People who meditate over a long period usually report that they feel calmer, happier and more able to deal with problems. These things aren't health benefits in themselves, but anything that leads to a reduction in stress levels is ultimately good for... (read more)

It can be worth your while to prepare something the day before, especially if you can make enough to use more than once. Here are some tasty alternatives to sandwiches: Soup, kept warm in a flask and drunk from a cup. You can buy ready soups or make... (read more)

It's certainly possible to be stressed without saying anything or even without knowing it yourself, so your question is a good one. The outward... (read more)

Meditation is really just training the mind to concentrate on a specific point. It is often associated... (read more)

It can be good to know what some of the more common forms of mental illness are. It's estimated that around a quarter of the population has a mental... (read more)

As with any phobia, the key to dealing with it is to get as much information as you can, find as much help as you can and start to tackle it in... (read more)

You could start by getting a taste of Spanish online for free, to see if you like it and think you will be able to study it. If you put 'Spanish... (read more)

A panic attack is a sudden, overwhelming feeling of fear and/or extreme anxiety, that may or may not have a clear cause. In a panic attack you... (read more)

People often think they have flu when in fact they just have a bad cold, as some of the symptoms are the same, especially in the early stages.... (read more)

The early signs of diabetes often include feeling unusually tired, and waking up in the night needing to pass water, even if you haven't drunk... (read more)

The major cause of Vitamin D deficiency is lack of sunlight. In colder countries in the winter, it's very common to have too little Vitamin D,... (read more)

You can reduce the number straight away by registering with the Telephone Preference Service - if you click here... (read more)

Anxiety affects most people from time to time. It only really becomes a disorder if it happens frequently and when there seems to be no cause.... (read more)

There are any number of self-help books and gurus all telling you how to achieve... (read more)

These can start almost straight away, or they can take as long as three days to appear. Symptoms usually include at least nausea and some stomach... (read more)

The first thing is to prevent the patient from injuring themselves or others. The safest place to be is on the floor, so try to help the person to lie down gently on the floor or at least get onto a safe piece of furniture. You should also move all nearby... (read more)

First of all: has your boss actually done or said anythng that counts as bullying, harassment etc? 'Psycopath' could mean a lot of things. You... (read more)

It has several different meanings. The most literal meaning is as an adjective to do with cork, and cork is the wood of the cork... (read more)

Offshore banking is keeping money in a country or area where the owner of the money is not a resident. The term started in the UK to describe the... (read more)

If you have young children, more active, traditional games like Hunt the Thimble are good (you can use any small object such as a ring.) simply send one person out of the room, hide the thimble or ring somewhere and ask the person back inside. Then everyone... (read more)