Insulin is often described as a key that lets sugar into your cells. That is true, but it skips a step. Insulin does not open the door itself. It lands on the outside of the cell and signals that sugar is waiting. The cell then has to do the actual work of opening the door, and that work runs on energy.

That energy is ATP, the cell's power currency. And ATP only functions when it is paired with magnesium. Magnesium is the partner that lets the cell spend energy. Without it, the cell gets insulin's message but does not have the power to act on it. The door opens slowly, or barely, and sugar stays in the bloodstream longer than it should.

This is one of the quiet reasons low magnesium and high blood sugar travel together. When a cell ignores insulin's signal, that is called insulin resistance, and weak magnesium-powered energy transfer is part of what is physically happening underneath that word.

There is also a loop worth knowing. Insulin is what pulls magnesium into your cells in the first place. So when cells stop responding to insulin well, they pull in less magnesium, which leaves even less to power the response. Each problem deepens the other.

Now the honest part, because this gets oversold. This is not a claim that magnesium pills fix blood sugar. Most of the evidence is from observation and lab work, and the clearest signal shows up in people with type 2 diabetes, who often run low on cellular magnesium. In people who already have enough, taking more does not appear to add a benefit. And a normal magnesium blood test does not rule the problem out, because less than one percent of your body's magnesium is in your blood. The level inside your cells, where insulin actually does its work, can be low while your blood test looks fine.

The point is simple. Insulin sends the message. Magnesium powers the cell's ability to answer it. Without enough, the message lands but the cell cannot fully respond.

Kostov K. Int J Mol Sci. 2019 de Sousa Melo SR, et al. Biol Trace Elem Res. 2022 Takaya J, et al. Magnes Res. 2004 Barbagallo M, Dominguez LJ. Arch Biochem Biophys. 2006

02/06/2026

Our Joy + Upliftment Bath Soak is designed to lift your mood and reset your energy.

Blended with citrus, geranium & lemongrass oils, it helps:

✔ Boost mood

✔ Reduce emotional fatigue

✔ Bring lightness back into your day

This isn’t just a soak—it’s an emotional reset.

Available at Health Works.

01/06/2026

Available in store at Health Works in Hyde Park Corner

01/06/2026

31/05/2026

The last warm-up before winter is fully here. 🔥

Use it well.
Light the fire, Surround yourself with good people and share the love with a GUDGU Hazelnut Latte.
This is what you've been looking forward to.

Get Your GUDGU at Health Works.

31/05/2026

Daily stress can place ongoing demands on your body, and over time, that can start to affect how balanced you feel. 😅

Supporting your system with the right nutrients can help you stay steadier through it. NOW Foods L-Lysine plays a role in supporting the body’s natural response to stress, making it easier to maintain balance day to day.

Because when it comes to long-term wellbeing, consistency matters.

Available at Health Works.

31/05/2026

So much of the weight loss conversation has been built around restriction, and that’s where so many women get stuck.

When you undernourish your body, you increase stress hormones, slow your metabolism, and create a system that holds onto weight, not releases it. But when you start focusing on what your body actually needs (enough protein, enough fiber, the right fasting windows, proper recovery) you shift into a completely different state.

One where your body feels safe, supported, and ready to burn fat efficiently. This is the reframe: stop taking away, and start fueling your body in a way that allows it to do what it’s designed to do 🙌