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Here’s a fairly easy way to diet – just eat more slowly, cut out after-meal snacks, and don’t eat for two hours before going to bed. Research has found that people who eat at a normal speed are 29 per cent less likely to be obese than those who eat quickly.  The research was done...

Here’s a tip:  try coughing to minimise any pain you might feel.  Researchers have found that jabs often cause less discomfort if you cough just as the needle pierces your skin. Hope it works for you!

Rub a little petroleum jelly inside your nostril can often stop a runny nose caused by hay fever.  Hope it works for you!

Do you talk to your dog as if it were a baby?  You know how your voice goes a bit higher, and gets warm and emotional?   Well, that is good – your dog will appreciate it. In fact, scientists at the University of York have found that such ‘dog speak’ is important for helping owners...

Here is an unexpected problem: children are struggling to use pencils these days, because the excessive use of touchscreen phones is damaging their dexterity. Now paediatric doctors, handwriting experts and orthopaedic therapists are warning that although kids may swipe a screen, they no longer have the hand strength and agility to learn to write correctly...

Is your home just too full of STUFF?  Lost the plot?  (Lost the dog or even children under all that stuff?)  Then why not start sorting out your home – and life. You could start by reading a new book on decluttering.  It is full of understanding of how you got into this mess in...

Eat some doughnuts – and help raise money to help desperately ill children through the Children’s Trust. That is the aim of National Doughnut Week, and this year you will find about 600 participating bakeries, cafes and shops, all over the country. There you can choose from all sorts of doughnuts with various toppings and...

Decluttering a small space is on a par with spring cleaning. A more significant, grand-scale declutter is about completely changing the way you live. As I write this I am facing the prospect of moving to a new house. What shall I pack? How much will fit into the new house? It is brand new...

How do you get a normal nine-year-old to sit perfectly still for 7.25 hours a day?  Put him or her in front of a television. And, over time, watch his or her health deteriorate. Such is the message from a recent study on children and obesity.   A group of European child-health experts have found a...

Mind this:  doing mindfulness on your own could make you more selfish. That is the recent warning given by an expert at the Royal College of Psychiatrists, Dr Alison Gray.  As chair of the spirituality special interest group at the college, she advises psychiatrists on how to deal with spiritual issues.  She says: ‘Inasmuch as...

Do you wonder if you are working too hard?  There is a simple way to find out:  how cold is your nose? Scientists have recently discovered that when people focus hard on demanding mental tasks, their nervous system diverts blood flow into the brain, and extremities like the nose suffer first.  In tests using thermal...

Looking at You HOME FREED: the theology of de-cluttering – Part 4:  How Much is Enough? Beware too much technology too young What is the worst kind of boss to have?   Beware video game addiction Birthday work-outs Big change at meal-times Mind the me-factor When do you grow up? Working too hard?  An odd way...