Health and Well-being

Protected By Vitamins – Me Thinks!

They’re supposed to be good for you. They’re supposed to keep you healthy. But do they really make a difference?…

6 years ago

Vegan Appeal…It’s Not for the Animals

Having been a vegetarian for over thirty-five years, I have often been challenged as to why I don’t go all…

6 years ago

Vegetarian Dilemmas – Where to Draw the Line?

If you are, or are thinking of becoming, a vegetarian, it may not be as clear-cut a decision as you…

6 years ago

Asthma: The Thief Who Stole My Breath

It began in my mid-thirties when I started to wheeze and cough. I became breathless at the slightest exertion and…

7 years ago

What Causes Asthma? – It’s Down the Pan

A staggering 5.4 million people suffer from asthma in the UK. Asthma is an illness that seems to be part…

7 years ago

Brainpower – Use it or Lose it

I’m worried about my brain. I don’t think it’s working as well as it used to. I can’t remember things;…

7 years ago

Obesity – Tolerating a Weighty Burden

Both as a society and as individuals, it seems we are extremely, and often rather, irrationally tolerant of others. Why,…

7 years ago

Incremental Running – Beating the Reluctant Runner

The problem with running is that you go out for a run, but the reasons why you do so tend…

8 years ago

Playing Your Best – It’s All in the Mind

You can practice your sport all day, every day, you can get the finest coaching, you can use the latest…

8 years ago

Pushing Asthma – A Possible Cause?

Nobody is really sure what causes asthma. Many theories have been proposed. None has proven to be a scientifically accepted,…

9 years ago