Ten Tips to Fake a Slimmer Figure
While exercise and healthy eating are the best routes to getting the body you want, sometimes we could all do with a helping hand, especially when a special event is on the cards. To look and feel your...
View ArticleWhy It's So Important to Have the Right Running Kit in Winter
Having spent years glaring at all those fit and healthy people jogging around London and swamping my Facebook News Feed with stories of their marathons and their triathlons, I finally decided to take...
View ArticleThe UK's Mr Shawshank
The life of a ghost-writer is never a dull one. Earlier this year I visited a prison in Hull to meet with convicted murderer Kevin Lane, who has served 19 years of a life sentence. He wanted me to help...
View ArticleThis Christmas My Son Will be Rowing the Atlantic for Breast Cancer Care
Today my 21-year-old son, Luke Birch, sets off with his best friend, Jamie Sparks, on a huge challenge. They will attempt to break the world record for the youngest pair to row across the Atlantic....
View Article'Just Snap Out of It' - Four Hidden Truths About Depression
Depression sucks. It's the vampire of diseases. It hides in plain sight, waiting to pounce. You don't hear it coming. It's too swift and clever for that. It sinks its teeth into your psyche, draining...
View ArticleBah Humbug! 20 Sad, Angry Or Downright Anti-Christmas Songs
Can't stand all this festive cheer - or just want a brief respite from the relentlessly chirpy Christmas music that's been playing all the time, everywhere, since midnight on 1st December? Pour...
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Kids' Friends May Be Good Influence for Exercise
By Chioma Ihekweazu The company your child keeps can have a big influence on them, and according to research, physical activity is no exception to this rule. A recent review found that the physical...
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Taking Off the Ticking Clock
A few months ago, I wrote about an epiphany I experienced while watching my daughter eat a sno-cone during a summer trip to the beach. Truth be told, it was our second trip to The Sno-Cone Shack in...
View ArticleManil Suri Wins Literary Review's Bad Sex Award 2013
Manil Suri has won the 21st annual Literary Review Bad Sex in Fiction Award for his third novel, 'The City of Devi'. The prize was presented by the actress Joan Collins at lavish ceremony in central...
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Symptoms Of Depression: 9 Physical Signs To Look Out For
By: Beth W. Orenstein, Everyday Health Though the hallmark symptoms of depression are emotional (such as feelings of sadness and hopelessness), depression may also come with physical symptoms,...
View ArticleThe Sad Reality About Sleep In The Transportation Industry
The engineer who was at the controls of the Metro-North train that derailed in the Bronx on Sunday may have fallen asleep while he was helming the train, according to news reports. DNAinfo reported...
View ArticleIn Wake Of Train Derailment Tragedy, A Reminder To Not Drive While Drowsy
The engineer at the helm of the Metro North train that derailed on Sunday in the Bronx may have fallen asleep right before the train went off the tracks, according to news reports. While William...
View ArticleThe Secret Life Of Grief
My mom died on July 18, 2013, of pancreatic cancer, a subtle blade that slips into the host so imperceptibly that by the time a presence is felt, it is almost always too late. Living about 16 months...
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5 Other Disastrous Accidents Related To Sleep Deprivation
Whether he was truly asleep at the wheel or just zoned out, Metro North train engineer William Rockefeller isn't the only shiftworker to find himself at the center of a fatal accident with reports of...
View ArticleHeartbreaking And Yet Heartwarming: Couple Married For 65 Years Die On Same Day
In a heartbreaking and yet heartwarming love story, elderly couple Eleanor and Frank Turner, who had been married for 65 years, recently passed away on the same day - just hours apart. Neither husband...
View ArticleHow To Get Rid Of Your Muffin Top - 3 Foods To Avoid (VIDEO)
There's no denying that muffins are delicious *licks lips*, but sadly they're not so tasty when hanging from around your middle. Unhealthy stomach fat - or muffin top as they are affectionately known -...
View ArticleIs It Possible To Be Obese And Healthy?
When it comes to health reporting about fat people, don't swallow everything you see. Major news outlets on TV, radio and online lit up Monday with news about a study claiming there was no such thing...
View ArticleTop Tips for Caring for Your Plants Over the Christmas Period
Christmas is coming, and that brings a number of challenges to people looking after indoor plants - whether they are professional interior landscapers or keen home gardeners. Poinsettia pointers...
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Six Moderation Tips for a Healthy Holiday Season
Everything in moderation, including moderation, right? So often bandied about as the 'top tip' for surviving the holiday season, yet so rarely accompanied by useful advice on HOW exactly to...
View ArticleWhat Took Them So Long to Develop a Male Pill?
When scientists announced this week that the male contraceptive pill is a step closer to being developed my first thought was 'It took them 52 years since the female pill to get this far.' The...
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