Stress is a fact of life, and what with our modern day lifestyles, it seems to only be getting worse. None of us really like to admit to being stressed, but if we were really truthful, we’d notice that we are nearly always worrying about something. ‘Did i turn the cooker off’, ‘Have I got
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Note: This article was originally posted to my blog on the 17th September 2010. I thought that I would share it with you guys this morning. I hope that it helps and inspires you… The past couple of weeks I have been attending an exercise class with a bit of a difference. I have long
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I wanted to write a few short articles about my own fight in the past with depression and anxiety in the hope that it will encourage and inspire others to tackle their own demons. After suffering from severe depression and anxiety in the form of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) for around 3 years and arriving
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Most of us think a good image is all on the outside, but the power of positivity can go a long way in making you feel good about who you are, not what others think you should be. While dieting & exercise is often a good way to lose weight for health reasons and of
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Christmas is over but winter drags on. In the evenings we just want a bit of comfort and getting out of the house can seem like a major expedition. We get up before it’s light and by the time we leave work it’s dark. Maybe we hardly see any daylight at all apart from a
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After the festive period most people have weight on the brain, usually it is about losing it. What tends to go un-noticed is the serious eating disorders that affect Men and Women all across the globe. Eating Disorders are serious psychiatric illnesses and with the latest research from the national institute of clinical excellence it
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The aim of these quick challenges is to encourage you to make small changes that could have a big impact on your health and happiness. Today’s challenge is to stick the stereo on. A small study* has shown that participants who listened to music 37% of their time over a two week period had more
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This morning, with the ground frozen, I did a random act of kindness. Not a big thing by any sense and I received no thanks, not even a smile. But, as I felt the warm afterglow, it reminded me of ways to lift depression; especially vital at this time of year. With the long dark
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The aim of these quick challenges are to encourage you to make small changes that could have a big impact on your health and happiness. Today’s challenge is to get some vitamins, especially B-6 and B-12. Research* done recently on a group of more than 3500 older adults over 7 years showed that the more
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The aims of these quick challenges are to encourage you to make small changes that could have a big impact on your health and happiness. Today’s challenge is to do something pleasurable. Recent research* suggests that eating pleasurable foods (even healthy ones!) or having sex could reduce stress by inhibiting anxiety responses in the brain.
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