17 Facts About Body Image and Eating Disorders
Natasha Mitter
There are many assumptions about body image as well as eating disorders, but what are facts and what are just stereotypes? Here are 17 facts about both that we hope…
What You Need to Know About Muscle Soreness
You’ve had a particularly fruitful session at the gym, sweat pouring down the face, muscles pushed to their maximum. You feel good, full of energy, in fact, you’re on top…
The Food Binge Battle
Following on from our articles on emotional eating and body acceptance and love, we explore the link between dieting and emotional eating a little more. We now know that emotional…
The Ups and Downs of Emotional Eating
In the simplest terms, emotional eating is eating to feed your emotional needs rather than your physical ones. It was initially defined as eating in response to negative emotions, but…
Fussing About Fluoride
When it comes to dental health, we have been told a fair amount about brushing (this way or that?), flossing (should we or not?) and the type of toothbrush to…
Fitness Fads that Left Us Laughing
Following the popularity of our Diet Fads article (thank you everyone!), we’ve decided to explore another trend over the years: crazy fitness fads. You remember those – they left you…
Turning Vegetarian? Here are Some Unexpected Side Effects…
Vegetarianism has become trendy and popular, especially with the list of celebrities endorsing such a diet growing longer and longer (recent additions to the ‘V.gang’ include Will.I.Am). There are plentiful…
Body Love and Body Acceptance
It does not take a genius to realise that our culture is obsessed with achieving the proverbial “ideal body”. We are bombarded daily with images of skinny models with flawless…
Using AR to Detect Glaucoma
Imagine being suddenly plunged into the world of darkness while on a date, and you have no idea how it happened. It’s true that you started having a problem seeing…
Mistakes to Avoid when Meal Prepping
Mornings, before we head to work, are often a blur of activity; getting dressed, trying to look half-decent with some makeup, stuffing some breakfast in your mouth if you can manage……
