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03Feb

3 Simple Ways to Cultivate Happiness

James Wallman

empathy, happiness, meditation, tips, wellbeing

Soul

Happiness: the 'holy grail' of emotions? Perhaps that's not the case. Here are three simple tips to cultivate happiness in your life everyday.
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30Jan

7 Ways to Deal with Stress

Michael Hyland

emotions, self, stress, tips, wellbeing

Soul

Long term stress can be very damaging to our physical and mental wellbeing. Here's 7 ways to help you deal with stress.
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29Jan

4 Wellness Retreats in Somerset

Caroline Sylger

health, retreats, spas, wellbeing

Soul

Looking for a little cure for the winter blues in the UK? Here's a selection of wellness retreats in Somerset
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28Jan

Understanding Microbiota and Weight Management

Muna Fadhil

nutrition, wellbeing

Body

The title of Kathie Swift's book 'The Swift Diet' could be misleading. It is not a book about miracle weight loss but focuses on the medicinal power of food to heal our bowel problems, allergies and depression. Weight gain is just one of the side effects to the damage we have done to our immune system by digesting antibiotics and processed foods. The key to fixing this, says Swift, is to restore and boost the bacteria that lives inside our bodies, mostly in the colon or large intestine. Weight gain, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), gluten...
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22Jan

5 Ways to Stay Focused

Graham Doke

meditation, stress, tips, wellbeing

Soul

Meditation expert Graham Doke offers five ways to stay focused on your resolutions this year.
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07Jan

Green Gyms: Wellbeing through Outdoor Conservation

Green Gym

exercise, volunteer, wellbeing

Soul

Green Gyms transform people’s health and wellbeing through participation in outdoor conservation activity. They are group-based, physically challenging and result in green spaces for the wider public benefit. Regular attendees increase their activity over time and so get fitter. They also develop a social, or ‘peer-support’ network, and have higher levels of contact with nature. This powerful combination helps them to develop resilience against mental and physical health problems and - through learning how to manage green space - new skills, knowledge and...
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02Jan

10 Reasons to Adjust your Relationship with Food

Harriet Frew

food, nutrition, self, wellbeing

Therapists

Some solid advice to help you work out a healthy relationship with food for good this year.
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30Dec

Why is it So Hard to Say No?

Josephine Cropper

psychology, self, society, wellbeing

Mind

Those of us who feel uncomfortable saying no are actually doing ourselves are disservice and often struggle with healthy boundaries
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29Dec

Why Dog Walking is Good for You

Markie Robson-Scott

self, wellbeing

Soul

‘Alpha got lost for five hours,’ says one of the regular dog people as Albie, her working cocker spaniel, races around the park. ‘He followed a bitch on heat for miles, all the way to the main road. Now his mum’s had him snipped and she’s bought a tracking device’. We gasp in horror at the trauma. Alpha is a husky. I know him well, as does my dog Milo, a miniature schnauzer, who adores being pinned down by him and gently bitten on the neck. I don’t know his owner’s name (yes, I’m aware that the term ‘owner’ is seen in some rarified circles as non-pc, too clinical,...
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28Dec

Using Mindfulness to Overcome Insomnia Part 5

Guy Meadows

mindfulness, sleep, wellbeing

Soul

The last of our extracts from Guy Meadows, on using mindfulness to overcome insomnia. Sleep well!
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