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 | 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 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...
by Christine Morgan | Sep 6, 2010 | General health, Weightloss, Wellbeing
Weight is such a crucial issue these days. And it affects almost everyone. After all, do you know anyone who is the right weight these day (whether that’s in their own mind, society’s mind or the medical profession’s mind)? It seems most of us are in...
by Christine Morgan | Jul 29, 2010 | General health, Weightloss
Well, well, well. Just when you thought things couldn’t get any sillier with the shake-up of the NHS and all the shenanigans surrounding it, some new health minister comes up with a real gem. Anne Milton – who was speaking to the BBC in a personal capacity, she...
by Christine Morgan | Jul 15, 2010 | General health, Weightloss
I see the body mass police are out in force again today, with the current targets being pear-shaped women who – according to research from US-based Northwestern University – are more likely to develop brain function and memory problems than their less shapely sisters....
