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30Apr

Your Back Needs Exercise

Michel Cymes

backpain, exercise, health, wellbeing

Body

Whether it's swimming, riding a bike, yoga or walking, taking time out for exercise is one of the best ways you can protect your back from injury
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26Apr

The Lasting Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences

Alice McGurran

abuse, brain, childhood, CSA, films, health, parenting, resilience, science, stress, trauma

Body

A new film directed by James Redford, Resilience: The Biology of Stress and the Science of Hope, explores the childhood events that affect our adult health, from smoking to obesity to heart disease
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19Apr

How Bacteria and Microbes Protect Our Health

Alice McGurran

autism, book, depression, gut, health, science

Body

Ed Yong's I Contain Multitudes is a fascinating exploration of how microbes affect us and the world around us. It is shortlisted in the Wellcome Book Prize 2017
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13Apr

Are You Addicted to Painkillers?

James Elander

addiction, chronicpain, health, illness

Body

Psychologist and academic James Elander on understanding the high risk of addiction to painkillers, and recognising the signs
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09Apr

How Do I Know if I Have IBS?

Benjamin Brown

health, IBS, nutrition

Body

Naturopath and author Benjamin Brown questions the conventional attitude to Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and has other suggestions for what your body is going through
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10Mar

What I Learned from Having Cancer

Charlotte Crowl

cancer, complementaryhealth, illness

Body

Charlotte Crowl looks back on the mental and physical experience of having cancer in her teens, the subject of her book Cancer: The Hidden Truth
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05Mar

Three-Bean Tagine with Almond & Lemon Couscous

Emma Cannon

health, nutrition, recipe

Body

Emma Cannon's book Fertility offers a holistic approach to improving and preserving fertility with nutrition and other non-medical advice. This is one of her recipes
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25Feb

Healing Your Skin and Gut with Kefir

Shann Jones

body, gut, health, nutrition

Body

Kefir is fermented milk which can be beneficial in promoting a healthy gut. But, says Shann Jones, goats milk products can also help skin conditions like psoriasis and eczema
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15Feb

What Alcohol Withdrawal Does to Your Body

William Porter

addiction, alcohol, health

Body

You do not have to be an alcoholic for the withdrawal of alcohol to affect you physically says William Porter, author of Alcohol Explained
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22Jan

Can You Sleep Yourself Happier?

Delia McCabe

brain, health, insomnia, nutrition, sleep, stress

Body

We need to make sure that we get regular, unbroken periods of sleep to stay positive and healthy says Delia McCabe. Tips for how to get a good night's sleep
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