Do you ever struggle to get out of bed in the morning? Is the snooze button your friend or foe? Most of us are not morning people, but would like to be. Here is a list of life hacks by health and lifestyle editor Sophie Mellor that can help you wake up feeling fresh and ready to go.
Date Posted: October 26, 2017
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Taking control of your work-life balance: Find out why it is important; whether you have a good balance; and how to improve it!
Oct 25
Categories: Happiness, Stress Management, Workplace Issues
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Suicide and self-harm remain taboo topics in schools, despite the fact youth suicide has reached a ten year high. Parents and teachers are often concerned that talking about suicide will put ideas in young minds, while, in reality, these ...
Oct 24
Categories: Self-Harm, Suicide Prevention, Teenage Issues
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From crowded platforms to rush hour traffic, delayed trains to pouring rain – your daily commute can be stressful. So take matters into your own hands and use these tips to help make your journey a little easier.
Oct 23
Categories: Mindfulness, Relaxation techniques, Stress Management, Workplace ...
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For quite a lot of us, going to the gym or out for a run is something you have to 'make' yourself do. Yet after you've done your workout you feel amazing! So why is it so hard to gear yourself up for exercise when you know you'll feel good ...
Oct 20
Categories: Health / Illness / Medical Issues, Sports Psychology
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Over half a million students begin university every year, but many of these students drop out before the end of their first year. A new study, conducted over 7 years, shines light on which methods are successful in trying to combat the number of ...
Oct 19
Categories: Academic Issues
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From a traditional point of view, dedication to ones work life and sustaining a good work ethic are highly important to succeed in life, while playing around and lacking focus are portrayed as the enemy. Research, however, has shown that play can ...
Oct 17
Categories: Other, Workplace Issues
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Siblings are frequently found fighting over the best toy, the favorite toy, or the last cookie. But at first glance, sibling rivalries do not make sense from an evolutionary perspective - they share similar genes, so they should be inclined only to ...
Oct 14
Categories: Child Development, Family Problems, Parenting
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Trying to travel while in a constant state of worry isn’t the best way to enjoy a vacation. How are some of those fears alleviated, so you can finally enjoy your time off? Here’s a good look at what most people with anxiety fear when they think ...
Oct 13
Categories: Anxiety
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The industry and regulators seem ready to embrace autonomous cars, but are consumers? Many people are uncomfortable with a car figuring out who to harm in a situation where a collision is unavoidable. Even after manufacturers demonstrate that ...
Oct 12
Categories: Other
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Does social media use strengthen relationships, or does it displace offline interactions? New research identifies compares two contradicting hypotheses on the complicated relationship between loneliness and social internet use.
Oct 11
Categories: Friendships, Other, Social Isolation
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Diets often only work for a limited period of time, and once the diet is over, most people relapse into overeating. A new study says this craving of food even when you are full could be explained by behavioral conditioning.
Oct 10
Categories: Health / Illness / Medical Issues, Other
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Research has shown that transitioning improves trans people's mental health. Whether the physical change involves medical treatment or not, the effects have been found to be overwhelmingly positive.
Oct 7
Categories: LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender) Issues, Workplace ...
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For a long time, medication dosages were adjusted for patient size and women were simply ‘small men’. However, men and women respond differently to diseases and treatments for biological, social and psychological reasons.
Oct 4
Categories: Academic Issues, Health / Illness / Medical Issues, Women's Issues
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We all feel stressed from time to time - it's all part of the emotional ups and downs of life. Evolutionary, the stress response has many advantages, however prolonged feelings of stress will wear and tear on the body. But what exactly goes on in ...
Oct 4
Categories: Health / Illness / Medical Issues, Health Psychology, Stress ...
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Can we both learn and unlearn while we sleep? A new study suggests that we can. Both processes occur during different phases of sleep, the research shows.
Sep 29
Categories: Learning Difficulties, Other
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