Depression is one of those modern labels that we attach to ourselves when we’re feeling low, so how can you beat your depression?

It can range from just feeling “down in the dumps” right the way through to clinical depression where we make Marvin from the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy look positively happy.

Whichever end of the depression spectrum you’re at, there are a few things you can do to help beat your depression: Continue Reading »

You’ve doubtless heard the rather glib phrase before:  “you’ve got two ears and one mouth, use them in that ratio” and it’s an oft-repeated way of saying you should be a good listener.

But there’s a world of difference between knowing that kind of thing and actually doing it.

Most of us like the sound of our own voice and prefer to talk rather than listen to others. Continue Reading »

It’s all too easy to let yourself become unhappy so how to be happy? The media (television, newspapers, the internet) doesn’t help. There’s far too much negativity. Partly because readership and viewing figures go up more when the news is downright gloomy. So how to be happy? Even if the rest of the world appears to be wandering round with a thunderstorm over its head? Continue Reading »

Without getting too technical, your metabolism is the speed that your body processes food that you eat so it follows that if you increase your metabolism it should help you to lose weight.

If you’ve got a slow metabolism, chances are that you’ll find it far too easy to put on weight.

So, what can you do to increase your metabolism?

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