Can natural remedies help with migraines? Medical herbalist Judyta Zyrek explains more about the natural herbs that can help manage migraines…
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What Should I Eat For Bad Period Cravings?
There are ways to feed your body to fuel it during your menstrual cycle There are two “phases” during the menstrual cycle: the follicular phase during the first 15 days of the cycle, including our period, and the luteal phase being from days 16–28. Days 1–7: period Days…
How Do I Overcome Resentment?
Recognising the signs of resentment and ways you can repair a relationship While there can be many causes of resentment, it usually stems from anger. It may be something a spouse has done, such as flirting with someone else, or something they’ve not done, like helping with cooking. While…
How Can I Quit Smoking?
If you've tried patches and gum, but it isn't working, here's some advice to help you stop smoking Nearly 100,000 people in the UK die from smoking each year and the cost of a 20-a-day smoking habit is around £60 a week, so…
Why Do We Avoid Awkward Eye Contact?
New study could help people with autism Eye contact is a bit like putting salt on your chips – too much can ruin everything. For decades, scientists have been studying why eye contact is fraught with awkwardness. Last year, British psychologists suggested the maximum length for unbroken yet comfortable eye contact…
My Partner Is Always On Her Phone. Why Can't She Disconnect?
Why do we find social media and games so captivating? The simple answer is they’re designed to be. Tech companies have systematically eradicated the ability to engage in stopping rules by designing their platforms to keep us constantly engaged with their content. Stopping rules used to occur when a…
Texting and Walking?
Don't, you look really silly UK researchers from Anglia Ruskin University sound like they’ve been having fun. They recently asked 21 participants to walk along a 5.5m pathway that contained a step-up box designed to trip them up. People walked the pathway a dozen times without…
Transcendent Experiences Are Genuine, Scientists Claim
New study suggests ‘feelings of bliss’ are not just linked with positive mental health, but are a fundamental part of human life Since the dawn of civilisation, people have sensed a feeling of being “at one with the universe”. This has been described by astronauts viewing the Earth from space,…
I'm Not a Naturally Outgoing Person. How Can I Be More Confident?
This is how to exude confidence – without shouting about it When you picture a confident person, typically you may think of extroverts, unreserved, loud people. However, confidence isn’t about being bold or brash or the centre of attention. True confidence is often much quieter, and comes from an internal…