Heat, for me, is still one of the hardest things to navigate. It intensifies the symptoms of POTS — sudden dizziness, fatigue, that strange, disorienting feeling that comes when your body just can’t regulate as it should. It’s not about drinking more water; it’s about helping the body hold onto that hydration — and that’s where electrolytes have helped me recently. I take them daily now: a sachet in water in the morning and again in the afternoon, or sometimes gummies if I’m out. My go-tos are Humantra’s lychee flavour sachets and Fraction One’s Electrolyte Gummies — all clean, well-formulated, and easy to carry — or Clean Slate electrolytes, for a citric acid–free option. Since incorporating them into my day consistently, I’ve noticed a real shift: steadier energy, fewer dizzy spells, less of that heavy-limbed crash that used to come without warning in and after the heat. It’s subtle, but powerful. Not a fix, but a steadying. And for anyone navigating fatigue, burnout, or the lingering layers of Long Covid — it’s a support system worth exploring.

I’ve been wearing the Oura Ring daily and it’s quietly transformed how I move through my days. It appeals to my (mildly!) competitive nature, keeping me accountable and nudging me towards better habits: more consistent exercise, earlier bedtimes and more conscious stress management. It’s also helped me recognise patterns in chronic fatigue, offering really helpful insight into what supports or drains me — which is often not at all what I'd have imagined without wearing the ring.

That said, I can completely understand how something so data-driven could tip into obsession. It’s easy to let a “bad score” affect your mood or decisions, especially on already stressful days. One tip I’ve found helpful: take it off when you need to. A break — whether for a day, a week, or just during high-stress periods — can help keep the relationship healthy, rather than all-consuming.

As some of you might know, I’ve been on a slow healing journey over the past few years after suffering from Long Covid.  It's been a pretty brutal journey, but has opened my eyes to the potential benefits of all those annoying, but probably rather effective, longevity hacks. Given that the chronic pain and dysautonomia I developed from Long Covid likely shares its root cause(s) with a whole range of other health issues some of you might be struggling with, I will share my guinea-pigging here.

First up is hyperbaric oxygen therapy, or HBOT. I’ve recently started an 8-week course: two sessions a week in a soft chamber at 1.3-1.5 ATA pressure level, for 20-30 mins. During each session, you lie inside a pressurised chamber and breathe in pure oxygen while your body absorbs it at a deeper level to support healing and regeneration. Adjusting to the increasing pressure is the only slightly uncomfortable part, but you soon get used to it. Two sessions in, I definitely feel a lift in my energy levels, but increasing to 1.5 ATA proved too much for me (muscle cramping), so I'll be sticking to 1.3 for the time being.