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Singing is good for you
Once the remit of Welsh miners, choral singing is suddenly on-trend thanks to Gareth Malone and shows such as Last Choir Standing. While a good old belt out with the hairbrush can make anyone feel better new research shows it’s singing in a structured group - specifically a choir – that improves both health and mood dramatically.
Is LACK OF SLEEP making you depressed?
SPECIAL REPORT Not sleeping well for even a few days can feel pretty head-wrecking. Now mounting evidence is showing it could be make you more susceptible to developing depression - here's what can help
5-MINUTE THERAPIST My partner’s been made redundant
Sharon is 40, her partner has just lost his job and she feels her own position is under threat. She asks psychotherapist Christine Webber how to deal with the rising, constant panic she's feeling about their uncertain future
Why EXERCISE is like an EMOTIONAL SHOWER
Ten minutes into her run or circuit, Anna Magee feels the worry wash away, like having a bona-fide emotional shower, she says. Now, researchers at Princeton University have proven her right and found that exercise makes the brain better able to cope with stress and anxiety
Why resisting cake feels so hard
That feeling of cake or chocolate literally calling you from the kitchen a few hours after lunch or dinner? It’s not you, it’s a real biological craving says new research that found that when it comes to sugary foods and refined carbs, the more you eat the more you want – even up to four hours later. Healthista spoke to Dr Marilyn Glenville about how to get off the sugar and junk carb train for good
5 MINUTE THERAPIST Why do I comfort eat?
In today's 5-minute therapist Christine Webber talks to Lucy about why she is bingeing on junk food in the evenings
