Archive for September, 2010

Study finds that girls are less physically active than boys

Monday, September 13th, 2010

A recent study has found that children exercise less and less as they get older. Researchers from the Medical Research Council Epidemiology Unit in Cambridge and the School of Environmental Sciences at the University of East Anglia recently conducted a study which looked at levels of exercise in various 10 year olds across the UK. read more »

Life coaching regulation

Friday, September 10th, 2010

A recent article featured in the Daily Mail saw an investigative journalist delve into the unregulated world of life coaching to see just how quickly he could qualify and begin practicing. During his journey to gain a certificate in life coaching he came across many organisations offering courses which didn’t require a great deal of read more »

Another reason to increase your vitamin intake

Thursday, September 9th, 2010

A recent study has found that large doses of B vitamins could help to reduce the rate of brain shrinkage in older people exhibiting symptoms of Alzhemier’s disease. Researchers are hopeful that this could be a step towards delaying the onset of the debilitating disease but agree that more evidence and research is needed. Though read more »

Homework – a helping hand

Tuesday, September 7th, 2010

With most children starting or having started back at school after the summer holidays it is a good idea for parents to start having a think and a plan about how they can help their children through the next stage of their lives. Whether they are starting at primary, junior or secondary school they may read more »

Is texting the new talking?

Monday, September 6th, 2010

According to figures from a recent study, the average British teenager sends a whopping 80 text messages each day. Unfortunately this means the teenagers of Britain are spending the time they could be using to do their homework, to learn, to socialise (face to face) etc to send text messages instead. Dr. Martin Joffe, a read more »

Regain your happiness in 5 steps

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

If you have recently experienced an incident which has set you back in life such as a messy break-up, a redundancy or a bereavement and are looking for help and advice to help you bounce back then listed below are some tips to help you get back on your feet: 1. Lean on your support read more »

Does paternity leave accommodate new fathers?

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

With our fairly new prime minster off duty for the next two weeks to be with his daughter, questions are being raised by the fathers who can’t afford to take their statutory paternity leave. Currently the law does very little to accommodate new fathers & even with changes soon to take place, is Britain really read more »