Halloween is a season where we deliberately aim to scare ourselves silly.  Ghouls and zombies parade around the streets and we revel in tricks and terrors; in fact an article published by Popular Science illustrated a horror house with the … Continue reading →

Did you choose to Go Sober for October?  One of the biggest problems with alcohol is how enmeshed it is into the lives of ordinary Britons.  The statistics are sobering, even if the subject matter isn’t. 8 million people drank … Continue reading →

World mental health day was held on October 10, just a few days ago.  As Teresa May said in her speech at the Downing Street reception, “we all know someone who has been affected by mental health problems – whether … Continue reading →

Stoptober has begun!  How are you faring with your goal to quit smoking?  If you watch TV you might have noticed a new round of grim ads aimed to turn you off smoking and bring more awareness to the damage … Continue reading →

By now we all know that smoking is not good for our health, yet some people still choose to smoke and others feel that giving up is too difficult.  Rates of people taking up smoking are declining, but still every … Continue reading →

In August Barnes & Noble (one of the largest book retailer in the USA) announced a huge increase in the sales of books about anxiety; a 25% increase on last year’s figures. Everyone can remember a time when they felt … Continue reading →

Imagine feeling like your nerves are on fire, the pressure of simply sitting being too painful to bear.  Then imagine living like this every day, for years; that’s what living with fibromyalgia can feel like. According to the National Fibromyalgia … Continue reading →