Our pigsty cars can give us flu
As a mum of three, I know just how dirty a family car can get. My children are grown up…
Lifestyle
Staying safe on Bonfire night
Bonfire night celebrations are great fun for adults and kids alike. Unfortunately, darkness, fireworks, trailing fancy dress costumes and undercooked…
10 Things you didn’t know about sleep
We all need to sleep, and lack of sleep is linked to depression, behavioural disorders and some of our leading…
Medicine for the Mind
For the past 14 years I've combined science with art to engage people of all ages with the beauty and…
Vital signs
Vital signs have long been used by doctors to decide if we are fit and well, or if our bodies…
How to boost your energy levels
If you feel exhausted when you come off shift or even facing the prospect of hauling yourself out of bed,…
Making Nature
Rebecca Wallersteiner reviews Making Nature a new exhibition which explores how humans relate to other animals, opening at the Wellcome…
Why we drool over tasty snacks
Saliva is a remarkable substance. It might be 99 per cent water, but it is far more than that. Without…
Fifty years of holistic health
I grew up in a household where holistic health was a way of life. Eileen Stevens my mother was part…
Paintings in Hospitals
This is not going to discuss Art Therapy – the medicine of the creative process in art – one of…