by Christine M | Aug 19, 2016 | Memory, psychology
Ever wondered why your memory’s not as sharp or expansive as it used to be? Blame the internet, say researchers at the Universities of California and Illinois. Well, more specifically, blame cognitive offloading, which is when you rely on things like the...
by Christine M | Aug 12, 2016 | Fitness, Mind/body, psychology
Writing about fitness and exercise means asking every personal trainer you come across for their tips on motivation – well, since the UK’s often decried as a nation of couch potatoes, exercise motivation is something we all probably need more of. But no...
by Christine M | Aug 1, 2016 | Mind/body, psychology
Ever found your mind wandering when you’re trying to focus on something important or can’t stop sneaking a peak at your emails/texts/social media when you should be hard at work? Sure you have. You’d have to be superhuman not to be able to resist the many distractions...
by Christine Morgan | Jul 4, 2012 | General health, Mind/body, psychology, Wellbeing
Anyone who’s met me knows only too well how enthusiastic I can get on the subject of positive thinking. Where health is concerned – let alone anything else in life – it has been shown to have a range of benefits, including everything from living longer to lower...
by Christine Morgan | Oct 6, 2011 | General health, Mind/body, psychology, Wellbeing
Riskfactorphobes and hypochondriacs alike are going to love the story published in yesterday’s Daily Mail. ‘Could YOU be a victim of smiling depression?’, it asks. Apparently comedian and all-round national treasure David Walliams recently owned up...
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...
