I don’t know about you but when I was little I often heard people saying “We’ll we just have to grin and bear it”. And they just got on with sorting ‘it’ out. It turns out there is more than a grain of truth behind the saying. Recent research is showing that grinning actually does help us bear things more easily and recover from stressful situations … [Read more...]

It seems ironic that at a time when obesity levels are rising in the UK, Government scientists are recommending new calorie intake levels. In January it was announced that men can now eat around 2,605 calories of food every day and women can eat 2,079. This is based on a greater understanding of how the BMI (body mass index) and exercise affect weight. But is another … [Read more...]

According to David Kessler, author of ‘The End Of Overeating: Taking Control Of Our Insatiable Appetite’, which was published earlier this year, it could be. According to Kessler, his research shows that more and more of us are unable to resist the combination of salt, sugar and fat in the foods we choose, particularly fast or snack foods, as they give us a … [Read more...]

Incy Wincy spider climbed up the water spout Down came the rain and washed poor Incy out Out came the sunshine and dried up all the rain So Incy Wincy spider climbed up the spout again. For some of you, the above is just a children’s nursery rhyme; for those of you who are afraid of spiders or have full blown arachnophobia it doesn’t bear thinking … [Read more...]