A PMDD diagnosis can be life-changing when years of confusing symptoms finally have a name. But for author Laura Elizabeth Woollett, a medical emergency raised new questions about hormones, neurodivergence and mental health.
Beat stress naturally: Nutrition expert Rosie Millen shares the food and lifestyle habits to support your nervous system and boost calm energy. Let’s be honest — if anyone isn’t feeling stressed at the moment, are they even human? When your life feels like a juggling act of work deadlines, family commitments, social obligations, and that […]
As the conversation around appetite and weight changes, what is it about certain foods that makes us reach for them when we need comfort? The rise of GLP-1 medications has put appetite and weight firmly in the spotlight. But while some people are choosing medication to help manage their weight and appetite, others may simply […]
If stress, boredom or difficult emotions send you straight to the kitchen, the answer may not be more willpower. It may be having more ways to cope. Comfort eating is often described as a bad habit that needs to be broken. But if you regularly eat when you’re stressed, bored, lonely or overwhelmed, simply telling […]
From childhood messages about finishing your vegetables to the language of “good” and “bad” foods, the way we learn to think about eating can shape our relationship with food for years. Our relationship with food doesn’t begin with diets, calorie counting or concerns about weight. It starts much earlier. As babies, says nutritionist Laura Thomas, […]
Paying closer attention to hunger, fullness and how food makes us feel could help us make different choices – without turning eating into another set of rules. When eating becomes habitual, it’s easy to lose touch with some of the signals that tell us when we’re hungry and when we’ve had enough. We might eat […]
New research suggests that eating more ultra-processed food is associated with poorer attention and slower mental processing – even among people with otherwise healthy diets. There are days when your brain just doesn’t seem to be working properly. You read a sentence and immediately forget it. Sometimes you walk into a room and can’t remember […]
New research suggests that when we eat may influence how well our brains age – as well as our waistlines We tend to think about healthy ageing in terms of what we eat: more vegetables, enough protein, fewer ultra-processed foods. But new research suggests there may be another question worth asking: when do we eat? […]
That familiar sensation of noise, screens, endless tasks and the demands of family life can push irritation into rage. Here are seven simple strategies psychotherapist Anna Mathur uses to lower the pressure
Could your partner be craving more from the relationship? From feeling undesired to wanting novelty, emotional connection or sexual fulfilment, these can be signs that something needs attention.
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