Health experts have long since been telling an unhealthy Britain to get more active, but now it seems its not just your physical health that can improve from putting on your running shoes, it is also your mental health, reports the Times. Recently researchers from the University of Georgia showed that regular walking, weightlifting or read more »

Teaching children to manage anxiety is something that should go hand in hand with potty training and learning to ride a bike. With 10 per cent of 5 – 16 year olds in the UK suffering from a clinically diagnosed health problem, learning to cope with anxiety and stress is now just as important as read more »

As we age we will undoubtedly downsize our social lives and we will accept that we will no longer be able to be the centre of attention. This may be a comfort to some of us, but to others it will feel like we are losing our status. On top of this we will also read more »

You wouldn’t be surprised if your camera didn’t switch on because you’d forgotten to recharge its batteries would you? So why is it that many parents fail to realise how important it is for their children to sleep? It may sound like a far fetched metaphor but we all know sleeps main function is to read more »

If the post Christmas slump is resulting in your frown lines becoming permanently and heavily imbedded then it is time to take action which will turn that frown upside down. The All About You website has compiled a list of ten great easy to get hold of remedies which are great for uplifting the mood read more »

With the number of prescription antidepressants at an all time high perhaps its time to start looking into alternative treatments? Unfortunately not all doctors are trained mental health professionals and little have the resources to refer depressed patients to psychotherapy before reaching for the prescription pad. In 2008 there were 36 million prescriptions for antidepressants, read more »

After all those years of battling with children about when bedtime should be, it seems our parents have long since been right. Going to bed early is the key to getting enough sleep and giving youngsters a spring in their step when their alarm sounds at 7am. A new study compiled by the Columbia University read more »

If evenings in front of the television eating mince pies are making you worry that the past 12 months of slogging at the gym will count for nothing, this is not necessarily the case, reports The Times. Leading exercise scientists have found that a break from the gym might be exactly what your body needs.” read more »

Come New Years day seven million of us will have made resolutions yet a measly 10 percent of us will actually stick to them. Here are some tips from allaboutyou to help you turn those good intentions in to reality. ‘Find a new activity I love’ instead of ‘Lose a stone’ Losing a stone is read more »

What better Christmas gift could there be than a serene and stress free festive period? Allaboutyou have come up with a number of seasonal tips to help us keep those frown lines at bay. Here are ten of the best: 1 Hypnotise yourself Invent your own mantra to help build up your confidence, such as read more »