We know how important it is for you to look after yourself and find a long term solution to the many stresses of busy everyday life.

We know that despite appearances you might not be running at 100%. We know you could make changes and improve your wellbeing if you could only find the time. We know that perhaps if you prioritise yourself a little more you might start to feel like the “real you” again.

We know because we’ve been there …

“My path to launching The Naturality Lab has not been a straight one”

I am now in my 50s and it is only since reaching this decade of my life that I have stopped to pause and rediscover what I need to do to be healthy, and happy. 

When I was starting out in my 20s, like many, I was unsure of my path. I found myself working hard in a series of high-powered and well-paid jobs. I travelled a lot and spun from one party to another. My 20s disappeared fast and my 30s and 40s were spent continuing down this high-speed route, with the addition of starting a family. I was cramming my days with a full social calendar and trying to be everywhere and everything to everyone. 

At the time, it didn’t occur to me to think whether this was what I wanted. I was just trying to get from A to B and then onto C as fast as I could which seemed to be the same as everyone else and I certainly didn’t have cause to think about it. Yet, when I look back at this time it was almost as if I was waiting for a sense of purpose to magically materialise. Yes, on the outside I was successful and happy, and I had some great times, however, something just didn’t feel right. I didn’t feel quite right.

“When I look back I was trying to be everywhere and do everything for everyone”

By the time I got to my late 40’s I was feeling stressed, sleep-deprived, and increasingly anxious. Yet I refused to see this and felt unable to stop. I believed if I just kept going and tried harder, things would get better. I thought I was doing something wrong. So, I worked even harder trying different careers and different paths. I saw my friends and family less and my hobbies and interests disappeared. I started to put on weight and stopped seeing the joy in my life. 

“Changes needed to be made”

Where once I was a superstar at work, I found I wasn’t doing so well. Menopause hit me hard and losing both my parents within 2 years of each other after long horrible illnesses knocked me for six. 

I had burnt out.

At the time, it felt like the end of the world. I had lost my mojo and I didn’t have the energy or the motivation to want to do anything anymore. Looking back, I can see it was only on reaching this place that I was forced to stop, breathe, take a step, and reassess my life. 

“Stop and reassess”

It allowed me to get off the hamster wheel and kick-started the journey “back to me” that I have been on ever since. I joined a gym, spent more time in my favourite place Cornwall, prioritised my family and began to rediscover my core self. That person who had loved spending time in nature, near the ocean, on a mountain, breathing in the beautiful fragrance of the trees in the woods. Gradually my spark began to return and I recognised myself in the mirror again.

“I focused on truly prioritising my well being, both mentally and physically”

Biology, psychology, and physiology had always been fascinating for me, which is why I had chosen a Natural Sciences degree at university and it was a joy to rediscover my interest in science and use that to learn new things about health, nutrition, wellbeing, and supplements. I did my research, changed my nutrition, and stopped buying cakes, biscuits, and ready meals; I built up my fitness and found supplements that supported me. 

I am the daughter of Indian immigrants who came to the UK in the 1950s. My parents had brought their traditional customs with them and tried to teach them to me when I was growing up; remedies such as nourishing my hair with coconut oil or treating my face to a turmeric and yogurt paste skin mask. But I had been born and brought up in the UK during the sixties and all I wanted as a kid was to be the same as my English friends so I turned my back on those wonderful old customs which I thought of as a waste of time.

Until that is, I got to my fifties, with daughters of my own who wanted to experience and learn more about the traditional wonders of their past and turned their backs on the big company pharma products I had been so enamoured with. Rediscovering those traditional remedies with my daughters, I found that the science backed up what my parents had been trying to teach me all those years ago. 

“I had found my purpose”

The challenges of life really are the best teachers. The right supplements combined with some “tweaks” in my lifestyle have been an integral part of bringing myself to this great point in my life.

Now I am so happy to be able to offer help to others in their own life changes and development. The Naturality Lab's range of natural, green, clean products will help you on your own journey of nourishing your body and health.

You may have a story like mine or a completely different one but you might have had some of the same feelings. I firmly believe that with the right support we all can help ourselves to live healthy lives of balance and wellbeing.

Empowering our own well being by supporting our bodies and minds is just the beginning ...

Bina Naik

Founder of The Naturality Lab