Face-to-Face Contact - The Most Basic Human Right?
Age UK are compiling a report to show how human rights principles, such as dignity, fairness, equality and respect, can make a big difference to older people's lives. The report aims to highlight real...
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Overly Affectionate Coulples Are The Most Annoying Facebook Users, Survey Finds
If you can't stand public displays of affection on Facebook, you're not alone. Users of the social networking site have said couples who declare their love for each other are the most annoying Facebook...
View ArticleThat's What Makes You Beautiful
A short one this week and more of a heads-up to look out for my new favourite, ad. From the clearly very lovely, people at Dove. Their latest campaign asks us 'What's your beauty legacy?' Having...
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Is Being Vegan Sexist?
Many vegans associate the exploitation of animals raised and fed purely to produce meat, with more familiar "human" prejudices such as racism and sexism. It was Peter Singer who wrote perhaps the...
View ArticleMen Strive for That Body Beautiful Too
Chiseled D&G models plastered on the side of a bus slink passed me during "rush hour"........ I turn my head and a billboard of David Gandy's crotch covered only by his new signature...
View ArticleHow Not to Have an Affair!
It may sound condescending, but when it comes to having an affair, even the most successful people on the planet can't get it right. Politicians, film stars, and some of the great historical leaders of...
View ArticleStillbirth Rates Remain Persistently High, Awareness Is Crucial for Change
Anyone who saw Monday's BBC Panorama documentary on stillbirth will have been shocked to discover that for every 200 babies born in the UK, one of them will be stillborn; and to hear that despite our...
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What's Wrong With Gendered Marketing to Children? This...
Some friends recently had an upsetting family trip to the Natural History Museum. They have a bright, bold, and delightful daughter called Zoe - she amused me no end when inventively used our toys to...
View ArticleMy Top 5 Serums
Serums are the big beauty buzz in skin care right now - every beauty company has one to offer, and there is one for every skin type from hydrating to anti-acne, to anti-ageing to brightening. But...
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Planet Appetite: Cinnamon Citadel Hotel, Kandy, Sri Lanka
In its riverside location, surrounded by lush Sri Lankan vegetation, the Cinnamon Citadel Hotel is an oasis of calm, just outside Kandy. There's something magical about Kandy, the capital of the hill...
View ArticleA Mindful Commute
Things to do on a commute from Essex into London: sleep, read, listen to music, catch up on missed TV, play Candy Crush, hastily apply make up. Aside from the last activity which is usually a result of...
View ArticleThe One With the Jolly Phonics
You know in my last blog I said we've all started school? Well we really have! It would appear that I have to totally re-learn how to read. For those of you who don't have children, or children at...
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California Exploring - How to Spend a Day the Madame Allsorts Way!
(Madame Allsorts at The Old LA Zoo) If you are spending more than a week in California, there's every chance you may be looking for a little stimulation that reaches beyond the bounds of Sunset...
View ArticleThe Bottom Line - How I and the World Learned to Love My Arse
'Throw up your hands if you love a big booty' JLo is singing and Iggy Azalea my fave Ozzie Fauxmerican is joining her. Writhing around in their knickers, they are proudly displaying their butt cheeks...
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What Is The Alkaline Diet And Is It Healthy?
In recent months the Alkaline diet has shot to the top of our radars - but is following the diet a healthy way to lose weight? According to the diet’s advocates, by eating mainly alkaline foods and...
View ArticleBambi The Great Dane Has Worked Out How To Open A Baby Gate
This, my friends, is yet more proof that dogs are taking over the world - and are coming to get us. Or possibly just our children. It's also more proof that dogs are increasingly being caught on CCTV...
View ArticleWhy Bad Skin Is Not Just a Teen Battle
Celebrities often come under fire for having less than flawless complexions, but in reality, 'bad skin' is a problem that millions of Brits are faced with. Although many associate spots and skin...
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Three Superfood Recipes That'll Give You A Boost This Autumn
Superfoods are the future. Well, that's what we think anyway. So, it might come as no surprise that Gurpareet Bains' foodie bible is up there in our list of culinary priorities. Ladies and gents, let...
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8 Exercises To Burn Stomach Fat (And Reduce Scary Health Risks)
While some might focus on aesthetics, the big concern with belly fat is your health. Did you know that the more excess fat there is around your middle, the higher the risk of type 2 diabetes? The risk...
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15 Hacks Every Woman Should Know Before She's 40
Is 40 the new 20? We sure hope so - and we'll take the extra two decades of wisdom gleaned from life experience that it brings with it. 40 these days is as much the dawn of new beginnings as it is...
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