Are you familiar with the saying ‘a watched kettle never boils?’ Have you noticed that your phone never rings when you’re willing it to or that arrangements take ages to fall into place when you long for instant confirmation? If you’re on a weight loss mission, and it’s not going ...
Fitness | Health
The Perfect Storm: For Weight Loss
With all of that information out there on losing a little weight, you would think we all understand everything that there is to know about it by now. But that isn't always the case. In particular, the advice that is out there can be way too focused on just one thing, in the hope ...
Naturally Slim
If you want to lose weight and tone up, but you don’t want to resort to extreme measures like diet pills or crash diets, you need to look at the habits of people who are naturally slim. There are millions of people out there who stay slim without making much of a conscious ...
A Shoulder To Cry On: Supporting A Loved One Through Life-Changing Illness
Caring for a loved one through a scary diagnosis or life-threatening illness such as cancer, especially when we have our own young families to care about, can be frightening and emotionally draining. Yet we naturally want to ensure our friend or family member is as comfortable ...
Could You Be Addicted To Exercise?
If you look at the vast majority of exercise advice you’ll find online, it’s all targeted towards people who don’t want to do it. The focus is all on getting your motivation right, finding an exercise that doesn’t bore you or just making yourself do it. All necessary, of course - ...
Essential Vitamins Every Woman Needs
As humans, each and every one of us needs the right nutrients and vitamins to survive. However, did you know that age and gender can influence the amount we need these in? There are certain minerals which women can become easily deficient in, or need in greater levels than men. ...
Get The Kids Off The Couch!
Kids these days have more to keep them occupied than any previous generation could have even imagined! They have every conceivable gadget right at their fingertips. Thanks to things like Netflix and YouTube, they're now able to sit and watch shows for hours at a time in a way ...
Stop Demonizing Oil: 4 Unknown Truths
Modern society is moving towards an anti-oil movement, influencing people to use less and less oily elements in their cooking. Too much fat is unhealthy, is the logical claim that leads the oil debate. While this is true, and while you probably shouldn’t consume oil by the ...
Accepting the Struggles of Parenthood
As a mother, it can be a hard thing to do to admit that your child is struggling. Whether it’s an arbitrary decision on your part or something that is noted by professionals, it’s just something that gets our goat; our children are perfect and special, and for anybody to suggest ...
Mobile Stress Management: Top Android Apps for Anxious People
You may see your smartphone and other mobile devices as a source of stress: you have to constantly deal with problems at work and read news from around the world that can leave you feeling hopeless. In fact, you could be forgiven for anytime you feel a little anxious and stressed ...
