by Christine Morgan | Aug 8, 2011 | Fitness, General health, Mind/body, Wellbeing
Naked Yoga: Are They Kidding?
by Christine Morgan | Jul 12, 2011 | General health, Mind/body, psychology
David Cameron – the Tory Prime Minister who wants to know how happy we Brits are (probably not the best time to ask, Dave… duh!) – will no doubt be sitting up and taking notice of the latest study on happiness and how it affects human health. Being satisfied...
by Christine Morgan | Jun 28, 2011 | General health, Mind/body, Supplements
Hurrah! There are two news stories doing the rounds today that focus on things that are GOOD for you, rather than warning you what might affect you in a negative way. Now that’s the kind of news I like. So to the first one. Vitamins. Usually the kind of story...
by Christine Morgan | May 24, 2011 | General health, Mind/body, psychology
If you want better health and a lower risk of suffering from depression, get thee to an art gallery. Or a museum or theatre. Or paint, create or play an instrument yourself, say Norwegian researchers writing in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. You...
by Christine Morgan | Apr 14, 2011 | General health, Mind/body, psychology
There’s a fascinating story in today’s press about one of my favourite concepts: mind over matter. I’ve always suspected that what we think has a powerful effect on our physical health (let alone our mental health). And here’s more evidence...
by Christine Morgan | Mar 31, 2011 | General health, Mind/body, psychology
Placebo – now there’s something interesting, the concept that merely believing you’re taking a medicine that will cure you will make you better, even when the medicine you’re taking has no active ingredients (ie a dummy pill). And it divides...