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 | Apr 13, 2011 | Food and drink, General health
Superbugs watch out. One of our favourite sweet foods is coming to get you. That’s the news that’s all over the health news wires and in the papers today. I’m talking about the report on manuka honey and how it has been found to combat bacteria,...
by Christine Morgan | Apr 8, 2011 | General health
I hope that you’re enjoying this unseasonably fine weather, as I am along with everyone else here in the south of England. Can you believe that I saw a woman in a bikini yesterday? I know it’s warm, but is it really bikini weather? Well that’s the...
by Christine Morgan | Apr 6, 2011 | Weightloss
Congratulations to 47-year-old Zelda Haxby, who has lost more than half her body weight to win the title of Slimming World’s Greatest Loser 2011. That’s one hell of a lot of weight, Zelda. Way to go. The York-based mother-of-two dropped from 35st 7lb to...
by Christine Morgan | Apr 4, 2011 | General health
It goes without saying that most people realise that medicines can be dangerous if you take too high a dose, for instance, or too frequent a dose (which amounts to the same thing, an overdose). But according to a new survey by Lloydspharmacy, a surprisingly high...
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...
by Christine Morgan | Mar 29, 2011 | General health, psychology, Weightloss
If anyone needed proof that today’s society is obsessed about physical appearance to the point of almost madness, here it is. According to a report from eating disorders charity The Succeed Foundation, compiled in association with the University of West England,...
by Christine Morgan | Mar 17, 2011 | General health, Mind/body
Whether or not homeopathy works is something that’s guaranteed to divide people big time. On the one hand medical experts bound to evidence-based information say there’s absolutely no proof that there’s anything in it, while those who’ve tried...
by Christine Morgan | Mar 16, 2011 | Food and drink, General health
If you only ever drink the purest, bottled mineral water because you want to avoid any risks that might be associated with chemicals that may or may not be in tap water – as many riskfactorphobes probably do – you may also want to bathe or shower in...
by Christine Morgan | Mar 15, 2011 | Mind/body, Weightloss, Wellbeing
Judging by how many people say they’re unhappy with their body or appearance – at least, according to all the surveys, that is – you might wonder why we torment ourselves almost daily by exposing ourselves to impossibly perfect images of thin models...