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 According to followers of ‘The Dutch Method’, it is good to sleep with your curtains open. That way, in the morning your bedroom slowly floods with natural light, which coincides with your circadian rhythm, the internal body clock that regulates your sleep cycle. Natural light also stops the production of melatonin (your sleep hormone) and...

Numerous studies suggest that if you miss breakfast, you can risk elevated cholesterol levels. On the other hand, eating breakfast each morning can help improve your cardiovascular health. But what is the best sort of thing to eat at breakfast? Healthy fat and fibre will help you avoid excessive peaks and dips in glucose, and...

A childhood full of adversity will leave its mark on a person. It can even lead to their physical decline later in life, making them old before their time. Such is the finding of recent research at Kings College London. It also found that adversity as a child and then again as an adult will...

A government schools tsar has said that weak-willed parents are to blame for the increasingly bad behaviour of many children in the classroom. In the autumn term of 2024-25 alone, 16,000 pupils were suspended for violence against an adult. Some teachers are now forced to wear bite sleeves, to protect themselves from their pupils’ teeth....

Here is a story that you couldn’t make up. There is a craze on TikTok of influencers interacting with cute cows, and they have attracted thousands of followers. So now people are wandering onto farms in search of cute cows, to cuddle and kiss for the camera. Highland type cattle, with their ‘floofy’ adorable thick...

Find out who is being married in your church, and then do short interviews with the couples involved. Questions you could ask might include:             –  how did you first meet?             –  was it love at first sight?             –  how long have you been engaged?             –  name something you really love about...

No quibble guarantee Small plates are better Don’t drive when sad Beware bread for ducks National Smile Month – 11th May – 11th June  Looking for old metal – and at least getting exercise You and a goldfish’s attention span ** Editor:  David Pickup, a solicitor, considers credit and debit cards… No quibble guarantee Not...

Not that I speak from want, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am. I know how to get along with humble means, and I also know how to live in prosperity; in any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of …both of having abundance and suffering need. I...

How large are your dinner plates?  If you replace 12” plates with 10” plates you could end up eating between 16 and 22 per cent less food. That could mean a loss of two stone over a year. The study at Cambridge University concluded: “Helping people to avoid ‘over-serving’ themselves or others with larger portions...

You’ve seen those motorway signs warning you not to drive when you are tired. But now it seems you are far more likely to crash your car if you drive when you are sad, or when you are angry, or when you are agitated. A study has found that a healthy emotional state is hugely...

The Canal & River Trust, which looks after Britain’s waterways, has warned that bread is ‘junk food’ for ducks. It can lead to excessive droppings, which spread disease. If bread is left to rot, it can trigger noxious odours which can kill fish and encourage algae, as well as rats and mice. So – what...

National Smile Month is 50 years old this year.  It is the UK’s largest and longest-running campaign to promote good oral health, aiming to encourage people to brush twice a day with fluoride toothpaste, to cut down on sugar, and to visit the dentist regularly.  Organised by the British Dental Health Foundation, the website offers...