Go to the Gym? I’d Rather Take the Stairs…
Without wishing to brag, I used to be rather fit (physically fit, not the other one). From my time at primary school all the way up to college, I kept myself fit simply by walking. I would walk to...
View ArticleHappiness – You But Better
2013 promises to be the most amazing year of your life as you surround yourself with people who will lift you up and challenge you to press into all that you could possibly be and achieve. I was at a...
View ArticleNumber of Young Cancer Deaths Halves in 30 Years
According to a report released by Cancer Research UK the number of teenagers and young adults dying from cancer has halved over the last 30 years. Between 1975 and 1977, 580 youngsters aged between 15...
View ArticleNew Machine Keeps Human Liver Alive Outside the Body
Scientists from the University of Oxford have developed a machine capable of keeping a human liver ‘alive, warm, and functioning’ though outside the body. The invention, that has been cultivated over...
View ArticleSugar : Overload of the White Stuff
We all laugh about it, we blame weight gain on it, but it always finds its way to give us an excuse to have that extra plate of dessert. It is a sugar addiction. But where did sugar originate from?...
View ArticleEmbracing Embarrassment: Why Must We Blush?
A sudden sense of awkwardness, sweaty palms, a rush of heat to your cheeks and before you know it your redder than a beetroot and there’s nothing you can do about it. Should you sense this...
View ArticleEquality : Don’t Be on the Wrong Side of History
If you’re into your social media, it’s likely you will have recently noticed two small lines with one big message working their way across your newsfeed. March 26th 2013 saw the US Supreme Court...
View ArticleIVF : Britain a Step Close to Three-Parent Babies
A Public consultation has been launched that could give the go-ahead for three-parent IVF babies. The technique comes with the aim to stop debilitating hereditary illnesses passing from mother to...
View ArticleThe Driving Test …Pass or Fail?
It was fairly nerve-wracking sat on my sofa in the living room on a drab summer’s morning over 6 years ago, awaiting the arrival of a white Corsa. When it turned into our cul-de-sac, the butterflies in...
View ArticleThe Negative Power of Prejudice
We have all had the experience after a lovely meal, sitting around the dinner table with friends, when a healthy debate ensues where opinions, theories and ideas are tossed around. The topics can be...
View ArticleFood Myths- True or False?
If asked to reflect upon our now sepia-toned childhood I’m sure many of us would be able to recall the various ways our parents would woo us into eating healthily. Perhaps the seductive promise that...
View ArticleCan Religion Significantly Affect Social Change?
Even though I may be a Christian, I am not an overly religious person…actually that’s an understatement, I’m not at all a particularly religious person. The only time I find myself in a church are for...
View ArticleChild Poverty : Investing in Young London
BBC Three, the Beeb’s young person’s entertainment channel, recently broadcast a two-part documentary titled ‘Growing up Poor’. With each episode focused on girls and boys around the UK who all survive...
View ArticleThe Power of Tea
With the freedom of being able to choose the subject upon which I write each week, I am invariably able to cover subjects that I feel passionate about. The virtual document you see before your very...
View ArticleWear Your Body With Pride
Body confidence is a sensitive issue that is constantly written about over and over again. In magazines celebrities are often used to help the case, “Get that Kelly Brook look with this…” However it is...
View ArticleThe Measles Return…with a Vengeance
The one thing most of us have in common with each other from childhood (amongst other things) are the immunisation jabs that were administered by our GP’s. There are a few that I can’t personally...
View ArticleBrighton Proposes Drug-Use Rooms
Brighton is making a very revolutionary step in the fight against drugs and death due to use of illegal substances. It could become the first city in the country to offer safe, clean havens for...
View ArticleTackling Inequalities: Leading the Way to a Healthier London!
Social change is an extremely hot movement of today. One in which submits everyone as change makers at their own will. Discovering alternatives to a vast amount of disconcerting topics and social...
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