Depression Is a Liar - Recovery IS Possible
Photo: zeevveez/Flickr One of the cruelest traits of clinical depression is that it can often make you feel as if there's no way out. It can convince you that your despair is eternal, and destined to...
View ArticleAre Noisy Neighbours Becoming More of a Nuisance?
In the early hours of this morning, I did something I never thought I'd do. I am usually very mildmannered. But I stormed straight out of my frontdoor into the cold air in my bright pink dressing gown,...
View ArticleTurning Towards What Hurts, a New, Mindful Blueprint for How We Can Live...
Mindfulness, the ability to be 'awake' to life in each present moment, has been around for thousands of years with origins in ancient meditation practices. Presently mindfulness is in the middle of...
View ArticleWomen's Rights: The March Backwards
Spain is about to criminalise abortion; politicians in the UK repeatedly attempt to reduce the 24-week limit and today in Brussels, a Parliamentary hearing is discussing a European Citizens' Initiative...
View ArticleBeing Jean Paul Gaultier
At the opening reception for the The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaulter: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk, the designer related how he and his team had been working on the exhibition for over a year....
View ArticleEffortlessly Build Muscle and Burn Fat
You can build fat-free muscle without 'dieting'. Do I have your attention now? Of course I do. There isn't a person on the planet that doesn't want fat-free muscle. It's our kryptonite....
View ArticleBowel Cancer: What We Can Do
April is bowel cancer awareness month. It's an opportunity to highlight the potential we have to save lives through prevention and early detection, as well as through swift access to the best possible...
View Article100 Happy Days Challenge: Empowering or a Waste of Time?
According to Online National Statistics, just less than 1 in 4 of us living in the UK consider ourselves to be unhappy. One 27 year old thinks that he has the answer- and sets you a challenge: For 100...
View Article10 Easy Techniques To Get Through To Awkward Colleagues (PICTURES)
When it comes to workplace stress, nothing gets our heart rate shooting up like a particularly awkward colleague. According to a recent study, 40% of office staff are working under "dangerously high"...
View Article'Perfect Body' Poll Reveals Women Don't Like Beefcakes And Men Don't Like...
When it comes to 'The Perfect Body' men and women's ideas just don't measure up. And that's a good thing. While women seem to long for Cara Delevingne's face, Duchess Kate's hair and Elle MacPherson's...
View ArticleVictoria Pendleton Talks Fitness And What She Likes To Eat Now She's Retired
HuffPost UK Lifestyle has a new crush: Victoria Pendleton. Yes, we're aware we have to fight off quite a few other admirers, but since she retired from sport, we're more interested than ever to find...
View ArticleWould You Try The Alphabet Burger? Its 26 Toppings Includes Krispy Kreme...
We've heard of the Sasquatch burger, seen the world's most expensive burger and tried the test tube burger. Now, from the man that created the McEverything (a burger made of all 43 sandwiches available...
View ArticleBottom Drumming A New Music Craze? We Think It's Sexist And Creepy
Spanish percussionist, Jorge Pérez, became both popular and unpopular last year, after a music video of him slapping bottoms went viral on YouTube. We have two issues with this new 'genre'. First of...
View ArticleHow Much Exercise Does Your Dog Need?
I've got a special interest in dog exercise as it's an important part of weight control. Dogs need to exercise every day to make sure they're healthy, as well as being happy through mental stimulation....
View ArticleConfessions of an Australian Republican With a Kate Middleton Style Crush
It happened again yesterday. I told myself I would stop. I know it isn't good for me. I gave myself one of those stern internal lectures; determined not to let the demons get the better of me yet...
View ArticleMarathon on Your Mind? Why Running Can Protect Your Brain
The marathon season has arrived. Last weekend, runners took to the streets of Brighton, Blackpool, Manchester, Milan and Paris to push themselves to the limits of human endurance. This weekend,...
View ArticleMarathon Day Tips for First Timers
The Virgin London Marathon is nearly upon us, and all the hard work, early mornings and sore legs will soon be worth it. Crossing the finish line of your first marathon is an incredible feeling, and...
View ArticleWe Must Tackle the Terrible Toll of Inactivity
When Terry joined a weight management service in Glasgow he tipped the scales at 158kg. The 60-year-old had been diagnosed with type-II diabetes, sleep apnoea, hypertension and asthma, and although he...
View ArticleSex Send Me To ER: Couple Have Worst Sex Ever After Melted Gummy Bear Burns...
The key to a healthy sex life, we're often told, is a result of experimentation and playing out sexual fantasies. So when one couple decided to melt down a gummy bear during foreplay - their own, ahem,...
View ArticleNearly 80% Of Mums Feel Under Pressure To Lose Weight After Pregnancy
Although a recent poll revealing 80% of mums feel pressure to lose weight after giving birth is quite tiny - 500 people - we suspect it may be indicative of a lot of new mums. Conducted by...
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