Month: August 2025

This herb is going to have some very positive health benefits for you (Picture: Getty Images) Whether you throw it on your pizza, add it to your pasta sauce, or heck, even make it into ice cream, basil is the herb that keeps on giving. While we may associate it with Italy, the herb is […]

I have a morning routine that leaves me feeling calm and prepared for the day ahead (Picture: AKP Branding Stories) As soon as I wake up at 7am, I start mentally listing what I’m grateful for and setting my intentions for the day. As soon as I wake up at 7am, I mentally run through […]

MK-677 wasn’t about what it promised, it was about what might be possible (Picture: Supplied/ Getty) I first heard about MK-677 in the backroom of a gym that smelled like old chalk, sweat, and secrets. It wasn’t on the supplement shelf or being hyped on a billboard. It was whispered about. ‘Ibutamoren’, someone said quietly, […]

This is Chloe’s forehead after it was reduced in size (Picture: Kennedy News and Media) For 24 years, Chloe Walker lived in fear of falling victim to a gust of wind, lest the force of it disturb her strategically-placed fringe, revealing her forehead. Since the age of 10, she had been self-conscious of her 9cm […]

The UK heatwave is showing no signs of letting up (Credits: Getty Images) With a fourth heatwave in the UK bringing temperatures of up to 30°C or even higher, we’re in for some humid nights in the coming days, which could make sleep challenging. ‘A drop in heart rate and drop in core temperature are […]

Fawning is an overlooked survival mechanism (Picture: Getty Images) When we talk about trauma, we often mention the three well-known responses: fight, flight or freeze.  It’s the idea that everyone has an instinctive survival mechanism to confront (fight), escape (flight) or become immobile (freeze) to a potential threat or danger.  However, there’s a fourth type […]

Emma put her daughter on Mounjaro as a last resort to manage her weight struggles. Though unconventional, she has no regrets(Picture: Getty Images) Asking her daughter Hayley* to look away while she’s injected is the hardest part of Emma’s week. There’s always a wince of pain and sometimes tears. But Emma* isn’t giving Hayley jabs […]

Emma was young when her doctor told her to have a baby for pain management purposes (Picture: Getty/supplied) ‘Have you ever thought about getting pregnant?’ Emma Prach froze. She was just 17, her hair streaked with purple from experimenting at school, and unsure if she even wanted kids.  But according to the doctor, having a […]

Journalist Nicholas Fearn shared his problems with a bot to see if they could help him (Picture: Supplied) It’s the early hours of the morning, and I can’t fall asleep. My mind is racing with thoughts of the darkest kind.  I have battled with mental health problems for most of my life, having been diagnosed […]

Matthew came back from death after 10 minutes without a heartbeat (Picture: SWNS) ‘I dropped dead. I had no pulse, no heartbeat. Nothing.’ Matthew Allick, 42, was clinically dead for 10 minutes before he came back to life. Now, he’s sharing what it’s like to recover from dying. ‘I don’t remember anything from when I […]