With Christmas party season in full swing and festivities about to go up a gear this weekend, alcohol will be flowing leaving many of us feeling less than merry the morning after the night before. Though Christmas is a time for happiness and cheer, unfortunately alcohol means that tis the season for red faces after 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 »

Social networking site Facebook causes 1 in 5 online divorces, according to a recent claim by divorce lawyers. With a staggering 800 million users logging into Facebook on a regular basis across the globe (equal to the population of the whole world only 250 years ago), you have to wonder what everyone’s really getting up read more »

Holding back the tears? Don’t bother… According to emerging evidence crying could be good for us. Crying remains one of sciences biggest enigmas. We all do it but are yet to find a scientific explanation as to why. What we do know however, is that despite the puffy eyes and hyperventilating, crying does actually have 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 »

A recent study by insurer Aviva has shown that more and more families are struggling to make ends meet as the costs of living rises, savings fall and childcare costs increase. Aviva conducted a survey on 6,000 families and the results showed that 32,000 people have taken the decision to leave the workforce within the read more »

Learn to recognise your body’s stress signs… Despite chronic stress having some serious and debilitating consequences some individuals may be surprised to find that it is actually at the route of their runny noses, aching jaws and other common problems. Read on to find out some key indicators of stress and how you can relieve read more »

If you have already had your summer holiday and are back to feeling frazzled and stressed at work then here are a few simple summer stress relievers to help bring out your inner sense of calm: Drink Green Tea If you are skeptical about swapping your milk and two sugars for something which looks unappealingly read more »

According to US scientists, managing sleep and stress levels could help individuals to fight obesity. A study published in the International Journal of Obesity recruited almost 500 obese patients to take part in a clinical trial by the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research in the US. The participants were required to eat 500 less read more »

According to a recent study conducted by the Everyman Campaign, the average Brit spends 36 minutes worrying everyday, amounting to 9 days each year. The survey of 2,000 adults aged between 18 and 65 found that the cost of living, feeling like you’re stuck in a rut and gaining weight were the top three worries, read more »