Are you too busy to relax? You are not alone. One of the major complaints of most adults, especially working professionals is that they don’t have enough time to relax and enjoy the ‘fruits’ of their labour. What’s more, some of them feel terribly guilty whenever they take time for themselves. But the thing is – when we are ab
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Walking is a free, low-impact activity that can save tens of thousands of lives in the UK, according to charities. The report, entitled “Walking Works”, was conducted by charities Ramblers and Macmillan Cancer Support. According to them, walking is a free activity that can transform people’s health. The report suggests that if everyone in
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Teens, who participate in group therapy, for even a short period of time, are 25-33 per cent less likely to develop mental health problems. What’s more, the benefits extend for over two years after their last therapy session. Researchers at King’s College London conducted group therapy sessions in students from 19 high schools in Greater London,
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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is a debilitating condition that causes persistent fatigue or exhaustion, and doesn’t go away with more sleep or rest. According to the NHS, around 250,000 people in UK suffer from CFS. Severe fatigue, low grade fever, muscle and joint pain, poor sleep, mood swings, headache and inability to concentrate are just among th
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Self-confidence is not just essential to achieving success. It is also extremely important in all other aspects of life. We need confidence to communicate and build relationships with other people. We need it to perform well in school, at work, or in business. And we need it to overcome challenges the come our way. However, some people lack enough confidence
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Researchers at the American Cancer Society have found that women who do moderate forms of exercise such as recreational walking have lower risk of breast cancer and those who exercise more have bigger protection. Published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers, and Prevention, findings were based on 73,615 postmenopausal women who took part in the
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Breast cancer remains to be the most common type of cancer in women worldwide. In the UK, it affects one in 8 women, according to Cancer Research UK. Despite these, there has been a major progress in the treatment, management and prevention of this life-threatening disease. Last Tuesday was officially the start of the Breast Cancer Month. In line with this
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When was the last time you went out to dance? Are you one of those people who always make excuses in the dance floor, saying they ‘don’t know how to dance’? The truth is – unless you are a performer, there’s no right or wrong way to shake that booty. Pumping it up and dancing with all your heart does not only make you look good,
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Women on their menopause often experience sleep problems, particularly insomnia. Current medical advice for these women includes practising good sleep hygiene and undergoing hormonal replacement therapy. However, new research shows that yoga can have beneficial effects too. In a randomised-controlled study carried out by the Group Health Research Institute,
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“You might never fail on the scale I did. But it is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all—in which case, you fail by default.” – JK Rowling Penniless, recently divorced, and raising a child on her own, JK Rowling wrote her first novel using an old m
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