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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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28Jan

Postnatal Depression: What it is and How to Deal With it

Sarah McGuinness

counselling, depression, family, PND, postnataldepression, therapy, women

Mind

The need-to-know about postnatal depression, a condition which affects many new mothers.
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27Jan

The Basics of Mindfulness: Where Did It Come From?

Andres Fossas

meditation, mindfulness

Soul

Mindfulness has become entirely mainstream, but where does this ancient practice originate from?
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26Jan

4 Things I Wish I'd Known When I Started Working

Fergus O'Connell

career, communication, jobs, stress, work

Work

Stress at work is one of the biggest causes of illness in the UK. Here's four pieces of advice to make your work-life balance less stressful.
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24Jan

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Explained

David Adam

anxiety, OCD

Mind

Accredited CBT therapist Stephanie Fitzgerald explains the ins and outs of OCD.
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23Jan

Culture Tip: PJ Harvey's 'Recording in Progress'

Camilla Nicholls

creativity, culture

Soul

PJ Harvey’s collaboration with Artangel and Somerset House, Recording in Progress, is an extraordinary insight not just into the recording of music but the making of it too. It is probably one of the most absorbing cultural experiences in London right now. An ‘architectural installation’ by Something & Son with one-way glazing allows groups of up to 45 people a 45 minute session watching PJ Harvey, her musicians, engineers and producers record her ninth album. The slight figure of Harvey stands beneath a bespoke coat of arms engrossed in her work. Her...
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23Jan

5 Tips for a Healthy Gut

Vicky Edgson

gut, microbiome, nutrition, tips

Body

There have been huge advances made in our knowledge about what we eat and how our bodies react to it. We now know that 85% of the serotonin-receptor sites are in the gut, rather than in the brain. With serotonin being the neurotransmitter that makes us feel happy, confident, strong and motivated, this explains why what you eat can have such a profound effect on how you feel. Here are five things you can do to promote a healthy gut: 1) Eat good quality, natural ingredients This has never been more important as we are constantly bombarded with ready-made,...
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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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21Jan

Self-Acceptance: Letting Go of Regret

Camilla Nicholls

anxiety, change, depression, therapy

Mind

Don't hang on to things you regret - learn to accept yourself with all your faults
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20Jan

How to Shop More Mindfully

mindfulness, society

Soul

Great advice to help you shop more mindfully and stop buying all those things you don't need.
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