by Christine M | Jan 6, 2021 | General health, Happiness, Mind/body, Scientific research, Wellbeing
Do you get chills or shivers down your spine when you listen to one of your favourite pieces of music? About half of us do, apparently – though just about all of us experience pleasure and joyful emotions when listening to music.But is there any reason why we respond...
by Christine M | Jan 3, 2020 | General health
Astronauts have to be incredibly fit. That’s because not only does spending time in a zero-gravity environment take its toll on your physical – and emotional – health, but also because you really don’t want to get sick when you’re doing a six-month...
by Christine M | Nov 2, 2019 | Memory
Just when you thought the human brain couldn’t get any more amazing, another discovery comes along that proves you wrong. This time it’s about how quickly your brain recognises a familiar song. According to experts from University College London’s...
by Christine M | Oct 12, 2019 | Food and drink, General health, Scientific research, Wellbeing
You know what it’s like when you haven’t slept well. The next day you reach for the worst possible foods. You know you probably shouldn’t be eating them, but you’re so exhausted you can’t help yourself. Well now scientists think...
by Christine M | Jul 20, 2019 | Diagnostics, General health, Skin health
During summertime, when a great deal more flesh is on display than usual, you could be forgiven for thinking there are more people who don’t have tattoos than those who have. If you lived in Italy you’d almost be right – according to German outfit Dalia...
by Christine M | May 28, 2019 | Food and drink, General health, Mind/body, Wellbeing
Nutrition and wellbeing experts have long been praising the virtues of fermented foods such as live yoghurt, sauerkraut, kombucha and kefir. The live bacteria found in such foods have numerous benefits for human health, they say, including better digestion, better...
by Christine M | May 7, 2019 | Food and drink, Memory, Scientific research, Uncategorized, Wellbeing
I’ve been reading a lot about magic mushrooms lately, specifically how taking micro doses may help with mood and other mental health issues. But if you don’t want to dabble with the psychedelic kind, ordinary non-psychoactive mushrooms may still have a lot...
by Christine M | Apr 19, 2019 | General health, Infectious diseases, Scientific research, Uncategorized, Wellbeing
If you’re the kind of person who puckers up freely for their pet pooch but thinks twice about locking lips with a man with a beard, you’re not as weird as you think. Probably. At least you can claim that canine kissing is the more sanitary habit, thanks to...
by Christine M | Mar 29, 2019 | General health, Happiness, Mind/body, Uncategorized, Wellbeing
In today’s world we all need ways of making ourselves feel better when things and events we have no control over get us down. What’s your trick for feeling better? A bar of chocolate? A cup of tea (or glass of something stronger)? An online spending...
by Christine M | Mar 22, 2019 | General health, Mind/body, Uncategorized
Winter is officially over – as of yesterday – but how did you react to the arrival of spring this year? Wow, it’s spring already? That came around quickly. Or Finally, I thought winter would never end. Your answer could depend on your age, says Duke University...