26 Mar, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Paracetamol, Aspirin or Ibuprofen, which one do you actually need to take?
Knowing which painkiller will help your symptoms can be tricky (Picture: Getty Images) When dealing with headaches, fevers, muscle pain or cramps, many people immediately reach for painkillers. These easily available medications can help alleviate discomfort, but knowing which ones to choose can be tricky. And let’s be honest, most of us will use up whatever […]
25 Mar, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
I practised the Norwegian art of Dugnadsånd — and my mental health improved
Ever heard of the Norwegian concept of Dugnadsånd? (Picture: Getty Images) When it comes to living a healthy, happy life, it’s safe to say that Scandinavia has it pretty well figured out. First came hygge, a Danish concept that, according to the country’s tourist board, denotes ‘creating a warm atmosphere and enjoying the good things […]
I had numb patches, the feeling of a feather tickling my face, or ants on my skin (Picture: Maxim Vinciguerra/Infinity Focus) The GP looked over his glasses, smirked, and then started to laugh. ‘We may need to name a special little syndrome for you,’ he said. It was 2010 and I was once again trying to […]
After trying every treatment and pill on the shelf, these men are embracing their baldness David Beckham, Wayne Rooney, Andrew Garfield, Matt Damon, Gordon Ramsay. What do they have in common? They’re among the long list of A-list men who’ve reportedly had hair transplants to combat a receding hairline or baldness. Approximately 6.5million men in […]
24 Mar, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
I got my diagnosis – I didn’t realise I’d been experiencing warning signs
Somebody saw my legs go from underneath the changing room curtain (Picture: Aemen Sukkar Jiksaw) I was at university when I had my first seizure. One day, I went clothes shopping on my own. I was trying on a pair of jeans in the changing rooms at Topman when I collapsed. Somebody saw my legs […]
24 Mar, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
This guy’s morning routine might be the most ridiculous the internet has ever seen
Users have criticised the routine as unrealistic (Picture: Instagram/@ashtonhallofficial) A banana massage, an ice bath and an alarm set at precisely 3.50am. These are just three elements of Ashton Hall’s morning routine, which is so bizarre, it’s left hundreds of thousands of social media users cackling into their Cheerios. The influencer originally posted the six-hour […]
The first few symptoms seemed to come out of the blue (Picture: Eleanor Whibley) I was lying on my side in a hospital bed when a consultant stood over me and asked: ‘Have you heard of MS?’ I had indeed – my friend’s mum had it when we were in school. Unfortunately, after her diagnosis, she’d become withdrawn and in a wheelchair within a […]
I was constantly considering how much queuing there would be on the transport, outside the ground, at the toilet (Picture: Mark Waugh Manchester Press Photography Ltd) ‘I’m not quite ready.’ ‘Maybe I’ll come to the next game.’ Just two of the excuses I made to avoid going to football matches with friends. I’ve been a […]
Around one in 100 of us live with epilepsy (Picture: Sean Gladwell/Moment/Getty) Emma Evens was just a child when she had her first seizure, but the 32-year-old admits it took her decades to come to terms with having a condition that few people truly understood. Not only did she have to get used to never […]
Thomas loved animals so we visited a different place each weekend (Picture: Louise Pearce) I was watching TV to relax, having cleaned the entire house from top to bottom, when my phone rang. It had just passed midnight on the first day of February half term in 2024. Hours earlier, I had come home from […]