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 | 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 | 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...
