Are you struggling to get to sleep, or stay asleep? Do you feel refreshed the next morning, or are you yawning all day? If you’re feeling irritable and finding it hard to concentrate due to tiredness, you may have insomnia. ...read more
Medical research is identifying more and more ways people can help to prevent dementia, but can tackling stress have a positive impact? The British Medical Journal’s Dementia UK report estimates that around 637,000 people in the UK have dementia. The ...read more
There are many risk factors associated with memory loss, but is there really enough evidence to show a link between stress and dementia? While research is still ongoing around the world, there is a growing consensus that chronic stress could ...read more
If there’s one thing COVID-19 has taught us, it’s that humans have a fundamental need to feel connected. Even the most introverted amongst us found ourselves yearning for a friendly face at the petrol pump, or a smile from a ...read more
For nearly two years the thought of hugging a friend or relative, let alone a complete stranger, was unthinkable. COVID-19 thwarted the global network of willing and able huggers. Some stalwart huggers created ‘hugging suits’ out of shower curtains so ...read more
The Bad, The Good and Positive Stress. Stress is bad for you, right? It is ubiquitously nestled in the lives of people around us. It is visible as you watch commuters running to catch the nearly-departing train, the parents and ...read more
