We’re all guilty of wondering how ‘he’ managed to snag ‘her’, the modelesque beauty hand in hand with the plump, 5ft something ‘beast’. Now scientists in America think they’ve uncovered the secret, and it’s nothing to do with having a ‘good sense of humour’ or a ‘substantial bank account’. According to a new study published read more »

Love handles, muffin tops, beer-bellies, overhang, middle-aged-spread … all terms favoured by the media for that unwanted belly fat so many of us seem to have. A survey recently named excess belly fat as the UK’s biggest body hang-up (or hang-over?). So the most logical way to beat the bulge it is to jump on read more »

Autumn leaves falling, frost laced trees and snow covered country scenes, it all sounds so very picaresque but for many, the reality of autumn and winter is far less story book.  We now know for certain from research that the dramatic reduction in sunlight hours during winter can have a serious physical and emotional impact read more »

Leading mental health charity ‘Mind’ advocates the great outdoors as a great way to improve mental health. Research shows that as the clocks go back in October, beginning a long winter of dark afternoons, our happiness levels drop due to the reduction in sunlight. According to Mind, our habitual patterns of sleep, appetite, sex drive, read more »

A new report has highlighted the troubling extent of unhappiness in the UK workplace. According to the study by recruitment company Badenoch & Clark,  just over a third of the 1000 workers surveyed were happy with their current jobs and 1 quarter confessed that they felt ‘distinctively unhappy’ at work. Happiness at work is currently read more »

In today’s society, where everything moves so fast and the days just seem to escape, it is important to stop and take a step back sometimes. If you do this, you are more likely to get the most out of your life and achieve your goals. The first thing to remember, is that some things read more »

We all know that doing something for others boosts our own happiness in the process so why not get involved with ITV Daybreaks ‘Donate-a-day’ scheme and pledge to give some of your time to helping others? Last time we checked 1,715 Daybreak viewers had pledged to give a day of their own time to helping read more »

If your self-esteem is feeling like it needs a little tender loving care then below is a a great lists of tips from allaboutyou which will help to give your confidence the boost it needs. Everyday is a school day – Learning new things is what keeps our brain active and ticking over, so make read more »

With valentines day fast approaching this time of year is often difficult for those who are not in happy relationships, or for those who are struggling to come to terms with a separation. Coming out of a relationship is always difficult but there are ways to minimise the distress. In a recent article from the read more »

According to experts every individual is born with their own happiness set point, meaning that some may be at eight out of ten on the scale (bubbly and cheerful most of the time) and others may hover at around 2 (more often than not…grumpy). However there are always ways of boosting ourselves up a level read more »