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Research studies have shown that mold can cause unpleasant respiratory symptoms in otherwise-healthy adults and children. Scientists also know that many people suffer from mold allergies. Plus, if you have a chronic respiratory illness or your immune system is compromised due to a medical condition or illness, mold can cause further health problems. How Mold Makes You Sick...
Read MoreThe Rumor: Flossing can help prevent heart disease You brush, you floss, you even use mouthwash (almost) every day — all to keep your pearly whites in tip-top shape. And it’s not for looks alone. After all, you’ve long been warned that having unhealthy gums could put you at risk for heart disease. Right? Yes,...
Read MoreTime for “A Day in the Life of [Insert Your Name Here].” See if this sounds familiar: Wake up (grudgingly), get dressed, pour coffee, get kids to school, go to work, haggle with people all day, fight traffic, pick up kids, make dinner/pick up pizza, help with homework, pay bills, tuck tiny people in after...
Read MoreGerman born theoretical scientist, Albert Einstein is best known for the world’s most famous equation, E=mc2. He was born in 1879 and died in 1955. His great intellectual achievements and original thinking have made his name synonymous with the word ‘genius’. Einstein said of himself that one of the keys to his intelligence was his...
Read MoreSeventeen year old Amy was what I would call a ‘silent’ client. Her mother had asked me to see her after a difficult experience attending a mental health service. She had been referred when everyone around her got worried about her increasing self- harm and thought she had actually become a danger to herself. But...
Read MoreOne of the deepest, darkest depressions I have ever witnessed was in a young man, aged just 18, who I shall call Gareth. His mother, a very worried woman, had dropped him off for his first session having outlined to me what she felt was the essence of the problem. Gareth’s mental health issues began...
Read MoreAffirmations seem to work better for some people than for others, but why is that? Some swear by the positive impact their affirmations have made on their life and, there can be no doubt that a well placed, affirmation has the ability to ‘re-set’ the brain for positivity. This is because your brain doesn’t know...
Read MoreTim’s life had been getting pretty difficult recently. He loved working in London, but the commute to his job in the City was taking him longer and longer. ‘I can only do one stop at a time now’ he told me. ‘It would be funny if it wasn’t such a massive problem. It takes me...
Read MoreRachel, at 22, had not expected to become pregnant so soon after her marriage. Although not planned, she soon got used to the idea and started excitedly looking forward to having a baby. She told family and a few close friends. She started shopping for baby clothes in her lunch hour at work. Then one...
Read MoreSeventeen year old Katie sat uncomfortably on the old green velvet sofa in my office, with a look that reminded me of a rabbit caught in headlights. Eyes wide, she described how her mother had encouraged her to go and see her GP when she discovered that Katie had been self harming. The GP had...
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