It’s that time of the year again – fresh starts, new beginnings and of course New Year’s Resolutions. This time instead of setting completely unrealistic goals and feeling like a failure after week one, why don’t you stack the odds in your favour and get top tips, support and advice from a great […]
The thyroid, a butterfly-shaped gland in the neck, can have a dramatic impact on a huge variety of bodily functions, and if you’re a woman over 35 your odds of a thyroid disorder are high—more than 30%, by some estimates. Located above the Adam’s apple, your thyroid produces thyroid hormone […]
Women taking the pill have an increased risk of developing depression, a study has found, with teenagers facing an increased risk of 80 per cent. The research by Danish academics found that the most popular type of pill, the combined oral contraceptive, increased the risks of a woman aged between 20 […]
Stress can wear you down and make you old. Everybody knows that, and so do our cells. For ages, the biggest stresses were infection, starvation, malnutrition, exhaustion, trauma, toxins and exposure to the elements. They damage an organism’s cellular machinery and trigger a cascade of biochemical events (such as inflammation) that […]
Summer days may be incredibly hot but at least you can revive yourself with a cooling dip in the sea – high temperature at night though is a completely different story. Feeling grumpy through lack of sleep in the summer is not unheard of so how do you manage to […]
If you do, then you will be happy to know that a new study has confirmed what you probably knew already: Looking out over the ocean can improve mental health. A new study published this week in the journal Health & Place has for the first time found a link […]
Reportedly there is a new cancer therapy that uses nanotechnology has effectively cured terminal breast cancer in tests on mice. The “astounding” research has raised hopes of a cure based on the delivery of drugs to vital organs using a technique that bypasses cell defences resistant to treatment. In tests on mice with […]
The mind is a complex thing, and there are a lot of things we may not know about own own minds, let alone everybody else’s. We have a fairly good knowledge of how we are feeling, but a psychologist’s job is to know why we are feeling it. Although a lot of […]
Happy new year to all. It’s that time of the year when we have overindulged during the holidays, reflected on all our achievements and mistakes during the year before and plan to make a good fresh start on January 1st. Well, its January 2nd now – so how are we […]
