Blue Balls, Circumcision And Penis Anatomy Explained By (Very Comical) Women
When it comes to explaining a man's, urm, downstairs department, it can be a tricky process. Especially if you haven't got a meat and two veg yourself. Despite that, these ladies have risen to the...
View ArticleWoman Sleeps With Bedbugs For Five Years For Scientific Experiment
Regine Gries has been bitten over 85,000 times by bedbugs - but all in the name of science. The biologist has been sleeping with bedbugs for five years in a bid to create a repellant for the creepy...
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Sleeping Tips And Advice: Why We're Saying No To January And Yes To Snoozing
Feeling knackered after your first week back at work? We thought as much. If you're still in night owl mode from staying up past 12am and having numerous lie-ins over the Christmas holidays, then this...
View ArticleWhat an Asthma Attack Feels Like When There's No One Who'll Help
You don't fully appreciate the simple act of breathing until you can no longer do it. You do it so often that you don't need to remember to do it, your body does it automatically. Until you have an...
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Veganuary: An Omnivore's Attempt at Going Vegan for January
The Full Year's Resolution It's the beginning of 2015, a time for making empty promises to ourselves and our bloated, addled bodies, that we invariably keep for a couple of weeks, tops. Not this year....
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The Best Thing You Can Do In 2015? Learn How To Say No To People
Be honest: how hard do you find it to say the word: no? We're not referring to saying no to things you don't like or don't actively want to do - we're talking about the time you went to drinks because...
View ArticleWhy Resolutions Are for Quitters: Or, How Socks Make Superheroes
What? You just signed up for your first marathon? Well, high five #NewYearNewYou! You basically just filled in an online form and paid some money. Like, seriously, YOLO and stuff. Trust you're doing...
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Tried And Tested: Four Fitness Apps To Ease You Back Into The Swing Of Things
New year, new gym membership - well, that's what people keep telling us. But in true Say No To January spirit, we've decided to give the gym membership a miss and get back into the swing of things with...
View ArticleRecipe of the Week: Chicken Salto in Bocca
This is such an easy dish and also great to serve to a few people. The prosciutto di Parma has a lovely flavour itself but when cooked with the chicken and thyme it penetrates through the breast making...
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Sarah Brown, Founder Of Pai, On How A Bad Case Of Hives Made Her Set Up Her...
When most 20-somethings have a breakout or bad skin reaction they cancel all social engagements and plunge under the duvet feeling miserable. But 10 years ago, when Sarah Brown woke up covered...
View ArticleSharing the Responsibility - Shared Parental Leave
When I first read about shared parental leave at the start of 2014 I was intrigued. The policy means that parents of children born or adopted from 5 April 2015 can choose to share the first year of...
View ArticleNew Year's Resolutions: Don't Feel a Failure
If I were a betting woman I'd happily run a book on people not keeping to their New Year resolutions. My friend Sue fell off the wagon before the tinsel had even been taken down. After a resolution for...
View ArticleSeven Reasons Why the Balaclava for Mums ('Mama-clava') Could Become a Thing
I'm considering investing in a balaclava. It covers up unsightly imperfections, keeps you cosy and facilitates hiding. I've come up with this natty idea to solve many potential school run troubles....
View ArticleCultivating Love in the Face of Terror
I wrote a few thoughts recently that promoted the idea of issuing out love, rather than revenge or hate, in the face terror. It's a nice thought, but it leaves the reader hanging somewhat. Our usual...
View ArticleYour Chance of Having a Heart Attack Goes Up 33 Times on Monday Mornings!
Some of us might be making our Monday morning commute in an ambulance rather than in our car or on the train. A study published in 'Circulation' highlights that the deadliest time slot for a myocardial...
View ArticleHow Sexually Average Are You? From Penis Size To The Age You Lost Your Virginity
When it comes to sex, we all secretly want to know what everyone else is up to. But asking your mate/sister/brother/postman how many sexual partners they've had, what age they lost their virginity or...
View ArticleTurn(it)around Bright Eyes
Seems only right and proper we share the things we'll be taking into the New Year, primarily because we can't go back on them because they're here for all to see. Strange is such a thin word, but its...
View ArticleFlying Solo
In 2010 I booked my first holiday alone to Thailand, and it would turn out to be a momentous move. I had just split from my husband and I longed for freedom and to start leading my own life. Before I...
View ArticleFive Things It's Okay for Twenty-Somethings to Not Care About In 2015
So 2015 is here, and like every year, a good majority of us feel utterly compelled to suddenly change our appearance, behaviour or habits (often being the same inclinations as last year that you just...
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Crunchy Piggy Meatballs
Image by Holly Bell These meatballs are easy, they're low carb, they're delightfully crunchy and they contain chorizo which makes them mighty moreish. My sons love them. I love them. Beware the...
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