by Maggie | Mar 1, 2024 | Health & Lifestyle Feature
Nordic children are out in nature for hours a day – and they top rankings in both education and happiness. So here are seven parenting tips I’ve picked up along the way… I knew I was in trouble the day my pre-schooler came home smelling of woodsmoke and told me... by Maggie | Feb 1, 2024 | Health & Lifestyle Feature
Early risers know only too well the smug satisfaction of getting up and getting going. But what if you’re more of an owl than a lark? Here’s how to change your body clock and seize the day. I can’t actually remember when I first started thinking of myself as a... by Maggie | Jan 9, 2024 | Health & Lifestyle Feature
Start with walking in January – then graduate to breathing exercises, circuits and Pilates. With a new activity to try each month, you’ll soon improve your flexibility and fitness, without feeling the burn. Don’t take this the wrong way, but let’s imagine you... by Maggie | Dec 1, 2023 | Health & Lifestyle Feature
Without engaging with natural environments, our brains cease to work well. As the new field of environmental neuroscience proves, exposure to nature isn’t a luxury – it’s a necessity. It’s a grey December day; rain gently pocks the surface of the tidal pools.... by Maggie | Nov 1, 2023 | Health & Lifestyle Feature
As record numbers of people over 50 work part-time, three who have reduced their hours explain why. Simon Woodall, 52, a self-employed carpenter and joiner from Plymouth, says he worked “70 hours a week, for 30 years”, until he had a heart attack in June last year.... by Maggie | Oct 1, 2023 | Health & Lifestyle Feature
Freud described dreams as windows into our repressed desires. Today, researchers are using them to boost athletic performance and help veterans with PTSD, unlocking huge benefits for us all. In 2020, the author Michael Rosen was admitted to hospital with Covid-19 and...