Why Are We Scared Of Our Children?
Who knows when things got quite so out of hand? Was it when we decided that it was a good idea to become our children’s best friend? Nauseating at best, down right creepy at worst.I cringe inwardly wh...
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Editorial
The Health Benefits of Artichoke
Over the last decade, it has become increasingly evident that artichoke has numerous health benefits, including its ability to aid the digestive system. Artichoke, botanical name Cynara scolymus,...
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The Spa Cure
The New Year usually sends us off on a diet and detox frenzy. It’s entirely natural after the Christmas excess to want to give our bodies a break, yet at the same time, starving ourselves i...
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And Just B-R-E-A-T-H-E
I haven’t always breathed brilliantly. My overriding childhood memory is of a Wright’s Coal Tar Burner flickering in the corner of my bedroom, in an effort to ‘open up my passag...
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Can You “Detox” Sugar?
Sugar is at the tip of everyone’s tongue, from people trying to reduce their intake for better health, to heated arguments around regulating sugar like tobacco; with health warnings and tax...
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Secrets and Lies
Last year, I spent a month in hospital, which was fine by me, or as fine as any severe illness can be, but it was a psychiatric unit and the moment you utter those two words, a hush falls across the r...
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