Health and Well-being
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Alarm Call for the Gym
If you have a job vacancy and you are looking to recruit somebody who demonstrates commitment, dedication, desire, focus and determination then one of the best places to begin your recruitment search is at the local gym early in the morning. If somebody is prepared to set their alarm clock and get up early in…
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Living the Dream – Really?
We all have dreams, hopes, aspirations but, I do wonder, how many of us actually get to live out those wonderful life stories of success and fulfilment. Most people plod through life, living out a mundane, uninspiring existence. We work; we relax, we sleep; we work, we relax, we sleep……. Life has a routine; life…
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Why We Should Sleep Less and Live More
In terms of my sleeping requirements, I’m an eight hours a night sort of person. I have been for as long as I can remember. It seems to suit me. I go to sleep about half-ten and get up the following morning at about half-six. Most nights I sleep very well. I go off to…
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The Exercise Drug
I think I might have a bit of a drug problem. My drug is exercise. I covet those endorphin and dopamine highs which are released in those post-workout moments. My problem is this; when I haven’t done any exercise for a couple of days I start to experience mood swings, feelings of guilt, an inability…
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A Gym Geek … but Why?
Why do I persist in going to the gym? No, this is not a dispirited moan that I have not lost the weight I was hoping to lose. This is a more fundamental enquiry as to why I put myself through the toil and sweat of doing three or four gym sessions a week. And…
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Harvest Dates – The Future of Fresh Produce
When – if ever – will food producers and retailers have the confidence to label their produce with the date that it was harvested? Many supermarkets already label their produce with the name of the farm that it was grown on. At the same time they label it with a “Best Before” date. It should…
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Living in a Dreamworld
Being a bit of a dreamer isn’t a problem if it makes us happy. What’s wrong with imagining ourselves in a better place? Dreams offer a wondrous, mesmerising idyllic world; a place of endless possibilities, a place where anything can happen. What’s not to like! Why wouldn’t we want to visit this place? Why wouldn’t…
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The Smoking Mum – Why Do It?
My suspicions are aroused! Whenever I see a young mother smoking, I am naturally suspicious. Medical advice is categorical in saying that pregnant women should not smoke (I would also argue that they should not smoke in that pre-conception period either) as it risks harm to the unborn baby. Smoking increases the risk of stillbirth,…
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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? Taking a vitamin or health supplement is supposedly beneficial. It keeps ailments at bay. The logic is sound. If something is lacking in your body, then you are exposing yourself to dangers. The body is…
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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 the way and become a vegan. For many of those years I justified the half-way house as mainly a matter of practicality. It was too difficult to be a vegan. Years ago, restaurants didn’t cater…
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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 might think. There may well be more to it than you realise. There are vegetarian grey areas that you will have to think about. It’s a case of where do you draw the line? How…
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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 repeatedly woke during the night struggling to breathe, with a tightness in my chest and coughing up a thick, slimy green phlegm. I was suffering from adult-onset asthma. It felt as if I had been…
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