It was great to see St James’ school in Bolton this morning, being featured for running a study on the benefits of drinking more water. In the controlled trial of over 150 pupils, cognitive funciton was found to improve by as much as 50%, concentration was improved, and even figiting decreased! This of course supports…
For many years now, I’ve been trying to simplify the main types, and main causes of headaches. When people then speak to me and say ‘I’ve got a headache’ I’ve been quick to ask where their headache is, and then be able to offer specific suggestions on how to fix it themselves (generally without the…
I’m pleased to say that I’ve finally been able to sort out the little extra tweaks we’ve been keen to do, to the Minutes A Day website today, quite simply adding little rounded corners to each of the text box areas. For those of you who understand html (website programming at source), this has been…
Stress is growing almost everywhere in the world. The speed of change is continually increasing. We suffer from activity and information overload. In Britain nearly 60% of workers complain about stress. The direct and indirect costs of stress are enormous, costing the in the UK alone more than £150million, that’s around £600 per employee, or…
The Samaritans, Nightline, Childline, the AIDS Help line, all organisations synonymous with good listeners. Why then are they there? “By Listening, most people are only waiting for their next opportunity to talk” We all need someone to talk to, we all need someone to listen to us. Ask any troubled organisation where they see the…