10 Foods To Help You Sleep
We all know that drinking gallons of coffee will keep you tossing and turning all night, while that late-night slice of cheese on toast may give you nightmares, but beside the obvious could some foods...
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Indian Acid Attack Victims Bravely Star In Empowering Photoshoot
An Indian acid attack victim who used to hide her face with a scarf has starred in a fashion photo shoot to show the world - and her attacker - that she refuses to live in the shadows. Rupa, a...
View ArticleNational Gut Week 2014: How To Reduce Irritable Bowel Syndrome
It's National Gut Awareness Week and it seems many of us could do with a lesson or two in how to look after our insides. Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is Britain’s most common digestive complaint,...
View ArticleChest Hair Bikinis Are Our New Favourite Instagram Trend
Step aside flower beards, now there's a new male grooming trend sweeping social media: the #chesthairbikini. In case the words 'chest hair' + 'bikini' don't quite spell it out for you, the trend...
View ArticleHealth Benefits Of Coffee: A Couple Of Cups A Day Could Do You The World Of Good
When your alarm goes off and the thought of facing the day makes you want to crawl back under the covers, there are few things that get you and up running better than a freshly brewed cup of coffee....
View Article100 Bites Diet: Will Noting The Number Of Bites You Take Make You Lose Weight?
How many bites do you take a day? If you're on the neverending pursuit of weight loss and you're not reaching 100 a day, then you might have to go back to the drawing board. While slow eating has long...
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Apple, Ginger and Maple Syrup Layer Cake Recipe
Image copyright Holly Bell Can we talk about my backside? Just for a moment. I have spent most of my teenage and adult life being unhappy with my weight. Is that shocking? I don't think so. I'm...
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Five Common Mistakes to Avoid When Making Dinner
Do you struggle sometimes with getting dinner on the table? You're not alone! I often ask people what their top roadblocks are to eating a healthy meal each night. The answers I hear the most include...
View ArticleI Mistook Friendliness For a 'Come On'
My colleague Jess and I were in the pub talking to Michelle, our head of communications. It was her leaving do and many of the senior managers were there. Needless to say, enthusiasm was compulsory....
View ArticleLet's Talk Creativity
In this post I want to talk about creativity. Do you believe yourself creative? Are you as creative as you'd like to be? What does the word "creativity" mean to you? Expressive people tend to be...
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Planet Appetite: Summer Alpine Adventures in Graubünden, Switzerland
Graubünden, and particularly St. Moritz, is famous for its winter sports but the summer delivers hiking, e-biking and culinary delights with the bonus of unspoilt trails in Switzerland's only national...
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The Book That Led Me to Bosnia
Well, actually two books. The first - an illuminated Hebrew manuscript from the 15th century. The other - a novel by prize-winning Australian-born author Geraldine Brooks. The two books converged in...
View ArticleGlass Ceilings For Women and Glass Floors For Men
I think the majority of us want to see positive action against the 'glass ceiling' for women in the corporate world. It's about time sensible people ran our big corporations. However, we have an...
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Does Maternity Leave Give Women a Taster For Becoming Stay-at-Home-Mothers?
Assuming there isn't a secret world where stay-at-home mothers get to loll about all day in spas sipping Pinot Grigio, there must be some reason why more women than men stay at home with children? Of...
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So What's So Bad About Camden?
When you think of Camden what springs to mind? Banksy knock offs at the market? Goths? Amy Winehouse tribute acts? Dawdling groups of Spanish tourists? The stench of overcooked sweet and sour chicken?...
View ArticleGo to Luxembourg and Discover Your Inner Bourgeois
Luxembourg City lies in the broken jaws of a giant dragon. These are the Marquis de Vauban's great ramparts and buttresses. Perched above deep gorges the citadel is girded with miles of saw- toothed...
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All You Need To Know About Afternoon Tea, Including Its History, Essentials...
Quintessentially British, is there any better way to pass the afternoon than with platefuls of finger sandwiches, cakes and scones, washed down with a pot of tea? Surely not. So to celebrate one of our...
View ArticleThis 6-Year-Old Just Did The Ice Bucket Challenge To Support His Mum In Hospital
Meet Ianto, the youngest person (so far), to complete the #icebucketchallenge. At just six years old, the brave little boy followed thousands of others across the world, who are pouring ice cold water...
View ArticleWine of the Week: Seifried Estate, Gewürztraminer 2012, New Zealand
Seifried Estate, Gewürztraminer 2012, New Zealand Gewürztraminer is not a grape variety that I highlight as Wine of the Week very often. Personally, when Gewurz is good, I find it ravishing stuff, but...
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Most Popular Baby Names List Taken Over By Breaking Bad, Game Of Thrones And...
The most popular names given to babies in England and Wales have been revealed, and some unusual names have made an appearance in the charts for the first time. Four baby girls were named Daenerys and...
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