Whilst volunteering is often measured by its impact on others, an increasing body of research has pointed to the health benefits volunteering provides for its participants. In fact, one study carried out by the University of Exeter revealed that volunteers …
If you’ve ever snapped at someone after going without food for a prolonged period of time, then it’s likely that you were experiencing the effects of “hanger”. The term – formed by merging the two distinct words of hunger and …
Stress is taking an increasing toll on our lives. Over the course of the past year, 74% of people have felt so stressed that they have been overwhelmed or unable to cope. Furthermore, over 15 million working days are lost …
A recent survey revealed a staggering statistic; the average Briton only manages 6 hours and 19 minutes of sleep per night. Furthermore, 40% of adults in the same survey stated they never manage to reach the national recommended average of …
Mobility exercises are often overlooked by those of us looking to improve fitness and overall health. But they can play a crucial role in keeping you in work without being in any unnecessary pain. In actual fact, workers in pain …
Practicing mindfulness can bring a wide range of benefits to both our personal and professional lives. Scientific studies have shown that mindfulness improves brain capacity, creativity and problem solving, and can help to prevent and treat depression. Yet very few …
Most of us understand what compassion means when we use it towards other human beings but what about ourselves? Many of us get stuck in unhelpful patterns of unnecessary self-criticism which can prove harmful to our health. Self-compassion is becoming …
Much of our daily life has become habitual. In fact, studies have shown that habits account for around 40% of our behaviour on any given day. Therefore, whether you’ve built several good habits, or are increasingly developing bad ones, they …
You may have noticed that both probiotics and prebiotics are becomingly increasingly hot topics in the world of nutrition. In fact, in the UK alone we spend three quarters of a billion pounds on probiotic products. Yet despite these figures, …
Many individuals today refer to themselves as perfectionists, citing the benefits in exacting high standards of both themselves and those around them. In fact, a 2016 study of 41,641 American, Canadian and British students revealed that perfectionism had grown dramatically …