Exercise and activity are fundamental to wellbeing. We know this. In terms of activity (gentle/moderate activity, not actual exercise) it is often suggested that we should aim for 10 000 steps per day. This is a well-established and oft-used target. But if you look into it, you’ll find that this figure is not really based [...]
Alcohol…a great way to unwind…a social lubricant…a dinner companion…a sunset pleasure…a dangerous addictive substance…the last legal “drug” … the ruin of many a life and many a family… a spark for violent behaviours… booze, it’s all of these things, and more. It’s quite widely known that alcohol can be a very real challenge and [...]
Breast cancer is the most common cancer affecting women, with some 2m cases worldwide at any one time. 10-15% of women will have a form of breast cancer in their lifetimes. Although 5-year survival approaches 90% with early diagnosis and good modern care, breast cancer is most certainly a dread, and dreaded, disease. Screening [...]
“A negative thinker gives up when confronted with difficulty, but an optimist rises to the occasion when the going gets tough.” – Norman Vincent Peale Mental Health and choice According to the World Health Organisation, Mental Health is a state of wellbeing in which an individual realises his or her own abilities, can cope [...]
Understanding that you are not responsible for offering a cure for someone’s depression is the first key to being of any value to a depressed person. Most often the things you can do to help such a person are remarkably simple and easy and can make a marked difference to how he or she [...]
Wellness. Magic moments. Transient opportunities. These are the core ideas here… We all want to be well, or more well. Many of us truly NEED to be more well, even. But it’s hard to make the lifestyle changes we know we want and or need to make. Isn’t it? This is so often the [...]
Who would like more energy? Who would like to be less tired? What causes fatigue?...We all feel tired from time to time of course, but ongoing fatigue is not normal and should be taken seriously by all of us… The problem of fatigue is a very real one indeed. It affects many people but [...]
Exercise helps with weight control, energy, fitness, blood pressure, heart health, diabetes, and so on. It is one of the foundation-elements of healthy living. But we all know that. Don’t we? (If you’re not sure please-please-please read more on the general physical benefits of exercise). What fewer people know is that exercise is good [...]
Depression can make you feel exhausted, worthless, helpless and hopeless. Such negative thoughts and feelings make some people feel like giving up. It’s important to remember that these negative views are part of the depression and typically do not accurately reflect the situation. Negative thinking fades as treatment begins to take effect. In the [...]
We all know that proper hydration is quite important and most of us (should) try to drink about 1.5 litres a day (perhaps more in hot weather or when exercising). But what sort of water? Recent decades have seen a huge increase in the demand for bottled water. This water may be sourced from [...]
