Looking to make some improvements to your health, wealth and wellbeing in 2019 but tired of trying and failing at your New Year’s resolutions? Research suggests that many people quit their resolutions after just two weeks of the new year. Sometimes, that failure is because they chose the wrong resolution […]
Overwhelmed already by the approach of the Christmas festivities? Stressed by the thought of the endless present buying, shopping, wrapping, cooking and enforced levels of jollity you need to summon up whilst simultaneously boiling the Brussels sprouts, pouring the Prosecco and charming the relatives you hardly ever see? Blanking out […]
It’s that time of the year again and there is a plethora of Christmas parties, dinners, get togethers and events with far too many excuses to indulge in rich food, alcohol and mince pie/ panettone/ stolen / cake etc of your choice. While a little indulgence is likely to do […]
It’s the season! Clocks have gone back, it’s getting chillier and you start noticing people around you snuffling and sneezing so it can feel inevitable that it will be your turn to catch a cold soon. Having a cold is never fun. What starts as a tell-tale tickle in the […]
Doctors need to get better at having difficult conversations with dying patients and not just in their final days, according to a report from the Royal College of Physicians. It says doctors should talk to people who could die within 12 months, who may be frail or terminally ill, and […]
“One You” is a fantastic website offers top tips and helpful hints for the Great British public to help them loose weight, adopt health habits including taking more exercise. We really liked this list of incredibly practical tips on how to add exercise into your daily life and take advantage […]
The evidence shows that being lonely is bad for your physical and mental health. But, with support from groups and specialists – and even the internet – you needn’t tackle it on your own. According to the Campaign to End Loneliness, a commission originally set up by MP Jo Cox […]
In this day and age knowing what is good for you seems like an impossible task when you have to navigate through the mountains of ever changing and seemingly contradictory information. One minute you are supposed to fill up on meat then you are encouraged to go vegan and when […]
Honey and over-the-counter medicines should be the first line of treatment for most people with coughs, new guidelines recommend. Antibiotics should rarely be prescribed by doctors for coughs because in most cases they do little to improve symptoms, health officials say. Most of the time a cough will improve on […]
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, anxiety disorders are currently the most common mental illness in the U.S., affecting 40 million adults age 18 and older. Anxiety disorders can include a range of classifications including generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and specific phobias. While doing […]
